• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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    7 days ago

    I don’t think anybody takes what Trump says seriously at this point. He’ll say one thing than another, it literally changes day to day. What matters is that the US is exhausted now. They just lost a major war against Iran, their weapons stocks are depleted, and China has them by the balls. So, Trump is doing a bit of posturing right now, but it’s not going to translate into anything material because the coffers are empty.

    And I can’t see Russia taking out the bridges because it’s almost certain they plan to use them. The goal of the Europeans is to provoke a big reaction right now so they can rally their public. The support for the war is at all time low in Europe right now, so they’re trying to put pressure on Putin to do something big to start scaring people how Russians are coming for them.

    Artemov explains everything correctly, and reading his book really helped me see how American propaganda machine works a lot more clearly. The direct inspiration from the nazis and the evolution of the narrative was very interesting to read about as well.

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      I don’t think anybody takes what Trump says seriously at this point. He’ll say one thing than another, it literally changes day to day. What matters is that the US is exhausted now. They just lost a major war against Iran, their weapons stocks are depleted, and China has them by the balls. So, Trump is doing a bit of posturing right now, but it’s not going to translate into anything material because the coffers are empty.

      As we expected, Bibi won’t allow the war to end, as that would mean the end of his career. Negotiations have broken down.

      And I can’t see Russia taking out the bridges because it’s almost certain they plan to use them. The goal of the Europeans is to provoke a big reaction right now so they can rally their public. The support for the war is at all time low in Europe right now, so they’re trying to put pressure on Putin to do something big to start scaring people how Russians are coming for them.

      They started destroying bridges across the Dnieper in the south. Where supplies come from Romania.

      They turned on our hot water. Just so you understand, before the war, we never had hot water in the summer. The last time we had hot water in the summer was under the USSR. I still don’t understand how they do it. By the way, they bombed Thermal Power Plant 5 again yesterday, and the lights were flickering.

      The support for the war is at all time low in Europe right now, so they’re trying to put pressure on Putin to do something big to start scaring people how Russians are coming for them.

      Yes, there’s a massive propaganda campaign on TV, along with strikes deep into Russia. Yes, it’s putting pressure on ordinary people in Russia. This will continue for several more months.

      By the way, let’s get back to our long-suffering sheep.

      A Chinese proposal for interceptor drones for the Ukrainian Armed Forces has leaked online. These aren’t even dual-use items anymore. And you’re saying someone’s going to run out of something…)))) If it all goes wrong, the Chinese will help…)))))

      This infuriates me so much, Comrade!

      China is so mired in this capitalist shambles, where profit is king, that it’s disgusting to watch.

      And China won’t sever relations with the US, just as the US won’t sever relations with China. Too much is tied to it, involving enormous mutual risks.

      The US is imposing tariffs on Chinese goods. No, China isn’t offended by stopping supplying these goods; China is circumventing the sanctions by reselling the goods to the US through Mexico.

      Artemov explains everything correctly, and reading his book really helped me see how American propaganda machine works a lot more clearly. The direct inspiration from the nazis and the evolution of the narrative was very interesting to read about as well.

      This vile lie was exposed back in the USSR. Then the USSR collapsed, and we were forced to believe this nonsense again!!!

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          13 hours ago

          oh and here’s how relations between China and the west are actually like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVOS6RVr6H0

          At the beginning of the video, the situation in the US is similar to the current situation in Russia. There’s also something going on with government bond rates and depositor confidence, only the numbers are different. All those forecasts can be projected onto Russia as well.

          I also really liked that Ma was hit with US sanctions…)))

          This can also be mirrored in Russia, where Russian oligarchs are hit with sanctions and are willing to do anything, even betrayal, to get the US to lift the sanctions. Oligarchs are saboteurs because their actions and intentions can run counter to state interests. Even if, as I’ve been told here, oligarchs in China have no influence over the state.

          It’s hard to imagine how much of his money Ma has taken out of China. He’s essentially robbing the country.

          Amazed it took them this long to finally start cutting supply lines from Europe.

          No, I don’t think it will be systemic.

          For now, everyone is waiting to see what Russia will do. There’s a strange silence.

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            11 hours ago

            Seems like what Russia is going to do is take Slavyansk and Kramatorsk at which point they will control all of Donbas and there’s going to be a big panic in the west. I personally agree with the analysis here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgcv0PiLJTY

            Basically, Russia is winning and right now situation is under control. Any type of escalation will introduce uncertainty, so there is little point to gamble by doing that.