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One has to be bonkers to think that the plain facts presented here is bonkers. Meanwhile, atlanticism is inherently premised on the idea of Europe being subjugated to US interest. The funny part is that US is clearly refocusing on China now which makes Europe far less important for US now. If republicans win the elections next year, which is likely, then Europe is going to discover the dangers of relying on US for protection very quickly.

It's obviously would be an insane idea to try and destabilize Russia, but it was an equally insane idea to try to goad Russia into a war and continue escalating to the point where we are at now. Once the war started, the explicit stated goal from the west was to try and destabilize Russia economically to cause regime change. This is still the hope a lot of people in the west cling on to. Most people don't seem to be asking the question of who would take power if regime change actually happened. It's pretty clear that somebody like Medvedev or Kadirov would end up in charge, and Putin is a moderate compared to these people. It's pretty clear that the west is not acting in a rational way here.

The one thing we've learned from the whole wagner fiasco is that conditions for any sort of a coup simply don't exist in Russia. All of the military and politicians quickly lined up behind the government. If anything, I'm sure that this created an opportunity to purge people who might've been sympathetic to a coup.

I'm guessing all the people downvoting must think this isn't news worthy.

A lot of countries still do. I think we'll have to wait a few years, but dedollarization is definitely in motion now and I don't think the process can be arrested or reversed at this point.

lol

Until somebody shows how to do better, I'll go with what actually works. Meanwhile, immigration argument is not sound because people who would immigrate to these countries don't have the means to do so. People with the means to immigrate are the ones largely benefiting from the exploitation happening under capitalism.

I'd also say that it's also incorrect to call places like Germany or Scandinavia socialist in a Marxist sense. These are capitalist countries with a social safety net. In Marxist theory, socialism is the transitional period between capitalism and communism where the proletariat holds power, but capitalist relations have not been fully abolished. This is clearly not the case in these countries.

Finally, I don't think anybody would argue that Russia today is socialist in any sense. It's a capitalist country with an oligarchy ruling over it much as we see in the west. However, Russia is actively helping break US domination over the world. This is a necessary step in order for socialism to flourish anywhere. I also see Russia falling into Chinese sphere of influence as a net positive. Majority of older people in Russia still have fond memories of USSR, and young people are now increasingly looking at Chinese model as the way forward. Putin won't be around forever, and once he is gone there will be opportunity for positive change.

Now, now, let's not let facts get in the face of the narrative here.

Becoming a vassal of the US is the direct consequences of that choice.

The crime your government is torturing Assange for is reporting on US army massacring unarmed civilians from a helicopter gunship. The fact that you're chill with that clearly shows that you don't actually care about human rights or democracy in the slightest. The only thing you care about is your own privileges that you get by virtue of winning the birth lottery in your shithole country.

You do know what ECFR is right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcJ5NrJtQ8g