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Peter Webster's avatar

It is a great error not to take Marx seriously!

"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies"

Groucho Marx, that is...

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Adolf Hilter's avatar

Imagine if Groucho instead of Karl had written "Das Kapital" what a fun world we could have had.

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John Carter's avatar

It seems like the parallels with WWI go beyond the conflict getting bogged down in endurance warfare. Both sides are handicapped by incompetence and corruption at high levels, the question then becoming less 'who is the most competent', but rather, 'who is the least bad at this'.

Still, all Russia really has to do is ensure the conflict continues into winter. Once the snow falls, the front will stagnate. The European economy and social order will come under extreme stress due to energy poverty. Historically, winter has always been Russia's greatest military asset. This may be the first time it's been used offensively, however, rather than serving as a defense in depth.

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Cruelnunusual's avatar

Do not underestimate how stupid, unaccomplished, naive, and childish the current educated class running everything in the West today is. We are in serious danger.

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John Goode's avatar

Ukrainian civilians may have a long, cold winter. Will NATO be able to keep the lights and heat on?

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Cruelnunusual's avatar

These college morons in government are going to get us all nuked in a stupid, idiotic war. No exaggeration.

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Charles Clemens's avatar

Nearly 40 years ago, Russia had dug itself into a quagmire in Afghanistan. Jimmy Carter armed the Mujahideen and created al Qaeda, sparing Russia further embarrassment. Now, following years of harassment and encroachment by America's proxy army NATO, Russia has struck back.

Oddly, President Putin has followed in the paths created by Harry Truman and LBJ. By fighting a limited war in North Korea and Vietnam, the USA chose stalemate and defeat instead of victory.

The next few weeks will be eye-opening. Of course, living in the USA, I have no access to actual reporting on the war in Ukraine.

Thanks for posting, Rolo.

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Cruelnunusual's avatar

I have no access to anything. All I’ve got for news is this blog, Infowars, Sputnik, RT, Tucker Carlson clips and Project Veritas clips. That’s it. I tried looking up Don Black just to see what he’s doing…I’m not allowed, the search engines won’t let me see anything but SPLC, Hatewatch, and ADL sites. Does anybody know how to find Daily Stormer now?

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Shane Brennan's avatar

Check out Dimitri Orlov .

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Charles Clemens's avatar

Thanks for the tip. His books on Amazon look interesting & his essays on Russia Insider are good.

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Charles Clemens's avatar

I thought the Brave.com search engine would lead me to Don Black or Daily Stormer. I was wrong. Apparently, Black or Daily Stormer cannot be reached through any normal channels. I've heard about something called "Torrent". A few years ago, one of its creators was busted because people were buying psychedelics over the site. That scared me from even looking at it.

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Rurik Skywalker's avatar

I think stormer is down.

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Cruelnunusual's avatar

Yeah, Stormer has been at stormer-daily.rw for a few months but now it’s jammed again, or something. When i get home I can get on my laptop and find the address to type into Tor browser but i don’t know how to do that on my phone. It resembles a bitcoin address that i guess takes u directly to someone’s server? But it’s apparently off the normie web again.

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Cruelnunusual's avatar

I used to be able to goto North Korea news, too, but it hasn’t loaded for years now. We live in a free country, my azz.

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Charles Clemens's avatar

While I question the idea that Jews are running the 4th Reich, the Western media was saying the referendum was a fake even before people voted. Now that NATO has invaded Russia, I suspect we'll be in a DECLARED war within three months.

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Rurik Skywalker's avatar

As long as you keep an open mind, I think you will find that the 4th reich is indeed predominantly semitic over time.

But it will probably take an emotional shock to break through your emotional safeguards to thinking this way.

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Charles Clemens's avatar

I must confess to having a pro-Jewish state of mind. I was brought up to believe that Jewish law and Jewish society were the forerunners of Western civilization. Both sides of my family have been loaded with Mennonite and Free Methodist ministers and it is hard to escape old teachings. Jesus was a Jewish rabbi and I don't believe he ever intended to start a new religion. After reading extensively about the first years of Israel as a modern state and how Jews have been despised and discriminated against for centuries. I find it hard to blame that race for all the troubles of the world.

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Rurik Skywalker's avatar

Yeah, I understand. Protestantism has seeded the Jewish mind virus in many Westerner's minds.

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Johnboy's avatar

Excellent demonstration of some serious "full disclosure." If only other content creators were so forthright. It reminds me of a saying "An honest man doesn't need a good memory, only a liar does."

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Fedorov's avatar

I like Putin, if anyone hears him speak he clearly a populist although obviously he’s getting rusty. I’m not a fan of the globalist theory. If I am to give him the benefit of the doubt I have been under the impression he went full in on geopolitical maneuvering for the benefit of Russia. So a lot of things happening can be perceived as him gambling on certain geopolitical shifts occurring behind the scenes. For what ever reason Russia is unable to commit to full war and unfortunately that’s the populist position that he’s trying to balance unsuccessfully. So basically we hit very unpleasant dilemma where one can trust him hoping his insider knowledge and expectations turn out true or to denounce him by saying the peasant know better and we need a war of conquest. The problem for me is I’m know sure which side I should support.

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Cruelnunusual's avatar

Putin and Xi are the only coherent, rational leaders today. Things they say and do actually correlate to reality. Our Western governments are irrational now, we are doomed.

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Kathy Sloan's avatar

All of this was predictable from the start & actually goes back years before this crisis. The fatal flaw of the Russian ruling class is pathetically trying to be accepted into the Western club which was never going to happen - the Western ruling class is pathologically Russophobic. As the WSWS - World Socialist Website - so accurately summarized the situation: "Putin sought to make an agreement with US imperialism that the Russian oligarchy could live with. Speaking for Russia’s capitalist oligarchy, Putin is far more concerned with domestic social opposition.

The US and NATO have shown, however, that they are uninterested in negotiation. They view the complete subjugation of Russia, including its carve-up into multiple statelets, as a critical strategic goal. Time and time again, the Kremlin has underestimated the determination of the US and its European imperialist allies.

The rapid breakthrough by Ukrainian forces is the result of the massive escalation of the conflict by the United States and NATO. American paramilitary forces are on the ground, directly coordinating the offensive. Ukrainian missile strikes are directed by the US intelligence agencies, which designate targets."

The planetary terrorist bully - the American Empire - is psychopathically determined to retain its global hegemony at any cost; up to & including nuclear annihilation. Unlike all other empires in human history, when the American Empire goes down, it will take the planet with it.

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John Cougar Misanthrope's avatar

"The fatal flaw of the Russian ruling class is pathetically trying to be accepted into the Western club which was never going to happen - the Western ruling class is pathologically Russophobic."

Great comment.

I am re-reading Orlando Figes' excellent book, The Crimean War. Your comment reminds me of depictions of Czar Nicholas I visiting London in the years before the war. Despite the Czar's intention to foster a relation with Great Britain, he was met with suspicion and even animosity as the British believed Russia's true intention was to expand the Russian Empire into Europe, the Balkans and the Ottoman Empire.

The Crimean War was more a product of British and French fears of Russian expansion as it was a response to Russia's military actions against the Ottoman Empire. Nothing really has changed in 170 years. Ukraine is simply the contemporary version of the "sick man" of Europe. Western intentions are still the same.

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Kathy Sloan's avatar

Indeed ejsmith. Going back even further, Pyotr Veliki (Peter the Great) re-established the capital on swampland in Petersburg to be closer to the West. He demanded that the Court dress in European clothes & adopt French as the language of the Court. In fact, you can trace this back to the schism in the Christian Church in 1054. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. I hate to make this tragic comparison but it's akin to a woman who is a victim of a domestic violence predator who is unable to leave her terrorist. You know what they say about the definition of insanity being repeating the same behavior thinking there will be a different outcome. No there won't. It breaks my heart to see Russia self-destructing again. From its creation, the US has only ever understood the language of force; Russia has never "got it." How could it be otherwise with a country that was created by genocide, literal land theft of a continent, & developed with slavery?

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John Cougar Misanthrope's avatar

Thank you, Kathy. Great perspective.

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Kathy Sloan's avatar

ejsmith, I highly recommend the definitive trilogy on the American Empire by Professor Morris Berman. The first book is "Twilight of American Culture," the second is "Dark Ages America: The Final Phase of Empire," & the tour de force is "Why America Failed: The Roots of Imperial Decline." Berman couldn't take it anymore & finally escaped what my Native American friends call "the belly of the beast" by moving to Mexico over a decade ago.

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John Cougar Misanthrope's avatar

Thank you. I will look into the series. The titles remind me of Chalmers Johnson's Blowback trilogy that I found to be required reading in my battles with Bush neocons.

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Colbert's avatar

I don't understand why big Russie would need lilliputian Lituania/Estonia/Lativa.

Who are not slavic and are not russian. Even not orthodox.

As a nationalist, I disagree.

(no related but you were right : Slavyansgrad is a fucking communist. I vomit while reading his "though" of today)

(I have to note than leftist-proRussia are very very oftenly big haters of West Europa. I understand than we are governed by idiots which were elected by idiots, but those leftist use even language like "those evil crusaders' (!). Crusades were a glorious page of French history (there was no "latin empire" nor "Jerusalem Kingdom" it was all made by french chevalry).

Even smoothiex12 fall in the trap of saint Shaker. Their views are so communist than sometime, I even feel bad for Zelinsky (I'm joking, but...)

It's a real pleasure for me to can read right-wing pro-Russian point of view. I discover your work on Unz (a quite leftist-zone, also...) or OO, I don"t remember.

That's said, and even if I agree with you than shaker's copium is annoying, I'm not certain 100% this Kharkov retreat was such a disaster. The main cause IMO is the lack of troops caused by the structure of the operation (an SMO and not a war). But I'm still very optimistic. Russia has energy and industries. Russia have allies which also have industries and energy. Those are the tow big keys to win wars (cf. Paul Kennedy's book).

Western Europe have wokism, no more industry, no energy at all. USA have wokism, no more energy, and just enough energy to sustain it's system, no more. No magic americain gas for Europe.

Forgive me for such unclear message and for my english.

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Rurik Skywalker's avatar

Your english is fine. People with far better command of the language waste it by using it to spew gibberish. I understood you just fine.

As for the Baltics - have you been to Riga, for example? Almost everything there is the same style as St. Petersburg. An Imperial territory. I believe the Baltics need to be punished for a) supporting the Bolsheviks in St. Petersburg b) joining NATO and provoking Russia

These people have no love of their own culture. Once the USSR collapsed, 50% of the population in some places left for Europe. They have no moral claim to the highground and I hope they get what they've got coming.

Think about Canada as an example. All they do is whine and throw rocks at the US. Are they really entitled to our respect as nationalists when they're a bunch of whiney leftists and the Canadians who aren't, like say the Albertans, wouldn't mind joining the US?

Food for thought.

Me being a nationalist doesn't mean I blindly support every fake nationalist cause.

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Colbert's avatar

Yes, yes...but I have a tenderness for Baltic people. Watching veteran SS march officials is such a delight.

PS : I have a lot to say about relationship between Russians and fascism/communism**. I will send it to you. Is substack allows ways to send emails ?

**this war helped me to understand that and to get out of my pro-ukrainian pov (yes, I was pro-ukie from 2014 to 2022, first because I couldn't bear no more the silly conspirationnists, secondly, because I couldn't bear ("couldn't beared"?) the communist language oftenly used by Russia (muh army of liberators of Europe, FU, "muh colonialism evilish western people, muh blablabla).

(it would be part of my mail, too)

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Rurik Skywalker's avatar

comments is fine for now.

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Raberdash's avatar

Raberdash

Well, this is quite devastating. Having followed Fearless John, Gonzalo Lira, and Patrick Lancaster for months (as well as several Russian telegram channels), this reality might sadly mean a bloodbath for those unfortunate Russian civilians remaining in Ukraine.

I am embarrassed beyond words at how my country, America, is bleeding money to that troll, Zelensky.

I pray for the Russian soldiers, unwilling Ukrainian conscripts, as well as the innocent men, women, and children who have been caught up in this war. And I pray that the Lord will intervene quickly, expose the lies and cover up of not only financial crimes, but those responsible for the labs - as well as the vicious treatment of Russian troops and civilians.

Justice must prevail.

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Kathy Sloan's avatar

I agree with your sentiments exactly Raberdash but spiritual entities do not intervene in human Earthly affairs. What upsets me the most are the fates, as you say, of the Russians in Ukraine.

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Raberdash's avatar

Well, this is quite devastating. Having followed Fearless John, Gonzalo Lira, and Patrick Lancaster for months (as well as several Russian telegram channels), this reality might sadly mean a bloodbath for those unfortunate Russian civilians remaining in Ukraine.

I am embarrassed beyond words at how my country, America, is bleeding money to that troll, Zelensky.

I pray for the Russian soldiers, unwilling Ukrainian conscripts, as well as the innocent men, women, and children who have been caught up in this war. And I pray that the Lord will intervene quickly, expose the lies and cover up of not only financial crimes, but those responsible for the labs - as well as the vicious treatment of Russian troops and civilians.

Justice must prevail.

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Dionysios Dionou's avatar

Excellent piece and evaluation Rolo wait until the real "war" gets in gear. Keep up the good work. It's time for all Eurocentric men and women to unite and fight. we can triumph it's a question of pride, power and will.

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Bezuhov's avatar

Personally, I believe that Putin and his government work for the global cabal, just as fervently as almost all Western governments and political establishments do.

Putin was ordered to invade Ukraine, so as to provide the excuse for the sanctions - which are actually aimed at destroying the economies and living standards of the West, via driving energy prices sky high.

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Billy Thistle's avatar

I don't think the sanctions will destroy any economies. Rather they will hurt the people like all restructuring austerity measures do. And they will lead to loss of confidence in the left leaning govts that support the sanctions. That's a good thing, no?

You think Putin only postures as a strongman. He's really captive to the dictates of the globalists. When did you first swallow that black pill? Or better, less personal, how far back do you think unipolar world control stretches? For instance, do you think Hitler was also under similar bankers' orders to attack Poland/USSR? There are others who share this meme. I, for one, don't.

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Jerome V's avatar

I don't know about "under orders", but Miles Mathis makes a persuasive case that some serious scripting was involved in the alleged "spontaneous, popular" movements in 1920s-1940s Germany. Digesting and integrating the implications of this level of assuming false identity took me a couple of years, but now it seems obvious. "By their fruits, ye shall know them".

http://mileswmathis.com/hiller.pdf

http://mileswmathis.com/putsch.pdf

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Billy Thistle's avatar

I explored Miles a few years ago and do go back occasionally. He's a mixed bag. Sometimes brilliant. Other times out to lunch. With the issue I know most about, JFK, he's pathetic. Posits Jack took a bathroom break during the motorcade and was substituted for. Otoh, on the Manson murders, he points out (now) obvious fakery in the crime scene photos. Impressive.

In general I find his bio hard to swallow: he's supposedly an excellent realistic painter, is able to analyze high level science problems and yet still has time to write long critiques of all kinds of political stuff including extensive genealogical research. It's too much for one person, even a genius. Is he a unique polymath? IMO more likely a diversionary spook show produced by a team effort.

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Reptilian's avatar

I agree with you about Miles. Math, art, science, critique of everything…

But he’s usually spot on.

And he’s the only source that checks all four of my boxes.

9/11

Moon Landing

Atomic bombs

The Tribe

Punt.

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Billy Thistle's avatar

Makes him a formidable disinformationist. If discernment were only quantitatively based, he'd be a front runner.

Another factor that makes me uneasy is his lack off transparency. Ever see a photo of him? Does anyone credible write about knowing him?

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Jerome V's avatar

Yes, he is anything but thorough. And if the alleged facts he brings up about the players in the third R are true, the reality of the consequences of Operation A.H. to Westernkind begin to make a lot more sense.

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Cruelnunusual's avatar

Waaay too complicated.

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Stephan Blackford's avatar

Thanks for your comments. Personally, I don't see the need to control the Baltics. As long as they remained neutral they posed no threat to Russia. The issue is peobably more about Western/Jewish meddling. As an aside, the logical analogy for your greater Russia philosophy is the one China policy. I am new here and you may well have addressed this issue in older posts.

Edit: although how one goes about preventing Western/Jewish meddling in a place of strategic importance to Russia is a difficult question. And perhaps why you suggest Baltic control.

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daiva's avatar

Sober analysis at its finest—all the more I’m curious of the rationale behind your take.

💬 I also believe that the Baltics ought to be taken back

Why so? However you slice & dice & realign, iskonno russkie zemli they are not, no more than Kaliningradskaya oblast’ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Neither the peoples are slavic—why do you & fellow patriots think it’s kosher to drag ‘em kicking & screaming into The Slavland?

A minor point in the grand scheme of things, but still.

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Rurik Skywalker's avatar

How many of them are there total? A couple million? Weighed against the threat of nukes on Russia's borders and their aggressive posturing, I'd say that they get whats coming (hopefully) to them.

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Frantic's avatar

to eliminate the possibility of invasion from the Baltic sea; to secure St. Petersburg

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Marilynne Mellander's avatar

When are the PTB, Russia, NATO, et al going to use the real weapons they have i.e. directed energy weapons, starwars, etc etc ad nauseum....the fact that this is mainly a ground war illustrated their blood lust....they have weapons in their arsenals which would make this type of warfare totally outdated

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Marilynne Mellander's avatar

Thanks for a breath of fresh air on this whole crappy mess that my country has gotten the world into....I never for one minute have forgotten that Putin was once one of Herr Schwab's young global leaders....I have tried to believe he is going off the reservation, but now I wonder....?

Satan is ruling the world at present and wants to kill off as many of us as possible before the real tragedy starts...I've gotten tired of listening to Scott Ritter , et al

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Tucson69's avatar

I have to admit falling hopefully for some of hopium that Gonzalo Lira and many of the channels on Telegram have dished out unrelentingly for the last few months. For most us living in the US it’s extremely hard to know what info is right or wrong. Sometimes it’s a combination of the two. A few things are for certain though and that’s the ominous shroud of a withering winter that is rapidly approaching and the shortage of fuel for many European re NATO countries. Couple that with the inevitable global financial collapse and you now have 2 explosive factors that will turn this conflict upside down

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