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Skybird · 12-17-16, 07:24 AM

http://www.politico.eu/article/vladi...rimea-ukraine/

This author got it right, I think. Without the Russian reasoning that he described, you cannot hope to ever really comprehend what Russia is doing for real, and why, and what is realistic to expect to come from Russia in the future.

The Russian strategy is not that new as it sounds, it has worked for dramatic effect already during the cold war, and especially successful in West Germany.

It is these reasons as outlined in the article why I said in the past that Putin compares to a patient chess player capable to simply play stupid European dreamers against the wall.

That I try to be as unsentimental and sober about Putin as I can, does not imply that I necessarily sympathise with him or Russia's goals. I just acknowledge a master's skill at playing the great game. And I express my disgust for European unwillingness to defend itself, to call Russia by its name and to give up long-held precious illusions especially on the political left, but political mainstream escapists as well. The Russophilia of socialists, in Germany and abroad, is proverbial, and most disgusting.

A nation or a people not only unable to defend itself, but that does not even want to see reasons anymore why it should even want to defend itself against an aggression, is a hopeless case, and is already defeated. It will suffer the bitter fruits of defeat well-deserved, and rightfully.

12-17-16, 07:24 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,680 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Russia's war against Europe has long since begun http://www.politico.eu/article/vladi...rimea-ukraine/ This author got it right, I think. Without the Russian reasoning that he described, you cannot hope to ever really comprehend what Russia is doing for real, and why, and what is realistic to expect to come from Russia in the future. The Russian strategy is not that new as it sounds, it has worked for dramatic effect already during the cold war, and especially successful in West Germany. It is these reasons as outlined in the article why I said in the past that Putin compares to a patient chess player capable to simply play stupid European dreamers against the wall. That I try to be as unsentimental and sober about Putin as I can, does not imply that I necessarily sympathise with him or Russia's goals. I just acknowledge a master's skill at playing the great game. And I express my disgust for European unwillingness to defend itself, to call Russia by its name and to give up long-held precious illusions especially on the political left, but political mainstream escapists as well. The Russophilia of socialists, in Germany and abroad, is proverbial, and most disgusting. A nation or a people not only unable to defend itself, but that does not even want to see reasons anymore why it should even want to defend itself against an aggression, is a hopeless case, and is already defeated. It will suffer the bitter fruits of defeat well-deserved, and rightfully. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.