Eventhough we are living in a very difficult moment, it seems to me that the World War III is impossible, because talking about it means talking about the destruction of the Humanity! I am sure Nobody could survive a Nuclear War. Are we sure that this crisis involved only the Russian Federation and the Ukraine only? Anyway, a WW3 without nuclear weapon is impossible. So, my opinion is that a possible WW3 is the destruction of the entire Humanity. I hope the UN is going to take any step to avoid this crisis.
The UN has long lost its significance. How the League of Nations once lost its significance when it stopped hearing Russia ... Remember how it ended. Now the situation is the same. Someone decided that he is the smartest in this world and has the right to lead everyone. He also decided that Russia would be afraid to use nuclear weapons in case of direct aggression. I am convinced that Russia will apply it, BUT not on the territory of Ukraine. It will not be the troops that will be affected, but the decision-making centers. And these centers in Europe...
The use of nuclear weapons (tactical) is most likely already inevitable. Say thanks to Western Europe. What will happen next - I do not know. We'll see you in 2-3 weeks.
I don't know who will win. I know exactly who will lose - Western Europe.
A bit of history
13th century The Teutonic Order decided to come to us with a crusade - Where is this Teutonic Order now ...
14th century The Mongols decided that Rus' should obey them - where are these Mongols ...
16th century Poland decided that it could better manage the territory of Russia - where Poland later ended up ...
18th century Sweden decided that Russia was not governed correctly and Ukraine should be “free” – which ended Charles 12…
18th century Prussia decided that Russia is too big and needs to be taught a lesson - where is this Prussia now ...
17-19 centuries, the Ottoman Empire could not put up with the neighborhood with Russia - where is this Ottoman Empire now and whose Crimea has become ...
1812 - Napoleon decided that he knew better how Russia should behave in Europe - than it all ended for Napoleon and France ...
1854 - Great Britain and France decided that the Crimea was not Russian and killed thousands of their soldiers in the Crimea - what did they achieve?
1904-1905 Japan decided that Russia had too many extra islands - how did it all end for Japan
1916-1917 - Germany decided to win the War by arranging a Bolshevik coup in Russia - how it ended for Kaiser Germany and all of Europe ...
1918-1922 - the Entente countries decided to get into our Civil War - how did it end in the end ...
1933-1939 - Great Britain incited Germany to the USSR - how did it end for Great Britain and all of Europe ...
1941 - Hitler decided that the territories of Russia are his territories - where is this Hitler now
1946 - Winston Churchill at Westminster College, Fulton announced the Cold War to us - where is this empire now “... over which the sun has never set .. “... has lost not only all the colonies, but also at least some authority in the world ...
And Rus' / Russia / USSR / Russia - as it was, it is. And nothing will happen to her.
Now we have a new “teacher” in the form of “USA and EU”… well, let’s see…
Just a piece of advice - if you don't want to become a minor country - stay away from us!
12 April MMXXIII
Thank you, Ruslan, for your overview of the geographical scene from almost the beginning of time to our own perilous days.
Do you think that there could be a conspiracy amongst the Russians, Chinese and Americans to effect a Yalta-like coup and divide up the world as they see fit?
Or, is it possible that the Russians and the Chinese, both hammer & sickle people, are bringing to fruition the dreams of Marx and Lenin by defeating Western Civilization One (Europe) and Western Civilization Two (the DisUnited States)?
Cordially...
Anthony St. John
I don't think there is any conspiracy. Conspiracy theory is the West's way of hiding its mistakes.
Europe itself pushes us into the arms of China - separating us from itself. This smacks of racism...
Just as the mother countries painfully experienced the loss of their colonies in their time, so Europe for some reason decided that we were a colony. Temporary difficulties in finding the purpose of existence in the 90s, Europe took for our weakness.
In 2007, Putin made it clear - either you consider us as equals, or we will go our own way ...
We were not only not heard, but they also tried to prevent us from getting rid of the functions of the “gas station in Europe”.
Europe led to the Civil War on our territory. This will not forgive her, not this generation, not the next ...
Russia, Ukraine, Belarus… They are all one people. We are less different than Florence from Milan ... Italy was also temporarily divided into several states. Well, in the end?
Europe itself forces us to unite and consolidate. What will Europe do about it then?
We took Berlin 4 times in our history ... And all these times it was not we who started the war ...
It's bad that Europe doesn't hear us. So you are asking a question that Putin answered already in 2018. Officially. I repeat - he said, "Why do we need such a world if there is no Russia there?"
Everyone who knows Putin or at least a little bit understands the Russian mentality understands. If there is no other way out, no one will have a way out ....
7 July MMXXIII
The twentieth century, in which an estimated 200,000,000 combatants and non-combatants were massacred, is not something prestigious. Throughout the world, people are saying "There goes those Europeans again, always looking for a fight. The world is becoming sick and tired of Europe and its bullying tactics. So, good luck!
Cordially...
ASJ
I invite everyone to join the new topic about the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2024 https://www.researchgate.net/post/Russian_Ukrainian_war_in_2024_arguments_views_and_facts_of_Russians_and_Ukrainians2
There will be no Third World War. In order for the war to be truly "world" there must be powerful countries on Russia's side. At the moment, Russia's allies are only Iran (provided it with Shahed drones) and North Korea (provided artillery shells). All other countries do not support Russian aggression against Ukraine, which actually destroys the system of international law. China can influence Russia, but for now is silent
Yes. I agree with you. There will be no third world war. There is no one to fight with. If it had been with someone, Ukraine would not have lost.... Liberal-rainbow Europe is not ready to sacrifice itself (to become poor and die in war) to the desires of the United States to maintain its political dictatorship... Why die in the trenches if there are Ukrainians... BUT Ukrainians are in will eventually end. There are not as many of them as it seems.
These are fantasies that Europe and the so-called “civilized world” are generally capable of anything. ... This is what Friedrich and Napoleon and Hitler and Mussolini and the Kaiser fantasized about... More precisely, “Europe”, which cannot come to terms with the existence of vast territories not under its control... As always, the end will be the same. The Russians will take “Berlin/Paris/Brussels”, and “Europe” will lose, as always...
In fact, 2/3 of the whole world is on Russia’s side. The world is tired of being robbed, forced to work and live in the interests of others, implanted with their own “values,” killed and insulted by a bunch of “whites” who have arrogated to themselves the right to decide for the whole world. Just as the Roman Empire fell in its time, so will the current system fall. Maybe not right now. This may take more years. BUT it will fall like all empires have fallen...
The expansion of BRICS shows that Russia is not alone. But Cuba, Korea and Iran indicate that nothing can be achieved with economic sanctions. The behavior of India and China indicates that it will not be possible to strangle Russia. And the behavior of Saudi Arabia threatens Europe to be left without resources over time.
The withdrawal of Russian capital will completely undermine confidence in the dollar and the Euro. And the need for all Finlands and Sweden to spend a lot of money on defense, taking it away from social funds, will cause an increase in right-wing sentiment and a change in course from globalization to isolationism. Europe's behavior in Serbia and pressure on Hungary is fraught with the same thing.
Failure to strangle Russia and Belarus economically, the counterattack of Europe, hundreds of thousands of corpses of Ukrainians who died for no apparent reason in this REALLY civil war... Yes. There will be no third world war. There is no one to fight with. If it had been with someone, Ukraine would not have lost....
BUT! The fact that there will not be a third world war does not mean that tactical strikes on enemy territory with low-power nuclear charges are not possible. Very possible. Of course not on the territory of Ukraine. Who will burn their own? But in terms of bases like where the weapons and controls come from - quite well. And there is no need to entertain the illusion that all of Europe will stand as one in defense of some Poland. No one wants to turn into a glass desert. They will bark a little and crawl away like cockroaches through the cracks...
Europe's only chance now is to sit down at the negotiating table with Moscow and pray that the United States does not interfere with Taiwan, and Israel does not interfere with Lebanon...
"...Talking to each other is important..." I agree with this thesis. But there are cases when it does not work and other methods are needed. For example, I wonder how the author of these words would talk to a crocodile, being in the same cage with him? (especially if his head would be in the open mouth of a crocodile). This is my question to all supporters of negotiations with Putin. Russia's only high-precision weapon is Russian propaganda, which destroys the brain of everyone, even those who do not have it.
"...get along peacefully?"... Are you serious? After all this? - This is a video (2 hours) about the Russian missile attack on Kyiv. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vH7u1pjMjc We (Ukrainians) patiently destroy the aggressor who came to our motherland, to our country during 2 years. During this time - On the Ukrainian-Russian front line (over 1,500 km), the Ukrainians destroyed: 1) more than 356,000 experienced Russian soldiers and officers, 2) 329 military aircraft and 324 helicopters, 3) 5,940 tanks, 4) 11,015 armored infantry vehicles, 5) 8,391 powerful artillery units, 6) 617 powerful air defense complexes (air defense), 7) 935 salvo artillery systems (Grad type), 8) 23 naval ships and boats (including the flagship of the Russian fleet "Moscow" and 1 submarine, 9) 6,503 unmanned aerial vehicles. Ukrainians will continue to endure, defending their homeland with the support of our allies who help us with weapons
А я бы для начала – не лез в клетку и не совал свою голову куда попало …
Не нужно быть инфантильным. А нужно больше знакомится с историей и меньше слушать людей, которые якобы заботятся о твоей свободе и независимости. А на самом деле просто зарабатывают на клоуне который засунул свою голову крокодилу в пасть.
Никто в мире ничего не делает просто так или бесплатно и никому Ваша судьба не интересна кроме Вас самого. Ну так думать нужно …
Есть факты. Интерпретацию мы не рассматриваем.
Первый факт. БРИКС расширяется (пять новых членов). Евросоюз испытывает проблемы с единством (Венгрия). Значит изоляции нет и не будет. Все остальное про крах наших экономик – глупость и пропаганда.
Второй факт. НАТО пришел к границам России, а не Варшавский договор к границам Германии …
Третий факт. Когда СССР разместило ракеты на Кубе – США ответило “спецоперацией” и нас мало чего отделяло действительно от 3 мировой. Почему Россия не имеет права защищается?
Четвертый факт. Экономические санкции не эффективны для Запада. Уход западных концернов – дал возможность нашим компаниям развивается. В моих компаниях за счет ухода запада и расширения рынка оборот увеличился в 3,6 раза. Мы получили совершенно неожиданно то, чего так не хотел запад – свободу развития.
Пятый факт. Людской, экономический, сырьевой, территориальный ресурс России в разы больше нежели у Украины. Значит Украина проиграла войну уже в 2013 – когда основной своей идеей выбрала борьбу с Россией. Контрнаступ показал, что даже ценой сверх напряжения вернутся сейчас не удастся. Значит выбор – самоубийство или ГДР.
Шестой факт. На протяжении последних почти 500 лет любая держава, вошедшая в противостояние с Россией и даже получившая на некотором этапе тактическое превосходство – ВСЕГДА проигрывала и чаще всего становилась после этого уже не лидером мира …
Седьмой факт. На момент 2013 года у Украины был максимум всего, чего может желать страна второй линии. Ресурсы, относительно высокий уровень жизни, население. Неплохие контакты с соседями. При любом раскладе – дальше будет хуже. Значит проигрыш.
Восьмой факт. Все мы - Русские, Белорусы, Украинцы относимся к одной этнической группе и кровно и семейственно крайне переплетены. (Я не говорю сейчас про закарпате. Я говорю сейчас о территориях ранее принадлежавших РСФСР с городами и экономикой, построенными Российской Империей и СССР, а не мифическими украми …). Значит война во многом гражданская…. И чем больше погибнет русских и украинцев – тем лучше тем кто планирует себя на их место или в их экономической нише … Мы для запада всегда были и остаемся индейцами! Не льстите себе. И чем мы больше поубиваем друг друга – тем для него лучше. Это азы колониальной политики ….
Запад опять и опять пытается из неповоротливого и своенравного медведя сделать циркового пуделя. В очередной раз цирк сгорит, и клоуны разбегутся….
Regarding the numbers, there is no need to make them look funny. This is a scientific forum after all.
The flagships of the Russian fleet are NOT IN THE CLOSED BLACK SEA BASIN, but in the Northern and Pacific fleets... The entire nuclear fleet and deterrent weapons are there. Even the complete loss of the Black Sea Fleet will not solve anything.
As for the numbers - well, let it be true. And what from this? Was Ukraine able to regain something? How much has Ukraine lost? As a percentage of your potential. How quickly will she be able to recover from the counterattack? What if they don’t give me the money? What if they don’t start producing shells? What if Europe gets tired of throwing away money? What if Europe simply, as has happened many times before, simply comes to an agreement with Russia in order to prevent its further rapprochement with China? Wouldn't it be a shame to destroy so many people for the sake of someone?
Let's look not at fake numbers, but at the map. So far, everything on the map is in favor of Russia.
Save at least some of what can still be saved. For you, the loss of 100,000 people is more than for Russia 1,000,000... Ukraine has no prospects in any case.
Are you going to tell me about the history? And what history did you study? (According to what sources?) Probably only the History of the Communist Party and the history of Russia (all in Russian). First figure out why a "kniyaz" ruled in Kyivan Rus, and where the "tsar" appeared in the Moscowii. And how Yuriy Dolgoruky (the founder of Moscow), not having any chance to rule in Kyiv (he was the sixth son of Volodymyr Monomakh), treacherously entered the throne of Kyiv (that's why he got the nickname "long arms"). To begin with, I advise you to read Mykhailo Hrushevskyi's "History of Ukraine-Rus" (10 volumes of 600-650 pages each), written on materials from foreign archives and church books. http://archeos.org.ua/?page_id=1522. And then we can discuss history.
Now about the facts. All of your 8 "facts" are manipulation that I don't want to waste my time on. But regarding your second post, I will say the following -
1) If you find my numbers funny, you can check them on this "unfunny" resource - https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-equipment.html or here - https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-31-2023
2) Each fleet has its flagship. The cruiser "Moskva", which is now at the bottom of the Black Sea, WAS the flagship of the Russian BLACK SEA fleet.
3) And if you look at the map, the "second army of the world" was barely able to conquer the small town Maryinka in the last 8 months (only 10,000 people lived there before the war) and in 2 years it was unable to conquer the slightly larger settlement of Avdiivka. This is the army that that scared Europe to capture Berlin in 5 days.
4) And you can see the real military map here -https://deepstatemap.live/#7/49.429/32.080. (In green it marks the territories that the Ukrainians have already liberated from the Russians in 2 years since their insidious large-scale attack) By the way, on that map you can set the period and see the advance of the troops and the change of the front line.
So, dear colleague on the SCIENTIFIC forum, both the numbers and the map do not testify to the "power of the Russian army", but rather, on the contrary, testify to the FORMER power of the army, which is now already fighting with Soviet tanks of the 50s of the last century. True, there are still many of these tanks, but our soldiers burn them well with Western weapons.
It just takes a little more time and more weapons.
And your numbers are funny and your conclusions are inadequate...
You are arguing with yourself, but you have not responded to my arguments. Neither the Russian fleet nor BRICS nor Hitler and Napoleon...
You watch too much Goebbels-Aristovich and propaganda on TV. Try turning on your brain. Why has Crimea not been returned yet? And Zelinsky promised with an oath. Have you forgotten already? It is not Ukraine that is besieging Rostov - Russia is your cities. Slowly - yes. So what? Do you want what the British did with Dresdon or the Americans with Hiroshima? Russia differs from the USA, Israel or Great Britain in that it tries not to kill civilians during war.
Just because the current regime in Ukraine is engaged in the spread of drugs to neighboring states, under the guise of war, it should be replaced. This is state terrorism. And not only in relation to Russia and Belarus. Europe is simply silent about how Ukraine influences its drug market, writing it off to you while it needs you. BUT when you are no longer needed and you are leaked as others were, the facts that will become public will make you ashamed of your criminal power for many years to come. And these are not fakes - this is the objective reality of drug markets.
Let's wait six months until this propaganda of Kyiv clowns disappears from your head.
And then we'll talk.
Are you a scientist or just an agent of Russian propaganda? I do not argue with your "arguments", because they are not arguments. Arguments must be based on facts. I gave you the facts with LINKS to them. Give me similar links to your views, then there will be something to talk about. (just don't offer Russian-language sources or propaganda sources like "Russia Today")
If you want facts about the crime of your regime that are not related to “Putin’s propaganda” and pose a danger primarily to Europe, please.
There is such a substance as mephedrone. People who deal with this topic know that the surge in its spread in Belarus and Russia was associated with Ukraine. Most of its seizures and liquidation of production and flows of precursors were associated with immigrants from Ukraine. The beginning of the SVO and the closure of borders led to a reduction in its production and distribution in our country. Fast enough. And at the same time, the increase in emigration from the territory of Ukraine has sharply increased the number of its detection in Europe.
We will not take classified information from Europol or Scotland Yard. Let's take open sources not related to Putin.
https://www.wedinos.org/ is an office that analyzes drugs submitted by drug users for safety and purity.
Before the start of the SVO, this substance was not particularly popular in the territory where this organization operates. Too this substance has many side effects and overdoses. Since the beginning of the SVO and the appearance of “Ukrainians” in Great Britain and its dominions, mephedrone began to grow rapidly in the declared samples. The frequency of calls from 3-4 per month for 8 years quickly grew to 7-8 per month... Accident? Only in one place?
Okay - let's see further
https://getyourdrugstested.com/test-results-archive/
Meetings with mephedrone after the massive arrival of Ukrainians increased in other territories where the Ukrainian diaspora is large. In Canada, for example, from 10 conditional cases per year to more than 100 cases per year….
And how much is seized or gets analyzed - 0.001%... 0.00001%...
https://drugsdata.org
But significantly fewer Ukrainians end up in the United States. There, Mephedrone still remains little popular... Or maybe someone doesn’t want to turn away the main sponsor...
The Ukrainian regime, now clinging to life, is trying to plunge the whole world into chaos! You must understand that the children of Ukraine are of little interest to the “liberal democratic world”. You are expendable. BUT when their children start dying... and the reason will be in the Ukrainian regime and in the drugs that get there through your mediation...
It will be the same as with other countries or kings that were no longer needed at that time. You will simply be thrown out...
What does propaganda have to do with it?
It all started when you said that no one supports Russia. I countered your statement with a fact. BRICS has expanded to 10 countries. Not the most backward in this world. What is the propaganda here? Where is the lie here?
You remind me of a popular meme - the cat who knocked over the New Year tree and blamed Putin for it.
Let's finish. You won’t convince me, and to be honest, I’m not going to convince anyone. It's none of my business. My business is the fight against the illegal distribution of drugs and the people who condone it. If you are not one of them, then you are not my enemy. And naturally, you have the right to your own opinion, which I respect, BUT I may not share. After all, I also have the right to my opinion?
Of course, you are entitled to YOUR point of view. But why are you manipulating? Literally I said the following - "...All other countries do not support Russian aggression against Ukraine, which actually destroys the system of international law..." Сan You provide me with data that confirms the support of Russia's aggression against Ukraine by some countries (except for those that I covered)? Putin did not even go to the BRICS summit in South Africa, because the president of that country could not guarantee that Putin would not be arrested on the warrant of the International Criminal Court as a war criminal. https://www.rferl.org/a/south-africa-putin-arrest-brics-russia-/32510240.html. So, Ruslan, be more attentive to your posts and read more carefully the instructions given to you by Russian propagandists. It is also written there that SOMETIMES you should provide a link to the garbage you write. Otherwise, it won't look "scientific" :)
Ruslan, Why do you provide links to sites about the harm of drugs? I know this even without these sites. Are You a "scientist" real? Give me a link WHERE IT IS WRITTEN that Ukraine is involved in this (as you claim). "...After the mass arrival of Ukrainians, encounters with mephedrone became more frequent in other territories with a large Ukrainian diaspora. In Canada, for example..." Are you serious? Are really you a scientist? Stop "don the owl on the globe"!
Why manipulate so rudely? Read the instructions CAREFULLY and follow them carefully. Otherwise, you risk not getting the next money for your posts. It is necessary to work better!
You are just a boor and a hysteric who has no arguments, and you are not able to refute the arguments of others. Call a doctor and take a sedative.
Ruslan, This is a classic of Russian propaganda - If there are no facts, and no one believed the empty words - you must start hysteria and accuse the opponent of inadequacy. Don't throw tantrums here. Give me a LINK to the garbage you wrote here. I gave you a link to ALL my words (sources of the figures given by me, maps of combat operations, a sources of historical information, etc. , that is, I confirmed the words with facts). Just do the same. Is it that difficult?
Question for Ruslan. If you are not a Russian propagandist, why are you writing about "...the current regime in Ukraine"? Ukraine has a democratically elected president (6th in 32 years). On average, presidents in Ukraine govern the country for 5 years. In your Belarus, the president (Lukashenko) governs the country for 30 years, and in Russia (Putin) for 23 years. So in which country is the "regime"? But this is a rhetorical question. You can not answer (just look at the photos from Russia and Belarus).
Специальньій подарок для белоруссов - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6aC609W_UU Оцените украинский юмор, которьій не возможен в вашей стране.
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Zolin (Ukraine) makes a mistake in conversations. He says that there are criminal orders. There are. But according to the oath, the one who gave it must do everything according to the order of the commander (chief).... there are no criminal orders until they're appealed to the courts. Nowhere in the world. No. Do it, then appeal if you want. This is what all the armies of the world stand on and will continue to stand on. RF. USA. Israel, etc. And Ukraine? In my homeland - Ukraine - otherwise?
Золін (Україна) припускається помилки в бесідах. Він каже, що бувають злочинні накази. Бувають. Але за присягою, той, хто її дав, має все зробити за наказом командира (начальника)... немає злочинних наказів до їх оскарження в суді. Ніде у світі. Ні. Виконай, а потім оскаржуй, якщо хочеш. На цьому стоять і стояти будуть усі армії світу. РФ. США. Ізраїль і т.д. А Україна? У моїй вітчизні - Україна - інакше?
Золин (Украина) допускает ошибку в беседах. Он говорит, что бывают преступные приказы. Бывают. Но по присяге, тот, кто ее дал, должен все сделать по приказу командира (начальника)... нет преступных приказов до их ожалования по суду. Нигде в мире. Нет. Выполни, а потом обжалуй, если хочешь. На этом стоят и стоять будут все армии мира. РФ. США. Израиль и т.д. А Украина? В моем отечестве- Украина- иначе?
To: Anthony St. John This super-video shows all the pain and strength of the Ukrainian people - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-Ndum7d03A
To: Anthony St. John This is an episode of my discussion with a Russian scientist - "You wrote "...we will not allow NATO to be in the Ukraine!" What does "...we will not allow?" Let's call a spade a spade. Therefore, say directly - "we will kill Ukrainian children, women, old people because we are AFRAID of NATO" (in Ukraine). But why are you not afraid of NATO in Finland and do not attack Finland? And I will tell you why - Because Finland is already in NATO! And you are afraid to attack NATO. Therefore your argument is bogus. Putin just needs Ukrainian land without the Ukrainian people. This is genocide!" And a fairy tale about NATO, just to cover this main goal.
Ukraine's Armed Forces kill 820 Russians, air defense system, and dozens of pieces of equipment in a day (infographic) - Numbers are the best arguments! https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/01/10/7436562/
University of Chicago poll: 63% of Russians support war in Ukraine. Putin is only a reflection of this aggressive nation. But Ukrainians are not afraid of them, because DEFEND their motherland! - https://www.norc.org/research/library/new-survey-finds-most-russians-see-ukrainian-war-as-defense-against-west.html
Pope Francis on massive bombardments of Ukraine: Nothing can justify it - https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/01/10/7436618/
How Russia (and not only) deceived Ukrainе (the "Budapest Memorandum") - Until Ukraine gave up the Soviet nuclear weapons stationed on its soil, it had the world's third-largest nuclear weapons stockpile... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum
To: Anthony St. John. You know who Putin is. But you don't know who is Pope Francis. Are you really from Italy? Are you really a scientist (156 publications and 4 citations, Ih=1)? Your profile says "Scholar at Independent Scholar". Comrade (tovarishch), does Putin pay you a scholarship? Or do you just want to get political asylum in Russia? (as you write in one of your publications). I wonder what is good in Russia that is not in Italy?
What can be negotiated with Russia? Ukrainians are fighting in Ukraine to live peacefully in their homes. Russians are fighting in Ukraine to live in the homes of Ukrainians. What to agree on?
WW3 already started Anthony St. John but it has not gone fully viral yet. So, we have several hotspots of undeclared warfare and asymmetric terror (World War 3 is a guerrilla information war with no division between military and civilian participation. Marshall Mc Luhan).
You can, of course, attribute terror and war to the partial aggressive human nature as ethnologist Konrad Lorenz opined. As a social scientist, I locate the root of this global conflict in different models of human society, mainly market-oriented (trade, exchange) models vs. Führer (autocracy, authoritarian) models.
You can be a citizen, voter and customer in the market-oriented model, but you can only end up as a serf in the Führer model.
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There has been no country with a democratic political sphere, past or present, whose economy has not been dominated by private ownership and market coordination.
Janos Kornai
János Kornai was Hungarian economist noted for his analysis and criticism of the command economies of Eastern European communist states. He also covered macroeconomic aspects in countries undergoing post-Soviet transition. He was emeritus professor at both Harvard University and Corvinus University of Budapest.
WW3 has already begun. It just hasn't gone viral yet.
The problem is institutional, and it goes back 5000 years . There seems to be no way out as long as money is used to produce commodities in order to make more money (Marx's M-C-M'). The problem is that money not only buys commodities but also result in asymmetric power through asymmetric control of the means of production.
Is there an alternative?
For a transition away from our predatory economic system, two factors are needed. The first is a shift in the mode of production, which may be happening with the transition from the industrial age to the knowledge age.
The second is a transformation of the level of consciousness from primitive materialism to spiritual awareness.
The wisdom traditions of the world have asserted that consciousness can be transformed directly and have provided instructions on now to do so.
Velibor Božić Russia attacked Ukraine. Hamas attacked Israel. Why is it the USA's fault? Does the USA control Russia and Hamas?
The principle of evil in Europe is the enervating spirit of Russian absolutism.
Lajos Kossuth
The internal decline of the ‚Untied States of America‘ (practically still a multi-functional hegemon) is well observed from the other imperial rivals, who are almost equal in global fire power, i.e. a rebalancing of the global power order is in the making; currently with undeclared wars and subversive terror.
History teaches nothing, but brutally punishes for the lessons not learnt !
Imo, the key to a more peaceful world is the better distribution of human living chances by democratic market societies via a next generation economic system.
The Gini coefficient can tell us a lot about this internal mirror of countries.
Russia's Gini Coefficient Index is 37.5% and was most recently measured in 2020. The Gini coefficient, one of the most widely used metrics of inequality, shows that in 2019 the United States (0.481) and China (0.465) both still have highly unequal income distributions in absolute terms and relative to other countries. By contrast, the World Bank estimates in 2017 that Slovenia has the world’s lowest Gini coefficient, at 0.242. Similarly, according to the World Inequality Database (WID), the per-tax national income of the top 10 percent in China and the United States is 41 percent and 45 percent, ranking 65thand 91st, respectively, indicating a very unequal distribution of wealth.
Many of the typical kinds of power metrics do not easily translate into tangible benefits for ordinary citizens. To oversimplify, you can’t eat a nuclear weapon. A strong military deters aggression from others, but much more is needed once a society is made safe from external threats. It is critical that as a society we set goals to achieve a high quality of life, and that means targeting areas that do not easily translate into metrics of power.
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, unsurpassed in military strength and ownership of world resources, the United States was indisputably the most powerful nation in the world. Today, China, Russia, India, and others are increasing their share of world power resources. Information once reserved for the government is now available for mass consumption. The Internet has literally put power at the fingertips of nonstate agents, allowing them to launch cyberattacks from their homes. The cyberage has created a new power frontier among states, ripe with opportunity for developing countries.
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https://www.statista.com/statistics/872875/gini-index-score-of-russia/
https://www.datapandas.org/ranking/gini-coefficient-by-country#:~:text=Based%20on%20the%20most%20recent,highest%20Gini%20Coefficient%20at%2063.0.
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Income and wealth inequality remains a global concern with varying levels of disparity seen across countries. The Gini coefficient, a measure used by economists, offers a numerical representation of this distribution. Ranging from 0 to 1, or 0% to 100%, a Gini coefficient of 0 signals perfect equality (everyone has the same income), while 1 or 100% signals perfect inequality (one person has all the income). The Gini coefficient, thus, forms a comprehensive tool to understand, compare and consequently challenge economic disparities globally.
As per the latest data, the United States had a Gini coefficient of 41.4%, indicating a substantial level of income inequality in the country. However, this level is not the highest globally and the country's ranking provides intriguing context on the income distribution balance around the world.
Chauvinist Medvedev believes in the future of Ukraine! How else can one interpret his words? (about the fact that Russia will continue to fight with Ukraine in 50 years!) Here he honestly admitted Russia's desire to destroy the state of Ukrainians. -https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/01/17/7437637/
Perception is everything, reality is nothing (a classical consulting rule).
To all Russians and their supporters, read slowly and try to extrapolate this to your own behavior. "Great-power chauvinism is a certain kind of ideology and system of political views, which is based on the idea that one dominant (title) nation is more important than others in a multinational state. Great-power chauvinism is especially strongly manifested in states that used to be empires, and where the spirit of imperialism still lives. In simple words, this means that the big-power chauvinists believe that all the former colonies that were under the power of the empire still belong to them".
Liberty consists in the division of power. Absolutism, in concentration of power. Lord Acton
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