wektor

Well-known member
Interesting thread on Russia's status as the last European colonial empire, and how it could end:

well that is exactly what russia is - a colonial empire, pretty much anyone who grew up in its proximity will agree with it. strangely it seems to be a very novel idea to lots of people in western europe. take the entire discussion about decolonialisation which has been so popular for a while now, very uncommon for someone to mention russia in that context.
 

DannyL

Wild Horses
well that is exactly what russia is - a colonial empire, pretty much anyone who grew up in its proximity will agree with it. strangely it seems to be a very novel idea to lots of people in western europe. take the entire discussion about decolonialisation which has been so popular for a while now, very uncommon for someone to mention russia in that context.
"No, you're wrong, only the USA is a colonial power!" - scream the tankies.

Yeah, that's borne out by the way ethnic Russians are being used as cannon fodder in this war.
 

Mr. Tea

Let's Talk About Ceps
I saw someone (a FOAF on facebook) expounding this great Putin-is-not-Putin conspiracy theory once, based on the fact that Putin doesn't look the same as he did 20 years ago.
 

Mr. Tea

Let's Talk About Ceps
He was making these threats a year ago, and he even said "I'm not bluffing." Not that I'm an expert poker player or anything, but I reckon anyone who says that is almost certainly bluffing.
 

DannyL

Wild Horses
He was making these threats a year ago, and he even said "I'm not bluffing." Not that I'm an expert poker player or anything, but I reckon anyone who says that is almost certainly bluffing.
I wonder what the view of Russia is now in "realpolitik" and military circles is in the West after a year of this disaster? Not very high I would think.
 
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