I remember reading an article about Russian demographic collapse in the 1990s. There was a risk (hope) that Russians would go extinct in about two generations from alcoholism, hunger and early death. Alas those dreams never materialised. My wife and I visited Russia on a tour in 1999. The guides constantly warned us about everything - this is bad, that is dangerous, etc. instead it was such an eye opener. The Russians were so warm and welcoming and the cities magnificent. We soon abandoned our chaperones and really enjoyed ourselves. We were in Moscow for the 972nd (I think, I still have the flag somewhere) anniversary of the city. The celebrations in Red Square were awesome. Such jubilation. Although we'd been told we should not attend, we partied with the moscovites all night long. Wonderful
I've yet to visit. But I know Russian culture and have a working knowledge of its history and know its people that way. Sad night for Moscow and Russia though.
The defeat of the Teutonic knights in the 13th century was followed not much later a defeat against the Mongol Golden Horde; of which military tactics the Russians have adapted even in today's warfare.
Yes, Vernadsky's volume on the history of the Mongols in Russia is perhaps the best volume of his History of Russia series. It's somewhat rare, although most major universities have the entire collection.
Metaphorically speaking, Satan is the Father of Lies, and lies are the one thing the west has been really good at. It is unfortunate the Soviets fell for these lies. Needful things, Old Scratch offers what the heart desires in exchange for the soul. The Russian leaders bought the corrupted words of Mephistopheles tool, dementia ridden Reagan, sold out the country, and in return were promptly looted.
Somehow, the Russians got back on their feet. They are still wobbly, and paying in blood for the transgression, but as the west begins to crumble under the weight of its own gluttony and debauchery, a new world awaits.
My historical interpretation is somewhat different. What I see is the Communist Party polarizing between itself and the people to the point where it morphed into a ruling Oligarchy--a Privileged Class with its own stores and access to goods the ordinary Russian was forbidden to obtain. That polarization more than anything the West did is what broke the USSR. Gorbachev erred by not reforming the Party such to remove the polarization before doing anything else. The Polarization is the Nihilism Xi speaks of in his interpretation as to why the USSR failed. As Putin has shown with fewer Russians, Russia was always capable of becoming as strong as it is today but lacked the leadership and national solidarity to accomplish the job. In many respects, Russia was never completely rebuilt after WW2, and the nation was torn by Khruschev's revelations which sapped Russian morale at a very key point during the Cold War.
Of course, there's much more to this interpretation, and it's one that Putin reveals occasionally. And now isn't the time to go digging up graves as they say. Russia was already galvanized with the election and now will be further hardened by the terrorist attack. Team Putin needs to be careful where it steers the resulting anger and lust for revenge. I anticipate Putin addressing Russia tomorrow probably around noon Moscow time. IMO, there's one common denominator that's the responsible party--The Outlaw US Empire's Terrorist Foreign Legion. IMO, the base at Al-Tanf needs to be introduced to the FAB-3000s. A dozen ought to do the job.
Superb! Thank you so much for republishing this. I have missed Andre since his sad, mysterious, death in Turkey. He was one of the great champions of the oppressed.
Andre Vltchek said the quiet part out loud and calls a spade a spade:
"Culturally, most of the citizens of Europe and North America hate to pay the bill for their high life; they even detest to admit that their life is extremely ‘high’. They like to feel like victims. They like to feel that they are ‘used’. They like to imagine that they are sacrificing themselves for the rest of the world. And above all, they hate real victims: those they have been murdering, raping, plundering and insulting, for decades and centuries."
In my historical inquiries, I came upon a French political-economist and lawyer, Claude-Frédéric Bastiat, and his writings which were astounding and also suppressed, although they're available on the web. It's most important to note he was a man of his times and died way too young at 49 soon after the Revolutions of 1848. One of my favorite quotes, "When plunder becomes a way of life, men create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it."
"Western rulers and their opinion makers know their people – their ‘subjects’ – perfectly well, and most of the time, they give them what they are asking for. "
Ungh. Strongly disagree. Haven't finished yet, but this seems to be another, increasingly common, inversion of reality and power relations with the rulers simply placating a mass of western barbarians. That one sentence practically exonerates the western ruling class. This is how Zionazis think about the people of the west.
The vast majority of the people of the west are good people that want to learn and understand their world but are systematically prevented from doing so. Again, you don't blame the slaves for the crimes of the master, you make cause with those slaves to overthrow the master.
Yes, there are a lot of good but people in the west, but 97% are delusional and disconnected from reality. I don't see many giving up their posh lifestyles acquired through centuries of pillage, though. They have sold their souls for comfort and safety. Maybe a nuclear war and the accompanying collapse of society will shake the survivors back to reality, bring out the good in the American Public, but I think that is too optimistic. The survivors will likely descend upon each other in a great spasm of violence.
IMO, it would be better to say that 97% are ignorant of a great many things because they're manufactured in that manner--manufactured in the sense that Chomsky and Herman meant. And of course, Vitchek didn't mean everyone in the West; Western elites would have been far more accurate.
This has been my experience talking to people who never stopped to think about whether the clothes they were buying at discount prices were made by some poverty-wage worker in another country; or that Wal-Mart kept prices low by employing people part-time & paying wages that qualified them for assistance programs, i.e., subsidized by our tax dollars; or even that the evening dresses selling for hundreds of dollars in a high-end department store may have been made by women in an American sweatshop as the wonderful movie "Real Women Have Curves" touches on.
Yes, in the short time I taught, many eyes were opened, but not nearly enough to tilt the scales. Impressing people about the depth of poverty within the Outlaw US Empire and how its policies are aimed at its continuance at home a globally remains a challenge as Media strives to obscure it all but can't. I haven't focused much on poverty, although several important geopolitical initiatives are aimed at its elimination that I've tried to bring to the attention of readers. Thanks for the film suggestion!
Yes. I know many think like you, but I live in the west and my experience with people is not that 9 out of 10 of them is "delusional". Schizophrenics suffer delusions. As for being disconnected from reality, that is far fetched considering most not living in a cardboard box are wage slaves. In other words, they face the hard material reality that entails daily. On foreign policy, there is a lot of confusion generated by our masters which is why so many come to the Gym and MoA etc. Much of this confusion could be cleared up quickly if there were any
organized party working to do so. Yes, wage slaves (everyone) are maltreated and miseducated. True throughout time, but would you have them simply accept that slavery without a fight? Also think of the ramifications of what you're saying: 9 out of 10 want genocide, WW3 and their own slavery to the billionaires. If that's true then the billionaires are right to keep us in subjection and send us all to our graves in WW3.
That's a level of pessimism that is and will always be foreign to me and anyone with a revolutionary bone in their body.
Plunder by the west in the 90's? Horseshit. The west helped Russia get rid of their debts through Paris and London Club negotiations. I personally bought off the street the food aid with EU flags on the boxes that was stolen and resold to people. Ask Shell about all the money they sunk into the Sakhalin I and II projects which is now in the hands of Russian companies. The loans for shares deals ALL ended up directly in the hands of Russians to pay for YELTSIN's reelection campaign, which otherwise would have put Zyuganov and communists in power. Even Soros got screwed after putting in a boatload of money to buy Sviazinvest, the telecom holding company. Everyone from the west who invested money got screwed, even the ones who thought they were protected by being close to power. There were a few portfolio investors who made a little money in 94 and then lost it all that autumn. And then another wave who made a little money and then gave it all back in 98. That's it. The West and Russia are the same in that neither side wants to take any responsibility. The miseries of the 90s were caused by what Russians did to Russians. And it was because the only two institutions alive after the fall of the Soviets were the mob and the security services, both of whom preyed on their own people and each other until the security services eventually won out and at least provided some order. And THAT is the lesson for us. Ignore the institutions until they degrade so far all you have left is the mob (cartels for us) and the security services. And both of them prey on the people. Lie if you want, just don't lie to yourself.
"This faith in exceptionalism is the true Western religion, much more than even Christianity ... " the writer obviously has fallen into the same trap - even though not as deeply as the one's this sentence is referring to - of the gospel of THE SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN pretending to be THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST ... let alone having studied THE BIBLE himself.
" I don’t believe that he was paid to ruin his own country, but he did almost everything to run it into the ground; precisely what Washington wanted him to do. "
This describes all that is wrong with MEN ... since THE SERPENT beguiled EVE and EVE deceived ADAM. Just because there is no paper trail or digital money transfer it DOESN'T mean G was NOT bought. He succumbed to the Idea: There is a free lunch for hypocrites. He was bought off by THE SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN the same way Senators, Congressman and -woman are bought off by THE SYNAGOGUE OF MONEY!
I remember reading an article about Russian demographic collapse in the 1990s. There was a risk (hope) that Russians would go extinct in about two generations from alcoholism, hunger and early death. Alas those dreams never materialised. My wife and I visited Russia on a tour in 1999. The guides constantly warned us about everything - this is bad, that is dangerous, etc. instead it was such an eye opener. The Russians were so warm and welcoming and the cities magnificent. We soon abandoned our chaperones and really enjoyed ourselves. We were in Moscow for the 972nd (I think, I still have the flag somewhere) anniversary of the city. The celebrations in Red Square were awesome. Such jubilation. Although we'd been told we should not attend, we partied with the moscovites all night long. Wonderful
I've yet to visit. But I know Russian culture and have a working knowledge of its history and know its people that way. Sad night for Moscow and Russia though.
Why I can't stomach the West. And I'm stuck here...for now.
Yeah, you and me both.
This was a great read. It put things in a perspective that even a simple man like myself can understand and appreciate. Thank you for posting it.
Why reinvent the wheel when one is already there? There's more to add, but it explains much.
Excellent piece.
The defeat of the Teutonic knights in the 13th century was followed not much later a defeat against the Mongol Golden Horde; of which military tactics the Russians have adapted even in today's warfare.
Yes, Vernadsky's volume on the history of the Mongols in Russia is perhaps the best volume of his History of Russia series. It's somewhat rare, although most major universities have the entire collection.
I'd like to read it, thanks.
You can read it here for free after registering for free. I use this site a lot, and much of what's in the public domain can be freely downloaded, https://archive.org/details/mongolsrussia0000geor/page/n7/mode/2up
Thank you, much appreciated
Great piece!
Metaphorically speaking, Satan is the Father of Lies, and lies are the one thing the west has been really good at. It is unfortunate the Soviets fell for these lies. Needful things, Old Scratch offers what the heart desires in exchange for the soul. The Russian leaders bought the corrupted words of Mephistopheles tool, dementia ridden Reagan, sold out the country, and in return were promptly looted.
Somehow, the Russians got back on their feet. They are still wobbly, and paying in blood for the transgression, but as the west begins to crumble under the weight of its own gluttony and debauchery, a new world awaits.
My historical interpretation is somewhat different. What I see is the Communist Party polarizing between itself and the people to the point where it morphed into a ruling Oligarchy--a Privileged Class with its own stores and access to goods the ordinary Russian was forbidden to obtain. That polarization more than anything the West did is what broke the USSR. Gorbachev erred by not reforming the Party such to remove the polarization before doing anything else. The Polarization is the Nihilism Xi speaks of in his interpretation as to why the USSR failed. As Putin has shown with fewer Russians, Russia was always capable of becoming as strong as it is today but lacked the leadership and national solidarity to accomplish the job. In many respects, Russia was never completely rebuilt after WW2, and the nation was torn by Khruschev's revelations which sapped Russian morale at a very key point during the Cold War.
Of course, there's much more to this interpretation, and it's one that Putin reveals occasionally. And now isn't the time to go digging up graves as they say. Russia was already galvanized with the election and now will be further hardened by the terrorist attack. Team Putin needs to be careful where it steers the resulting anger and lust for revenge. I anticipate Putin addressing Russia tomorrow probably around noon Moscow time. IMO, there's one common denominator that's the responsible party--The Outlaw US Empire's Terrorist Foreign Legion. IMO, the base at Al-Tanf needs to be introduced to the FAB-3000s. A dozen ought to do the job.
Superb! Thank you so much for republishing this. I have missed Andre since his sad, mysterious, death in Turkey. He was one of the great champions of the oppressed.
an interesting point it was The soviets that freed Norway during the War of 1940-45
Russians were popular especially up north, for a while, also helpful in buying fish products
then came the Marshall plan followed by a massive propaganda in Newspaper and radio
Despite of that people up North of Norway continued crossing the border into Russia to buy fur
and I assume, Vodka.
PS It was Russia that first sold a cheap people's car ( based on a fiat model )
Andre Vltchek said the quiet part out loud and calls a spade a spade:
"Culturally, most of the citizens of Europe and North America hate to pay the bill for their high life; they even detest to admit that their life is extremely ‘high’. They like to feel like victims. They like to feel that they are ‘used’. They like to imagine that they are sacrificing themselves for the rest of the world. And above all, they hate real victims: those they have been murdering, raping, plundering and insulting, for decades and centuries."
In my historical inquiries, I came upon a French political-economist and lawyer, Claude-Frédéric Bastiat, and his writings which were astounding and also suppressed, although they're available on the web. It's most important to note he was a man of his times and died way too young at 49 soon after the Revolutions of 1848. One of my favorite quotes, "When plunder becomes a way of life, men create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it."
Vladimir Putin has recently echoed what Vltchek has stated:
The Western world's "vampire ball"--upon which their way of life, wealth, and geopolitical power are fundamentally based--is ending.
"The West must understand that the vampire ball is ending! Putin, Russia, Ukraine"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoAzZnO4i0A
Good bye, and good riddance.
"Western rulers and their opinion makers know their people – their ‘subjects’ – perfectly well, and most of the time, they give them what they are asking for. "
Ungh. Strongly disagree. Haven't finished yet, but this seems to be another, increasingly common, inversion of reality and power relations with the rulers simply placating a mass of western barbarians. That one sentence practically exonerates the western ruling class. This is how Zionazis think about the people of the west.
The vast majority of the people of the west are good people that want to learn and understand their world but are systematically prevented from doing so. Again, you don't blame the slaves for the crimes of the master, you make cause with those slaves to overthrow the master.
Yes, there are a lot of good but people in the west, but 97% are delusional and disconnected from reality. I don't see many giving up their posh lifestyles acquired through centuries of pillage, though. They have sold their souls for comfort and safety. Maybe a nuclear war and the accompanying collapse of society will shake the survivors back to reality, bring out the good in the American Public, but I think that is too optimistic. The survivors will likely descend upon each other in a great spasm of violence.
IMO, it would be better to say that 97% are ignorant of a great many things because they're manufactured in that manner--manufactured in the sense that Chomsky and Herman meant. And of course, Vitchek didn't mean everyone in the West; Western elites would have been far more accurate.
This has been my experience talking to people who never stopped to think about whether the clothes they were buying at discount prices were made by some poverty-wage worker in another country; or that Wal-Mart kept prices low by employing people part-time & paying wages that qualified them for assistance programs, i.e., subsidized by our tax dollars; or even that the evening dresses selling for hundreds of dollars in a high-end department store may have been made by women in an American sweatshop as the wonderful movie "Real Women Have Curves" touches on.
Yes, in the short time I taught, many eyes were opened, but not nearly enough to tilt the scales. Impressing people about the depth of poverty within the Outlaw US Empire and how its policies are aimed at its continuance at home a globally remains a challenge as Media strives to obscure it all but can't. I haven't focused much on poverty, although several important geopolitical initiatives are aimed at its elimination that I've tried to bring to the attention of readers. Thanks for the film suggestion!
Yes. I know many think like you, but I live in the west and my experience with people is not that 9 out of 10 of them is "delusional". Schizophrenics suffer delusions. As for being disconnected from reality, that is far fetched considering most not living in a cardboard box are wage slaves. In other words, they face the hard material reality that entails daily. On foreign policy, there is a lot of confusion generated by our masters which is why so many come to the Gym and MoA etc. Much of this confusion could be cleared up quickly if there were any
organized party working to do so. Yes, wage slaves (everyone) are maltreated and miseducated. True throughout time, but would you have them simply accept that slavery without a fight? Also think of the ramifications of what you're saying: 9 out of 10 want genocide, WW3 and their own slavery to the billionaires. If that's true then the billionaires are right to keep us in subjection and send us all to our graves in WW3.
That's a level of pessimism that is and will always be foreign to me and anyone with a revolutionary bone in their body.
That is a good reply. Not the angle I thought you were coming from.
Admittedly, I am pretty pessimistic about human nature in general.
Plunder by the west in the 90's? Horseshit. The west helped Russia get rid of their debts through Paris and London Club negotiations. I personally bought off the street the food aid with EU flags on the boxes that was stolen and resold to people. Ask Shell about all the money they sunk into the Sakhalin I and II projects which is now in the hands of Russian companies. The loans for shares deals ALL ended up directly in the hands of Russians to pay for YELTSIN's reelection campaign, which otherwise would have put Zyuganov and communists in power. Even Soros got screwed after putting in a boatload of money to buy Sviazinvest, the telecom holding company. Everyone from the west who invested money got screwed, even the ones who thought they were protected by being close to power. There were a few portfolio investors who made a little money in 94 and then lost it all that autumn. And then another wave who made a little money and then gave it all back in 98. That's it. The West and Russia are the same in that neither side wants to take any responsibility. The miseries of the 90s were caused by what Russians did to Russians. And it was because the only two institutions alive after the fall of the Soviets were the mob and the security services, both of whom preyed on their own people and each other until the security services eventually won out and at least provided some order. And THAT is the lesson for us. Ignore the institutions until they degrade so far all you have left is the mob (cartels for us) and the security services. And both of them prey on the people. Lie if you want, just don't lie to yourself.
I merely mirrored this essay that was written in 2018 by a person who is now dead. Your rant directed at him thus has no effect.
Fair enough, I didn't mean it to be a rant, though I shouldn't have used cursewords. Most of the rest of the essay I agree with.
"This faith in exceptionalism is the true Western religion, much more than even Christianity ... " the writer obviously has fallen into the same trap - even though not as deeply as the one's this sentence is referring to - of the gospel of THE SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN pretending to be THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST ... let alone having studied THE BIBLE himself.
" It saved the world from Nazism. "
Anyone want to know how this came about watch
JFK to 9/11 - Everything is a rich man's trick
" I don’t believe that he was paid to ruin his own country, but he did almost everything to run it into the ground; precisely what Washington wanted him to do. "
This describes all that is wrong with MEN ... since THE SERPENT beguiled EVE and EVE deceived ADAM. Just because there is no paper trail or digital money transfer it DOESN'T mean G was NOT bought. He succumbed to the Idea: There is a free lunch for hypocrites. He was bought off by THE SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN the same way Senators, Congressman and -woman are bought off by THE SYNAGOGUE OF MONEY!