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

Shub-Niggurath, Please
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

Shub-Niggurath, Please
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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