And I believe comrade, that this country will not vote in a communist government. They'd sooner elect a right-wing fascist. Unless you're within the inner circle of those who manage to overthrow the government in an armed revolution, as a free thinking intellectual you'd likely be shot against a wall.
ThePyroPython
joined 2 years ago
No that was called Energiewende and Ostpolitik
https://dgap.org/en/research/publications/after-ostpolitik
The TL:DR was to use cheap Russian gas to fuel the energy transition and at the same time use the economical ties to bring Russia aligned politically to the western Europe. Ostpolitik worked to unify west and east Germany so why wouldn't it work to align a post-soviet Russia?
Here's why it failed.
Mate, we're under a first past the post system, tactical voting matters to get the most damaging political force, i.e. the Tories, out of power and by a significant majority.
Anything remotely left of the Tories is better, even if it is Centre Centre Centre calling itself Left Labour.
Can you vote tactically for Lib Dem or Greens without risking more votes going to the Tories?
Not to mention the sewage they dump on them.
Most of my fellow countrymen are too thick to understand anything about this and couldn't care less.
It's an island of neanderthals and I hope I can get highly skilled enough to leave it.