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Phoenix's avatar

This is interesting stuff, thank you Rolo. It gives you a niche to differentiate your commentary from the usual military and political analysts.

Is Russia becoming like the late Byzantine empire, superficially strong and rich, but hollowed out by Genoese and Venetian dominance of their economy, and reliant on mercenary troops?

Could Wagner become like the Catalan Company that fended off Muslim attacks, then looted Thrace, and then wandered off to Greece and established a principality that lasted about a century until overthrown by another Spanish mercenary company? Might Donetsk region become Wagneria, with Prizoghin as their Prince?

Maybe it all depends on what Schlomo wants.

Bugey libre's avatar

Very interesting Rolo. As soon as i have enough money beyond paying the rent, eat proper food and feed my children, i will suscribe (maybe in July). You are about to answer the most important questions I have been asking myself. Meanwhile, keep on the good work, stay healthy.

Respect

Charlotte Ruse's avatar

More than 50 years ago the US ruling elite decided mercenaries and an all-volunteer military was the way to go as a draft was no longer politically expedient.

After the Vietnam/Cambodian debacle the cunning banksters realized it was better to pay mercenaries a good salary, ripoff recruits, and seamlessly continue a series of endless wars without getting the proles too agitated about a draft.

It's a very logical and pragmatic concept which has served the elites well.

From time to time, we've all heard the JFK quote:

"For of those to whom much is given much is required."

Well if that's the case, then if you own very little then nothing will be required of you except "apathy and ignorance."

So to put it simply, stay out of our hair, go watch Netflix, wait for your food tokens, and don't leave the confines of your designated 15 minute city.

In the end, it all comes together quite nicely for the bankster/gangsters and techno/fascists as everything is allowed to continue undisturbed as it is while a comatose misinformed censored populace has no responsibilities except remaining impaled to the metaverse or in a drugged stupor.

Strelkov in jail in RUSSIA!'s avatar

All that 👆 while this is going on:

https://t.me/strelkovii/5383

What you see above is Wagner delivering requested arms to a neighboring unit of the RF, assures them of future support, comms, coordination and training...

Are you talking about the "master sporta" doode, that punched a colonel round the time of the mobilization?

Honeybee's avatar

Of course, Rolo, of course. The Globalists must have all armies contained and under their control like the U.S. military forces. I'm surprised that Russians have been allowed to have paramilitary units outside of their national armed forces. I suspect your traditions are actually the source of this unusual situation rather than how useful they may be although, admittedly, they have been handy dandy. The one quite visible and outstanding characteristic of global governance is absolute control no matter the sphere. They are also consolidating as rapidly as they can into their various spheres--political, military, religious, etc.--at this point in time. Russia cannot be allowed paramilitary units...just as the current administration in Washington has vilified paramilitary units in the U.S. as white supremacist and, ergo, domestic terrorism. Any stand for individuality with an armed contingent has been ruthlessly eliminated in the U.S. Vanguard globalism must have the elimination of all individually armed male groups. A war of all against all is predicted in Steiner's work. The initial phases of that war will likely be home-grown paramilitary units fighting for their families and sustenance against global forces.

Victor's avatar

Rolo, aren't you paying too much attention to the quarrel between the Jew Prigozhin and the half-Jew Shoigu? What is your opinion about the Committee of Angry Patriots, which includes Igor Strelkov?

☭ Slavlander☭ (formerly Rurik)'s avatar

Shoigu is half?

I have written about the angry patriots before

Mangla_96k's avatar

Deranged schizos ranting about Jews in the comments.

You've made it Rolo!

Phoenix's avatar

Here's a long list of pro-Russian telegraph channels, provided by the enemy. It gives more than I had heard of, so may be useful. Rolo is not there!

https://t.me/AussieCossack/7658

Marilynne Mellander's avatar

I hope you don't paywall your blog or I'll lose your commentary on what's actually happening in Russia.

I never pay for information

RonaldB's avatar

Do you ever buy a book, or simply refuse to read anything you can't check out of a library?

If a provider doesn't charge a fee to readers, he has to meet expenses through advertisers. Once you depend on advertiser revenue, it's sooner or later you'll say something the advertiser simply can't live with.

It seems fair to me that if someone provides me a valuable service, or valuable information, that it makes sense to pay for it. I take out lots of free subscriptions, but if I find I'm using a subscription regularly, I convert to a paid subscriber. It's just doing my part.