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Robert D. Kaplan, National Interest: Why Russia Is the Problem From Hell
America must try to move Russia away from China and improve relations while maintaining deterrence.
In 1812, his army exhausted and overwhelmed by the Russian steppe, and watching Muscovites desert and burn their city rather than see it handed to his troops, Napoleon was reported to exclaim in desperation about the Russians: “What men they are! They are Scythians!” The reference was to the nomadic horsemen of antiquity whom no one could conquer, reason with, or pressure in any way. Indeed, by the turn of the twentieth-century, the historian Henry Adams observed that the intractable Russia problem had always been the key to modern Europe and that, therefore, “The last and highest triumph of history would…be the bringing of Russia into the Atlantic combine.”
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WNU Editor: I lost count a long time ago on the many "experts" who said that Russia was in decline, its population was imploding, its economy was in a shambles, and its people were in revolt. The above post gives a good summary on why the "experts" are wrong, and why the Biden administration policy and approach towards Russia is going to fail and not serve the long term strategic and security needs of the U.S..
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Be better off for Carolina group to study the Roman and Carthaginian senates. No one has ever said that before.
It is pretty obvious Russia is not in decline. Exhibit A: they annexed land from a foreign state (Crimea) and the world just sat back and watched it happen.
Russia is not in decline America is.
We elected Obama. He instituted diversity visas.
"Saipov entered the United States under a Diversity Immigrant Visa in 2010, and is a permanent ("green card") resident in the U.S."
It has been 3 years and 4 months and he is still awaiting trial. What is the justice department doing? Screwing little girls, screwing little boys, screwing women, screwing rent boys, screwing each other. Whatever they are doing they are not keeping America safe.
The defense attourneys and the "Justice" are going to work hand in hand or nuts to butts to ensure that Saipov is deemed mentally ill and that this in no way was due to jihad, Islamic extremism or Islam.
I see the very same mistakes people making about China
For example, our Jac here said on multiple occasions that China can't innovate. Nothing against Jac, but he couldn't be more wrong. China is out innovating the US.. just look at number of patents filed. But I've also been to China and have seen many Chinese innovations that make the west look very old indeed. So this attitude and misconception needs to change ASAP
Secondly, there's this belief that the Chinese will revolt against the CCP. We are so far off from that. Most Chinese are not troubled by the CCP and enjoy the spoils of the economic war the CCP has been winning since the outbreak of that "food market"virus, which brings me to the next point
The Chinese are generally winning against the west because the successfully undermined our culture education and political system for more than 2 decades now. Guess why the NBA tells you to fck off and not discuss human rights violations and concentration camps in China, or how black people are treated. Lebron James, a black NBA player came to the defense of China, despite him being a black American who became a multi millionaire in the US. Why? Because of the money and media game and you are losing them all
So now how to win:
1. You absolutely must replace current leadership in Europe and the US and Canada. They've betrayed you and me
2. We need a cultural revolution of the silent majority. All these traitors, from mark Cuban to lebron James, to CNN's Zucker need to be arrested for treason. That's the only way. BUT you can't do it. That's why you'll lose. It requires strength. That's why you lose. It requires determination. That's why you lose.
Unless something gives, China will win for sure. Under Trump the USA was kicking China around, now you've got no one to lead.
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