Russian Paranoia

The Silent Majority ^ | 11-28-11 | J.D. Longstreet

[Lexluthor69]

Ever since America booted Russia out of the northwest territory of America, Russia has had a chip on its shoulder… at least, as far as America is concerned. We go through cycles with Russia in which Russia loves America for a while, and then Russia hates America for a while. The cycle seems to continue ad infinitum.

The one thing Russian governments seem to respect is American strength. Every time America elects a weak President, Russia arches her back, raises her hackles, and begins to growl threateningly. And that is exactly what Russia’s Putin is doing right now.

For those of you not as old as I am, take my word for it when I say – we have seen it all before. Russia is a “paper tiger.”

The Russian people are insecure at best. They crave a strong central government. They have never really known what it is like to be free of an all-powerful government and they fear that left to their own devices — to be free, in other words, they will falter and fail. They don’t seem to grasp the idea that THAT risk is a part of freedom – the right to fail.

As a result, they are an easy lot to manipulate – and Mr. Putin is a past master at doing just that.

With Russian elections looming, Putin is warning that the Russian government needs more power. (Read Russian government as: “Putin.”)

Putin is planning a return to the Kremlin in the March elections and HE wants more power.

Recently Putin told the Duma: ”We are still facing very many uncertainty factors and risks. And in case of a storm, a gale, a crisis, it is very important for the entire team to work in a cohesive manner,

[Yashcheritsiy]

Ever since America booted Russia out of the northwest territory of America

If he's referring to Alaska, we *bought* it from them, we didn't "boot them out."

I agree, though, Russia is weak - because it is going to be having a major demographic crisis in another generation.

[T. Rustin Noone]

Historically, Russia imagines itself with two kinds of neighbors - servants or threats. They are incapable of thinking of any other possibilities.

[Yashcheritsiy]

Ah, the Russians. They’re either at your throat, or at your feet.

[dfwgator]

“I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest.” - Churchill

[Robert A Cook PE]

Never forget the “power” of evolution over the span of generations in political situations: You get what you breed for.

For centuries, the ONLY survivors in Russia were (1) those who are immoral enough to kill wantonly and regularly: to destroy anybody between them and food, clothing, and shelter. Power meant survival, loss of power was death - immediate and at the point of a sword or musket, or slowly by starvation, cold, and disease on the farms, cities or the prison camps.

There was another class - more numerous, but it survived by breeding faster than it died: The serfs and slaves who lived only because they “tolerated” the oppression of the nobles and Cossacks and Mongols and Vikings and Khans and (lately) the Communists: You (your family) survived if you didn’t not disturb the status quo. Rebel, try to change things, try to “grow” more crops or own a successful farm, or get money or own a business or succeed, and you die.

So, the Russian (Slavic) model became oppression (crime and corruption insiders within the corrupt establishment), or “tolerate” the oppression and hope not be noticed by the establishment while it spent its time oppressing others.

(Slavery? Well, those who rebelled (mentally and physically!) were killed, were punished and were denied children of their choices. Those who accepted slavery (actually, those who did not actively rebel too much against their imprisonment and confinement in the slave ships and pens and caravans), lived. Only those who did NOT rebel and who did NOT fight their African slave-owners/kidnappers survived.

[MeganC]

The Russians sold us Alaska because they knew that if they didn’t sell it that the British would soon relieve them of it. That and they had little interest in it after the Prince who loved Alaska died whilst riding his horse.