Is Russia winning the colder war?

[Doll]

2014 gave us Ukraine. And you just try and find anyone today who doesn’t think Vladimir Putin is and was the evil genius mind behind the whole thing, including the 4500+ people who died there over the past 10 months. Why is it so hard to anyone who doubts that narrative? Because our media told us Putin is the bogeyman. And "we" never asked for any proof. That is, except for those of us in that same blogosphere.Meanwhile, round after round of sanctions against Russia have been set up and activated by EU and US, causing hardship for both Russian people and European businesses. But why, what exactly is Putin allegedly guilty of?The US/EU installed a government in Kiev in February (yeah, yap about it), which is still in place, with a bunch of US citizens recently added for good measure — and for profit. The chocolate prince president was indeed elected months later, but the prime minister — "Yats" — was handpicked by America, and is still, amazingly, in place. That’s the same government that had it own army murder thousands of its own citizens, and not a thing has been resolved so far.The whole thing came to a head when MH17 was shot down over the summer. That too was blamed on Putin. Or was it? Well, not directly, nobody said Putin ordered that plane to be shot. Nor did anyone say Russia shot it. There is the accusation that Russian speaking Ukrainian "rebels" did it, but proof for that was never provided in the six months since the incident. And there must be a "best before" date in there somewhere.Is it possible the "rebels" did it? We can’t exclude it, but that’s for the same reason we can’t exclude the option that little green Martians did it: we don’t know. But even then, even if they did, there’s the question whether that would have been on purpose. Which seems really stretching it: nothing they want would be served by shooting down a plane full of European, Malaysian and Australian holiday goers.

http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2014/december/27/2014-the-year-propaganda-came-of-age/

[sleepycat]

I just stand for my country

No, you stand for that mongoloid midget.

[mendeleyev]

I like Ron's son, but the old man is a kook.

First off, no it isn't the same government that shot its own people. Either Ron is amazing uninformed, or worse. The "same government" is now residing under protection in Russia.

Secondly Ron, until you have been to Ukraine and seen for yourself instead of writing blogs from afar, sit down and shut up.

[jone]

I like Ron's son, but the old man is a kook.

First off, no it isn't the same government that shot its own people. Either Ron is amazing uninformed, or worse. The "same government" is now residing under protection in Russia.

Secondly Ron, until you have been to Ukraine and seen for yourself instead of writing blogs from afar, sit down and shut up.

You should have seen the old man get burned in the Sasha Baron Cohen movie.

[Muzh]

Vladimir Putin’s Unhappy New Year


Those who know him say Russia’s president is in a bad place mentally, erratic and panicked.

Future historians will debate the moment reality crashed the show. Maybe it was the November evening in 2011 when Mr. Putin turned up at a martial-arts fight in Moscow and got booed out of the ring. No more impromptu public appearances since. For all his inflated popularity ratings he never won a proper election, in contrast to Yeltsin, or the nation’s love.


Fear is another matter, but try as he might Mr. Putin is no Stalin. He has lost the Moscow and St. Petersburg “creative classes” of the young and well-travelled who consider him a Soviet relic. They dared come out in tens of thousands in 2011-12 to protest his just-announced plan to stay another five, 10 years, maybe longer. The Kremlin soon enough imprisoned a few troublemakers to send a message to the rest: Shut up or leave. Russians obey, as they are doing now, until they don’t.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/matthew-kaminski-vladimir-putins-unhappy-new-year-1419972667

[Doll]

No, you stand for that Putin

I stand for my country

[AC]

I stand for my country

Does that mean you'll be flying back to Moscow and staying there permanently in 2015?   

[sleepycat]

Does that mean you'll be flying back to Moscow and staying there permanently in 2015?   

If yes better take back a wheelbarrow to cart your Roubles around...

[AC]

If yes better take back a wheelbarrow to cart your Roubles around...

The new Soviet Russia.  Hammer, Sickle, Wheelbarrow.