For months on end, a Russian invasion has been imminent. That is what you would think if you have been watching any of the main news networks across the world, whether it is BBC, Al Jazeera, DW, etc. The Russians should already be in Kiev by now. In the U.S., it is even worse. Many of the vocal republican and democrat politicians, along with all of the major news networks, are obsessed with Ukraine and are clamouring for war with Russia. Tucker Carlson is one of the few prominent personalities on a major news network that is against it, contrary to many of his colleagues on Fox News. He was also against the bombing of Syria. Trump shared the same sentiment in relation to both Russia and Syria, but caved, somewhat, to the war-mongering clowns in the republican establishment. At least he did not start any new wars. There are many among the republican establishment who despise both Tucker and Trump, but they force themselves to be nice because they know both individuals have a large following among conservatives. Tucker has the highest rating show on news. Trump is still very popular with millions of voters.
There is a lot of criticism that can be thrown in Russia's direction and some of it is justifiable. But that is equally true of most other countries, particularly those that are considered to be dominant powers. Whether good in some ways, not so good in others, Russia is a necessity for a balanced world. There are some things that Russia can learn from the West, but the opposite is equally true. The West may be more free, but Russia is an Orthodox Christian country that places family values above some of the weird developments that have plagued the West in recent years. Compare an interview or press conference from Putin with those of western leaders. One is measured and straight-forward. The rest talk in abstract about matters they haven't even addressed in their own countries. The West could not care less about Ukraine. All they care about is destabilising Russia, a nuclear power that happens to be the largest country on earth with an enormous wealth of natural resources. Its very existence is an insult to the pompous elite who feel that they are entitled to dominate the entire world in perpetuity.
I don't know how this situation is going to evolve, but the West is doing everything it can to stoke the fire by insisting on NATO membership for a country that shares a large border with Russia. They insist on Ukraine, which has also made some mistakes, joining a military alliance that is anti-Russian by definition, hypocrisy be damned. Hopefully, cooler heads will prevail.
There is a lot of criticism that can be thrown in Russia's direction and some of it is justifiable. But that is equally true of most other countries, particularly those that are considered to be dominant powers. Whether good in some ways, not so good in others, Russia is a necessity for a balanced world. There are some things that Russia can learn from the West, but the opposite is equally true. The West may be more free, but Russia is an Orthodox Christian country that places family values above some of the weird developments that have plagued the West in recent years. Compare an interview or press conference from Putin with those of western leaders. One is measured and straight-forward. The rest talk in abstract about matters they haven't even addressed in their own countries. The West could not care less about Ukraine. All they care about is destabilising Russia, a nuclear power that happens to be the largest country on earth with an enormous wealth of natural resources. Its very existence is an insult to the pompous elite who feel that they are entitled to dominate the entire world in perpetuity.
I don't know how this situation is going to evolve, but the West is doing everything it can to stoke the fire by insisting on NATO membership for a country that shares a large border with Russia. They insist on Ukraine, which has also made some mistakes, joining a military alliance that is anti-Russian by definition, hypocrisy be damned. Hopefully, cooler heads will prevail.
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