What do we do with the general officer of the only unit at anything close to paper authorization strength that has also repelled a concerted enemy main effort?
Erm, promote him to theater command and hope he can unfuck theater logistics?
Russia and the USA still have proper generals. Unlike say the UK or France or Germany. Current British, French, and German generals do the paperwork meticulously, stay strictly obedient to the hierarchy and politicians, and remain silent except when prompted to recite some script. But this a recent development. Having read history extensively, the normal behaviour of captains, admirals, colonels, or generals was quite different : they took liberties with orders and funds, they looted and dealt in weapons, they used their ships or troops in private quests for money or glory.
Even in the 1990's, when I served for one year in the French Navy, military ships moved some cargo (gold nuggets, precious wood, macaws) off the books for local strongmen, army units organised brothels, gendarmerie sold unspent ammunition. But the grand clean-up was underway. In the 2000's all these liberties and initiatives were gone.
Russia and the USA still have a general and officer corps that displays initiative. Corruption is an inevitable consequence. A good organisation allows for non-damaging forms of corruption and side initiatives. The British, French, German officers and generals have devolved into cogs. I doubt that cogs can fight and win.
"[The] Kremlin has always ruthlessly punished competency of any kind because it makes them look bad, so I have no trouble believing this version of events."~ibid
"По данным нашего источника в силовых структурах, уголовное дело в отношении двух фигурантов, среди которых есть и генерал-майор Иван Попов, может быть пересмотрено. Генерал Попов скорее всего перейдет из подозреваемого в свидетели.
Генерал-майор Попов честный и правильный служака, а высосанные из пальца показания в рамках деятельного раскаяния одного из фигурантов могут быть переоценены. "
Rolo, I have been browsing the comments under Sofa Legion Strategist's community post, and it has yielded me a queer insight into the Russo-Ukrainian psychology. There are two utterly laughable and schizo points that so many denizens of the Russosphere apparently believe.
1. Israel is gonna be abandoned and/or bled white by America.
2. Germany/France are going to turn Nazi.
I swear, I laughed so hard upon hearing them both in a single video by... this Soviet Azeri Turk on the Ukrainian TV - Fikrat Shabanov (28 min & 69 min).
Just why? This Azeri Turk is literally saying that:
1) "Catholics brought Hitler to power" (a bald-faced lie, the Ludendorff putch had failed in 1923, and then it was Thuringia and Prussia that voted for him in the 1930s);
2) "the Frenchmen still have a collection of Algerian skulls in Parisian museums" (yeah, while they and their wives are being bred by immigrants live on television?)
This brand of schizophrenia is oddly similar to the Putinian line of the "Ukronazis". Apparently, the Slavs have an easy time imagining a reinvigoration of Europe. Rather peculiar, won't you say?
Cultural abysses are difficult to cross (and impossible for a normie). Just like how Russians inherently view Juche Korea as some kind of a Soviet Union where people surely only pretend to believe in their Führer. Or how Americans would find it incomprehensible to be killing each other over a piece of land. Or how it's inconceivable for either of them to hold views against female/human rights (they way incels or ISIS do).
In the end, "normal people" don't exist. I.e., normies differ from culture to culture. See the recent Kyrgyz anti-foreigner riots. It's all fine if your local normies share your own beliefs. Although even then it might get lonely, for those who can see the programming, the proverbial cogs in the head turning.
Can you truly be happy even with a Muhammadan child bride if you know it in your heart of hearts that she would most likely set up a LoyalFans account under a different conditioning? And then they make a surprised Pikachu face when the prospect of AGI rears its head!
Hey Rurik, you’ve been talking a lot about Russia lately (which is fine ofc you can talk about whatever you want in your blog) but I’d like to know what you think on what is going on between Zelensky/Yermak and the state of Ukrainian politics.
Further to this, as part of my job I made a prediction that Ukraine would be demographically and economically unviable at the end of the (not)war, with some estimates projecting 10 million pensioners, 3 million in receipt of state benefits and only 8 million working age adults remaining in currently Kiev controlled territory. We’ve heard about blackrock etc buying up the whole country in anticipation of Kiev retaining most of its territory. A look at Russian rebuilding efforts could also be interesting with mostly pro UA but some Russian sources talking about the areas being repopulated with central Asians (looking less likely after crocus and the crackdown?)
I don't really think i can contribute anything to the discussion about Ukraine because you can read this stuff in English without me. Like, who am I going to use for sources? I'd have to rely on Western/Ukrainian sources, right?
besides, the premise here is that I give you the patriotic take from within Russia.
There is no such samizdat in Ukraine that I am aware of. There is no Ukrainian Strelkov, see? Well, there is Arestovich and I have posted about him quite a bit. Arestovich has had to hide in America because he fears being killed off. So that is why there isnt a patriotic samizdat in Ukraine - they kill them. In Russia, they don't do that yet or that often. I can post what Russians or some Ukrainians in Russia are posting about the Kiev drama I suppose.
But I dont see much difference between what they say and what some open pro-NATO analysts say.
What do we do with the general officer of the only unit at anything close to paper authorization strength that has also repelled a concerted enemy main effort?
Erm, promote him to theater command and hope he can unfuck theater logistics?
No, arrest him for corruption, obviously.
Wait, what?
Russia and the USA still have proper generals. Unlike say the UK or France or Germany. Current British, French, and German generals do the paperwork meticulously, stay strictly obedient to the hierarchy and politicians, and remain silent except when prompted to recite some script. But this a recent development. Having read history extensively, the normal behaviour of captains, admirals, colonels, or generals was quite different : they took liberties with orders and funds, they looted and dealt in weapons, they used their ships or troops in private quests for money or glory.
Even in the 1990's, when I served for one year in the French Navy, military ships moved some cargo (gold nuggets, precious wood, macaws) off the books for local strongmen, army units organised brothels, gendarmerie sold unspent ammunition. But the grand clean-up was underway. In the 2000's all these liberties and initiatives were gone.
Russia and the USA still have a general and officer corps that displays initiative. Corruption is an inevitable consequence. A good organisation allows for non-damaging forms of corruption and side initiatives. The British, French, German officers and generals have devolved into cogs. I doubt that cogs can fight and win.
All the French generals, even the traditional catholic ones took the covid vaxx. Courage in the face of of adversity is not their forté
"[The] Kremlin has always ruthlessly punished competency of any kind because it makes them look bad, so I have no trouble believing this version of events."~ibid
^^This!
www.fitzinfo.net
Is a good website that helped me to see through the deception of the “collapse” of the USSR.
it is deception.
I think there is a lot more infighting and bloodletting to come, I can't see how Zanon can cope with this, they will get giddy trying to spin it.
For what it's worth:
"По данным нашего источника в силовых структурах, уголовное дело в отношении двух фигурантов, среди которых есть и генерал-майор Иван Попов, может быть пересмотрено. Генерал Попов скорее всего перейдет из подозреваемого в свидетели.
Генерал-майор Попов честный и правильный служака, а высосанные из пальца показания в рамках деятельного раскаяния одного из фигурантов могут быть переоценены. "
Don’t do it… don’t give me hope
https://twitter.com/JackBMontgomery/status/1793945981584654803
Boots on the ground in Ukraine? @RaheemKassam
, who saw the Maidan coup in person, says we're already there.
Is "won't get fooled again" Putin just been waiting for the most propitious moment to drop the hammer?
Losing would lead to defenestration.
20:13-21:23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a70ddHZ0Wsg
Inbreeding + spike protein
https://theconversation.com/mounting-research-shows-that-covid-19-leaves-its-mark-on-the-brain-including-with-significant-drops-in-iq-scores-224216
And here we are.
Seems all the cunning plans will all come apart when the nukes fly.
https://tinyurl.com/y5kh6bft
Andrew Bridgen
01:38:25
EU already selling war bonds!!
40% Russian economy now to defence.
Putin is not wimping out.
War is coming.
Rolo, I have been browsing the comments under Sofa Legion Strategist's community post, and it has yielded me a queer insight into the Russo-Ukrainian psychology. There are two utterly laughable and schizo points that so many denizens of the Russosphere apparently believe.
1. Israel is gonna be abandoned and/or bled white by America.
2. Germany/France are going to turn Nazi.
I swear, I laughed so hard upon hearing them both in a single video by... this Soviet Azeri Turk on the Ukrainian TV - Fikrat Shabanov (28 min & 69 min).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd0fgUFk5yg
And it's not this this fake rat! The same sentiment I encountered earlier from:
1) Andrei Fursov (a Russian Marxist conspiratard) - point 2;
2) Vladimir Stus (my Galician mom used to watch him) - point 2;
3) random Israeli women in YouTube comments - point 1;
4) Sofa Legion Strategist himself - point 1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d4fLN1fzTw
Just why? This Azeri Turk is literally saying that:
1) "Catholics brought Hitler to power" (a bald-faced lie, the Ludendorff putch had failed in 1923, and then it was Thuringia and Prussia that voted for him in the 1930s);
2) "the Frenchmen still have a collection of Algerian skulls in Parisian museums" (yeah, while they and their wives are being bred by immigrants live on television?)
This brand of schizophrenia is oddly similar to the Putinian line of the "Ukronazis". Apparently, the Slavs have an easy time imagining a reinvigoration of Europe. Rather peculiar, won't you say?
(Replying here)
Cultural abysses are difficult to cross (and impossible for a normie). Just like how Russians inherently view Juche Korea as some kind of a Soviet Union where people surely only pretend to believe in their Führer. Or how Americans would find it incomprehensible to be killing each other over a piece of land. Or how it's inconceivable for either of them to hold views against female/human rights (they way incels or ISIS do).
In the end, "normal people" don't exist. I.e., normies differ from culture to culture. See the recent Kyrgyz anti-foreigner riots. It's all fine if your local normies share your own beliefs. Although even then it might get lonely, for those who can see the programming, the proverbial cogs in the head turning.
Can you truly be happy even with a Muhammadan child bride if you know it in your heart of hearts that she would most likely set up a LoyalFans account under a different conditioning? And then they make a surprised Pikachu face when the prospect of AGI rears its head!
What is wrong with Gerasimov's eyes? He looks like a zombie!
Will Russia and China establish a naval base in South Africa?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cHYls0haU8
Hey Rurik, you’ve been talking a lot about Russia lately (which is fine ofc you can talk about whatever you want in your blog) but I’d like to know what you think on what is going on between Zelensky/Yermak and the state of Ukrainian politics.
Further to this, as part of my job I made a prediction that Ukraine would be demographically and economically unviable at the end of the (not)war, with some estimates projecting 10 million pensioners, 3 million in receipt of state benefits and only 8 million working age adults remaining in currently Kiev controlled territory. We’ve heard about blackrock etc buying up the whole country in anticipation of Kiev retaining most of its territory. A look at Russian rebuilding efforts could also be interesting with mostly pro UA but some Russian sources talking about the areas being repopulated with central Asians (looking less likely after crocus and the crackdown?)
I don't really think i can contribute anything to the discussion about Ukraine because you can read this stuff in English without me. Like, who am I going to use for sources? I'd have to rely on Western/Ukrainian sources, right?
besides, the premise here is that I give you the patriotic take from within Russia.
There is no such samizdat in Ukraine that I am aware of. There is no Ukrainian Strelkov, see? Well, there is Arestovich and I have posted about him quite a bit. Arestovich has had to hide in America because he fears being killed off. So that is why there isnt a patriotic samizdat in Ukraine - they kill them. In Russia, they don't do that yet or that often. I can post what Russians or some Ukrainians in Russia are posting about the Kiev drama I suppose.
But I dont see much difference between what they say and what some open pro-NATO analysts say.