Unz has been the US branch of the Duginist Strategic Culture Foundation in this matter from the outset - and other US conservative sites - American Thinker, American Greatness, to name a few - are picking that junk up and repeating it and basing opinions on it. They're the same bunch who have had the wool pulled over their eyes by Dugin's Fourth Political Theory - if they'd read his Foundations of Geopolitics, they'd have an entirely different perspective - or at least I'd hope so.
As to the US role in this, I'm pretty close to where you stand - I think the US set Ukraine up to take a fall, the approach seems to have been "take the money and run" and then cry crocodile tears when Zelensky got removed and the Russians took over after the expected three-day blitzkrieg and fall of the Ky'iv government. Unfortunately for that narrative, Ukraine fought back hard and fought back successfully, and continues to fight back. If that hadn't been the case, I think we'd be looking at a broader war in Europe, starting with the Baltic states, then going down into Poland, then the rest of the old Warsaw Pact, perhaps Austria as well. Now, that appears to be impossible, and it's due to the brave resistance and success of the Ukrainian people. And I think Russia will have to be driven out of Crimea, although after the sinking of the Moskva, that base at Sevastopol may not be such an asset after all - it's definitely in range, and other warships coming out of there - or even at anchor - could meet the same fate - and if I were in charge of a few more cruise missiles, I'd take as many shots as I could which I thought would have a good chance of success at showing that Sevastopol was by no means some sort of "protected anchorage". In any case, any sort of Russian garrison on Crimea would be a threat, and should be eliminated.
As for the organized crime syndicate also known as the Democratic Party - and its weak-kneed semi-opposition (and too often, partner in crime) known as the Republican Party - and the criminal elements in the US National Security State, it's almost worse here than in Ukraine, although we don't quite have oligarchs with private armies - that latter part is played by the CIA and has been from the outset in 1947 (and before that: https://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/warisaracket.html) But these are people that will have to be dealt with in order to restore freedom, in every place where oligarchies and national security states exist - and the one cannot exist without the other. And it's British mercantilism we fought in the Revolutionary War, along with the Crown and its armies. The oligarchs of whatever sort and the national security states are their modern day counterparts, they seek the same goals - personal enrichment through the enslavement of people and the robbery of the fruits of their labor - and accomplish this by unjust and oppressive laws and enforcement by whatever means of the same, whether this be by physical force, psychological manipulation, or both.
Apparently, Ukraine is utterly defeated with almost 100% of its armour and helicopters destroyed. Apparently, Ukrainian soldiers are 'Gay Satanic Terrorists'.
Apparently, Ukrainians 'are fighting for the single most Jewish government in the world outside of Israel, which is teaching gay sex and trannyism to their children in kindergarten.'
But not to worry, 'Russia is going to help them get back on their feet. Russia has already committed to that. '
Serious question, have the writers at UNZ actually suffered some sort of mental or emotional breakdown? I'm not being snide, their writing is so divergent from reality that I think this is a matter of psychological concern.
Very good question. I think some serious Russian money is at work over there.
Lots of misinformation about. Mayor of Kyiv said that Russian artillery hit the Darnitsa neighborhood. My wife was all aflutter.
I couldn't believe it and searched myself, in Ukrainian. Second account is this. Somebody flipped a grenade into a Chevrolet and killed the driver. I'm inclined to believe #2.
I don't doubt that Russian money has been well spent, I know several British political characters who have had regular slots on RT. However, there does seem to be a lot of genuine derangement going on, especially among the dissident right. I think people are so invested in opposing the 'West' and Biden and all of the cultural Marxism that they automatically support whoever Biden criticises. And then find themselves in ever deeper cognitive dissonance as they have to deny clear reality. It's like watching a mental breakdown.
Right on. The right has not covered itself in glory. Matt Taibbi, Glenn Greenwald and Alex Berenson seem to be as on-target as anybody. I like as well David Cole on Takimag.
Anyone know where we can get up to date news from Russia apart from this excellent site?
I find I cannot connect with Russia Today any more. I get a message that 'this channel is not 'available in your country' - and it doesn't matter which country I switch my VPN to from the list it offers I get the same message.
So whether that means I'm being blocked by the Australians just because I'm in Aus and they're not fooled by my VPN or all these countries are blocking comms from Russia I don't know.
But either way it's the same to me: I can't know what's happening in Russia. Which I'd like to know out of sheer curiosity.
Nor can I know what Putin might be saying, if anything - and that, I suppose, would be the absolute main reason for the blockade.
If 'my' people think this makes me more inclined to believe 'our' side of the story and generate a fierce hatred for Russians and all things Russian they've got a childish view of the real world.
Anyone know any routes I might use?
I'm going to pose the same question on all the Substacks I follow. The best way I know of reaching many people.
Apr 15, 2022·edited Apr 16, 2022Liked by Graham Seibert
Excellent. Thank you for that. I just read 'I can't not write' and was very pleased by it.
I am still looking for all the avenues I can find. To me being behind this wall of censorship imposed by my own government is totally deplorable and runs against the whole ethos of democracy.
And on top of two years of non stop insanity.
Yet it's election time here and they come begging for my support.
Unz has been the US branch of the Duginist Strategic Culture Foundation in this matter from the outset - and other US conservative sites - American Thinker, American Greatness, to name a few - are picking that junk up and repeating it and basing opinions on it. They're the same bunch who have had the wool pulled over their eyes by Dugin's Fourth Political Theory - if they'd read his Foundations of Geopolitics, they'd have an entirely different perspective - or at least I'd hope so.
As to the US role in this, I'm pretty close to where you stand - I think the US set Ukraine up to take a fall, the approach seems to have been "take the money and run" and then cry crocodile tears when Zelensky got removed and the Russians took over after the expected three-day blitzkrieg and fall of the Ky'iv government. Unfortunately for that narrative, Ukraine fought back hard and fought back successfully, and continues to fight back. If that hadn't been the case, I think we'd be looking at a broader war in Europe, starting with the Baltic states, then going down into Poland, then the rest of the old Warsaw Pact, perhaps Austria as well. Now, that appears to be impossible, and it's due to the brave resistance and success of the Ukrainian people. And I think Russia will have to be driven out of Crimea, although after the sinking of the Moskva, that base at Sevastopol may not be such an asset after all - it's definitely in range, and other warships coming out of there - or even at anchor - could meet the same fate - and if I were in charge of a few more cruise missiles, I'd take as many shots as I could which I thought would have a good chance of success at showing that Sevastopol was by no means some sort of "protected anchorage". In any case, any sort of Russian garrison on Crimea would be a threat, and should be eliminated.
As for the organized crime syndicate also known as the Democratic Party - and its weak-kneed semi-opposition (and too often, partner in crime) known as the Republican Party - and the criminal elements in the US National Security State, it's almost worse here than in Ukraine, although we don't quite have oligarchs with private armies - that latter part is played by the CIA and has been from the outset in 1947 (and before that: https://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/warisaracket.html) But these are people that will have to be dealt with in order to restore freedom, in every place where oligarchies and national security states exist - and the one cannot exist without the other. And it's British mercantilism we fought in the Revolutionary War, along with the Crown and its armies. The oligarchs of whatever sort and the national security states are their modern day counterparts, they seek the same goals - personal enrichment through the enslavement of people and the robbery of the fruits of their labor - and accomplish this by unjust and oppressive laws and enforcement by whatever means of the same, whether this be by physical force, psychological manipulation, or both.
Just had a look at the UNZ review.
Apparently, Ukraine is utterly defeated with almost 100% of its armour and helicopters destroyed. Apparently, Ukrainian soldiers are 'Gay Satanic Terrorists'.
Apparently, Ukrainians 'are fighting for the single most Jewish government in the world outside of Israel, which is teaching gay sex and trannyism to their children in kindergarten.'
But not to worry, 'Russia is going to help them get back on their feet. Russia has already committed to that. '
Serious question, have the writers at UNZ actually suffered some sort of mental or emotional breakdown? I'm not being snide, their writing is so divergent from reality that I think this is a matter of psychological concern.
Very good question. I think some serious Russian money is at work over there.
Lots of misinformation about. Mayor of Kyiv said that Russian artillery hit the Darnitsa neighborhood. My wife was all aflutter.
I couldn't believe it and searched myself, in Ukrainian. Second account is this. Somebody flipped a grenade into a Chevrolet and killed the driver. I'm inclined to believe #2.
I don't doubt that Russian money has been well spent, I know several British political characters who have had regular slots on RT. However, there does seem to be a lot of genuine derangement going on, especially among the dissident right. I think people are so invested in opposing the 'West' and Biden and all of the cultural Marxism that they automatically support whoever Biden criticises. And then find themselves in ever deeper cognitive dissonance as they have to deny clear reality. It's like watching a mental breakdown.
Right on. The right has not covered itself in glory. Matt Taibbi, Glenn Greenwald and Alex Berenson seem to be as on-target as anybody. I like as well David Cole on Takimag.
Anyone know where we can get up to date news from Russia apart from this excellent site?
I find I cannot connect with Russia Today any more. I get a message that 'this channel is not 'available in your country' - and it doesn't matter which country I switch my VPN to from the list it offers I get the same message.
So whether that means I'm being blocked by the Australians just because I'm in Aus and they're not fooled by my VPN or all these countries are blocking comms from Russia I don't know.
But either way it's the same to me: I can't know what's happening in Russia. Which I'd like to know out of sheer curiosity.
Nor can I know what Putin might be saying, if anything - and that, I suppose, would be the absolute main reason for the blockade.
If 'my' people think this makes me more inclined to believe 'our' side of the story and generate a fierce hatred for Russians and all things Russian they've got a childish view of the real world.
Anyone know any routes I might use?
I'm going to pose the same question on all the Substacks I follow. The best way I know of reaching many people.
Matt Taibbi set up yesterday a site for Russian Dissidents
https://russiandissent.substack.com/
See also the Institute for the Study of War.
Excellent. Thank you for that. I just read 'I can't not write' and was very pleased by it.
I am still looking for all the avenues I can find. To me being behind this wall of censorship imposed by my own government is totally deplorable and runs against the whole ethos of democracy.
And on top of two years of non stop insanity.
Yet it's election time here and they come begging for my support.