radius777
radius777's JournalThe far-left is pro-Putin and illiberal as much as the far-right is.
The far-left hates the West due to the expansion of capitalism and the MIC.
The far-right hates the West due to the expansion of diversity and rights for non-whites.
Putin hates the West due to the expansion of democracies and the weakening of autocracies like his.
Putin funds all of the fringe movements; they've found common cause though their motivations are different. They tend to view Putin as their hero in counterbalancing the US. They all fear NATO and the EU due to their role in expanding and defending Western military and economic interests.
The far-left is pro-Putin as much as the far-right is.
The reason is that all of them are anti-West/anti-liberal democracy and see NATO as the defender of it.
The far-left hates the West due to the expansion of capitalism and MIC.
The far-right hates the West due to the expansion of diversity and rights for non-whites.
Putin hates the West due to the expansion of democracies and the weakening of autocracies like his.
Lukashenko is a war criminal and tyrant as much as Putin,
his buddy he called in to help suppress the uprising after rigging the elections. The people of Belarus, just as the people of Ukraine desperately want to be a Western (NATO/EU) nation. It's why Putin's desire to reconstitute the USSR won't work - humans naturally have a desire for nice things - and don't want to live in a bleak police state.
Trump was doing Putin's job for him
by badmouthing NATO, promoting isolationism etc. Putin was hoping Trump would just hand him Ukraine and more on a platter. Once Putin realized 'America was back' he went berserk. This is desperation, not strength on the part of Putin. And now the West and NATO is fully united in a way it previously was not. Russia and Putin have been exposed as the thugs they are and have guaranteed their own demise. Biden has handled this perfectly and history will view him as the one who brought down Putin.
Oil/gas sanctions against Russia are what would
be most effective at forcing Russia to back down. It would be difficult for the world economy as well, as gas/oil prices would surge, but it is a small price to pay to bring down a mad man who invades sovereign countries and threatens nuclear warfare. As long as the world buys his oil he will remain in power.
It's impossible to invade and subjugate
a country that fiercely resists it. We learned that in Iraq and Afghanistan which were far easier opponents than the Ukrainians are, who have a real armed forces that is 200k strong with 200k reserves + volunteers with the West feeding them intelligence, weapons and aid. The US trained them to fight a guerilla war, anticipating this situation, and provisioned them with the appropriate weapons incl javelins ands stingers which are highly effective. They have home field advantage, lots of buildings/houses they can snipe from and throw molitov cocktails and other home made explosives. Even if Russia uses more brutal tactics and 'takes the capital' it's a pyrrhic victory as no gov't they install will last.
We need to update our laws to allow ourselves
to deal with the nature of modern warfare, much of which is carried out via cyberspace and the financial system.
Alot of these foreign oligarchs are agents of authoritarian dictators like Putin, and are waging war on the West from the inside.
We need a global army
IT and otherwise, that can bring pressure upon Russia and their enablers, in ways that can cripple the Putin regime from the inside out.
Hacking, boycotts, ostracization... the entire world order needs shaking up. There are many people in the West who led us to this point as well, let's not forget it. Ukraine should've been in NATO a long time ago - if they were this would not be happening. We appeased Putin for too long and give off the impression of being afraid of him - and bullies sense and exploit weakness.
It's human nature, we're violent chimps,
and I'd rather that the chimps on the side of freedom win.
The Putin regime is an enemy regime that we can no longer appease.
I think the West is coming to the conclusion that this is a zero sum game. Putin will not accept the existence of the West, which he views as a threat to authoritarian regimes like his own. Thus, going forward the West IMO will work to cripple Russia with sanctions as well as expand and beef up NATO - all of which will steadily bankrupt the Putin regime and force it to implode. Ukraine and Georgia should've been admitted to NATO a long time ago, which would have prevented Russian aggression against them. Appeasing Putin was a terrible mistake.
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