Posted on 10/18/2022 7:40:19 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
So says the one who lives and dies by the West/US/UK/EU/NATO propaganda media.......
RE: So says the one who lives and dies by the West/US/UK/EU/NATO propaganda media.......
Nope, So says the one who reads various sources critically. It is not a goo idea to live and die by any one source, especially NOT RT.
I doubt that Putin or anyone in his admin said anything like what is said here.
He is no dummy. He knows that his enemy (actually the enemy of the human race) is BeijingBiden.
Most likely he said: “This WHouse admin is....yada yada.”
Europe is less powerful and less behind Biden than some people think it is. Already there's talk that we blew up the pipeline. And if those two coalitions are of anything close to equal strength, then it's not really a unipolar world anymore.
Reading and analyzing various sources critically requires objectiveness and true objectiveness infers you are critically reading and analyzing ALL sources, no matter the source, no matter the author etc., to include RT, to formulate an alleged objective opinion, etc.
GG one who reads various sources critically.
There is a very cool vid on You Tube showing the world’s Top 10 Countries by GDP (1896-2022).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCSVXo8ZUiA&t=311s
The steadiness of the US’ advantage while others wax and wane, even in periods for the US of serious stress and / or poor leadership, is remarkable. That doesn’t mean we can’t blow it! But, it does indicate that other factors than the argument of the day are at work.
I would note that if China continues its spiral into renewed authoritarianism, “zero COVID”, and so on, it is not likely to continue its recent progress.
Ok, I think it would be a coalition of China, Russia and their “Allies”, North Korea, Belarus, Iran and maybe Cuba ( can you think of any other? )
This article presents reasons why China is not “all in” on supporting Russia given her current precarious economic situation.
So, it’s NATO and the US plus Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand and Southeast Asian countries and Israel and the Sunni Arab countries vs the above list.
Then, we also have India, which in and of itself has an ongoing border clash with China.
I’m not sure I’d put my money on the First coalition
RE: Reading and analyzing various sources critically requires objectiveness and true objectiveness infers you are critically reading and analyzing ALL sources, no matter the source, no matter the author etc., to include RT, to formulate an alleged objective opinion
Yes. True and that’s what I strive to do. I don’t just say I trust source X more than source Y. Not certainly RT, which in and of itself, is similar to China’s CGTN or Zucker’s CNN.
No, it’s not. Watch.
RE: Reading and analyzing various sources critically requires objectiveness and true objectiveness infers you are critically reading and analyzing ALL sources, no matter the source, no matter the author etc., to include RT, to formulate an alleged objective opinion
Yes. True and that’s what I strive to do. I don’t just say I trust source X more than source Y. Not certainly RT, which in and of itself, is similar to China’s CGTN or Zucker’s CNN.
RE: No, it’s not. Watch.
Not a very helpful analysis. Tell us what you think will happen.
You do your thing, mate.
It’s working for you...
Your coalitions are quite odd. Why do you think Sunni Arabs are going to ally with the West against China? Since when ROC and Israel have a dog in the fight? Where are Africa and Latin America in the equation? What are you think that Europe is going to stay uniform and a part of the West?
When I wrote about the coalition forming against us, I was referring to diplomacy, not about a military confrontation or military alliances. China, India, South Africa and Pakistan all abstained on the UN resolution condemning Russia.
The Saudis aren't too happy with Biden and even many Europeans aren't either. Sure, foreigners see Putin as a thug, but they also have real reservations and objections about Biden and the USA.
This ought to be taken as a sign that there are greater limits on our influence and appeal than there were in the Clinton years. Talk about a unipolar world just hides that reality.
“Neither China or Russia or their combination comes close to equalling US power.”
Yep, and even this “BRICs” stuff is just a pipedream. The Southern hemisphere can’t compete with the Northern hemisphere. Not even with Russia and China on their side. That’s geopolitics 101.
I would add to my last post that I do disagree with multiple statements in the article, though they do not disprove the overall assertion.
One glaring example is “massive amounts of weapons to Ukraine”. This is nonsense. So far the best we’ve sent are mid-end lower power versions of HIMARS, and mid-end versions of the M777. All of 20 of the HIMARS, in particular. Poland, by contrast, has ordered up 500! They understand the score...
One can get back to me when we’ve sent 100 HIMARS with generous amounts of our better ammo, and kits for 1000 decoys. Or maybe 100 of the M777-ER.
OTOH, we hear unending claims US cooperation with Europe, and a unified Europe vs. Russia, are about to blow up. What was that last vote of the EU concerning training & support for Ukraine? One abstention (Hungary) and SFAIK, no “no’s”.
“Why do you think Sunni Arabs are going to ally with the West against China?”
Because Russia backs the Shiites in Iran. Duh. If you can’t figure that out, you are clueless when it comes to geopolitics. But we already knew that.
“Since when ROC and Israel have a dog in the fight?”
Since China and Iran are in the fight. Again, duh.
“Where are Africa and Latin America in the equation?”
Irrelevant, as they always are geopolitically (except for South Africa, who is slightly less irrelevant since they probably have a nuke).
Despite our best efforts to use Saudi fundamentalists to keep the Sunni Shiite conflict on a boil, détente will happen and the Islamic world will coalesce, most probably against the West which both Sunnis and Shiites regard as degenerate.
RE: Why do you think Sunni Arabs are going to ally with the West against China?
It’s not China, it’s IRAN, which WILL ally itself with Russia, which China Allie’s with.
RE: You do your thing, mate. It’s working for you...
Yes, I do think my approach is the most realistic under the circumstances
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