Western democracy is just a process for legitimizing elite interests, and these same elites sometimes repeat the process until they get their desired result.
I suspect that the optics of losing the war in Ukraine combined with the BRICS threat was enough to motivate the Empire into attack mode like the psyops you see in Syria, Romania, and a host of other countries. It all comes down to the Empire's assertion that you are either with or against us forcing countries to pick a side and, if you're on the wrong side, bad things will happen there.
The Empire's motto says that Might is Right.
The reaction to the Masters of the Universe's open threat to attack the non-worshippers of the USD so far has been weak. BRICS lacks the unity of purpose and willingness to speak out and form a stand to oppose such threats. BRICS itself is a weak-formed union that barely trusts each other. That's no way to stand against an opponent bent on destroying you.
BRICS and friends are no match against the Empire as things stand. Russia is taking on NATO made up of several proxy countries in Ukraine while the rest of BRICS are too afraid to say if NATO enters Ukraine in force so too will all of BRICS. It's not in their mandate for the most part which renders BRICS a paper tiger. The US-led Empire can chip away at one country at a time while the other ones watch because no BRICS country has said that they would back up Russia in case it was attacked by a coalition of hostile countries. So far Russia is fighting alone and the Empire knows it.
The Masters of the Universe will continue to divide and conquer non-compliant countries until they learn to unify in defiance. The Empire has struck back while Russia alone holds the line.
Hence, BRICS less R equals BICS which is an appropriate acronym meaning disposable lighter.
The Empire is bent on turning BRICS into BICS one flick at a time.
The Empire, my dear friends, strikes back with vengeful fury. lol
If support for Georgescu on Tik Tok is any sign of "foreign meddling", then what about the obvious foreign influences from multiple quarters visible on the Romanian expats residing outside of Romania who too were permitted to vote in this election ? The Constitution Court should be answering that question first.
Good point, but perhaps even more poingnant (and relevant) to point out how recent elections in Moldova were genuinely manipulated (by effectively excluding the Modovans' ex-pat vote in Russia).
Not sure how to feel to be honest. On one Trump is very close to being sworn in yet TPTB continue to escalate as if it’s not happening. I don’t know if it’s confidence or desperation? I do know one thing the West has burned whatever shred of credibility they had left with the actions coming out of Biden’s lame duck session.
Maybe it’s so hard to fathom because nobody has even seen it before. Putin seems to get it thank goodness. Crazy!
No, it's very interesting: as far as I can tell, any word of it has been kept to an absolute minimum here, where RT and other such forms of media are excluded. I think they may have mentioned it in passing, very briefly, on the BBC but no more than that. On the other hand, that '...nothing like this has ever happened before...' is what they all say.
“...10 Obstacles To Trump’s Reported Plan For Western/NATO Peacekeepers In Ukraine...”: "...give up and move on, blaming Biden for the West’s unprecedented defeat."
Just give up and move on, but there's no point blaming Biden. This die was cast long, long ago; perhaps even before Britain and France colluded to hurt Russia by helping the Turks (Ottoman Empire) in 1853 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_War: "...the British and French preference to preserve the Ottoman Empire..."). Better historians than I am might argue the root of the problem lies in England's over-confidence (and associated hubris) resulting from the Act of Union (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acts_of_Union_1707), which in turn was the result of the Battle of Culloden (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Culloden) followed by subsequent legislation to effectively de-populate Scotland and Ireland.
Before that, you need to go back to Edward I's (1272-1307) relationship to money and usury to work out how the banks got into bed with the military industrial complex to make the world we live in today. "The schools of thought that led to the resettlement of the Jews in England is the most heavily studied subject of Anglo-Jewish history in the period before the eighteenth century." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resettlement_of_the_Jews_in_England). It gets really complicated and highly emotive, particularly for some perhaps particularly powerful people. Unless you've got lots and lots of time, money, life energy and patience to spare, it might be better to avoid going there. In any case, the likes of Biden and Trump are little more the tiny cogs, like Cromwell, Gladstone and others — virtually insignificant — tiny, little specks in a larger historical perspective.
Again, there's no point blaming Biden: your life and times may seem more important to you and our times than anything that's ever come before, but that's what everyone's always thought; don't ascribe more importance to Biden (or Trump) than they are worthy of. Narcissism, which is based on perverse perceptions of value and importance (worth) can be dangerous, and fallaciously ascribing historical importance is of great danger to any politician, and the people s/he works for, both past and present.
"...these same elites sometimes repeat the process until they get their desired result."
Ultimately, it could work out for the best. Things have a funny way of doing that. For example, if Romania goes ahead and lets itself be used by NATO, when they run into trouble and wish they hadn't done that, the Romanian people can point to how their will (electoral voice) was undermined (overruled) and say, 'But we asked you NOT to do that (but you ignored/undermined/overruled us)'. In the long run, that could work out far better.
Die Demokratie ist eine Erfindung der Mächtigen, um sich vor dem Zorn der Bevölkerung zu schützen. In der internationalen Politik geht es nie um Demokratie oder Menschenrechte. Es geht um die Interessen von Staaten. Merken Sie sich das, egal, was Politdarsteller Ihnen erzählen.
Die gesamte Demokratische Politik ist auf Lügen aufgebaut...!
'Democracy is an invention of the powerful to protect themselves from the anger of the population. International politics is never about democracy or human rights. It is about the interests of states. Remember that, no matter what political actors tell you.
The entire democratic politics is based on lies...!'
"Western democracy is just a process for legitimizing elite interests,"
It wasn't always like that. It has come to that since the elites have changed, or rather, the elite switch has come to completion. Different elites, different systems of government.
The "West" inches towards what the Soviet Union was, and, to non-naive observers, that is only a logical upshot.
I remember, in my country, that there were real debates and disagreements on main points of national policy between opposing parties, coalitions, and one or the other winning would make a difference across a large body of decisions and areas, for both the country and the average citizen.
There also were newspapers and talk-shows free, and capable of, commenting with "This isn't right" or "This isn't true" decisions and operations of the Western Empire, although, yes, they would make their point cloaking it in diplomatic language.
That is up to some 15 or 20 years ago. After that time, it started to be the case that every minor disobedience by every member of the cabinet would "upset the Markets" and the "national debt creditors", and sovereignty was taken from the nation explicitly in all matters, from biggest to least consequential but still nationally relevant.
The Empire Strikes Back
I suspect that the optics of losing the war in Ukraine combined with the BRICS threat was enough to motivate the Empire into attack mode like the psyops you see in Syria, Romania, and a host of other countries. It all comes down to the Empire's assertion that you are either with or against us forcing countries to pick a side and, if you're on the wrong side, bad things will happen there.
The Empire's motto says that Might is Right.
The reaction to the Masters of the Universe's open threat to attack the non-worshippers of the USD so far has been weak. BRICS lacks the unity of purpose and willingness to speak out and form a stand to oppose such threats. BRICS itself is a weak-formed union that barely trusts each other. That's no way to stand against an opponent bent on destroying you.
BRICS and friends are no match against the Empire as things stand. Russia is taking on NATO made up of several proxy countries in Ukraine while the rest of BRICS are too afraid to say if NATO enters Ukraine in force so too will all of BRICS. It's not in their mandate for the most part which renders BRICS a paper tiger. The US-led Empire can chip away at one country at a time while the other ones watch because no BRICS country has said that they would back up Russia in case it was attacked by a coalition of hostile countries. So far Russia is fighting alone and the Empire knows it.
The Masters of the Universe will continue to divide and conquer non-compliant countries until they learn to unify in defiance. The Empire has struck back while Russia alone holds the line.
Hence, BRICS less R equals BICS which is an appropriate acronym meaning disposable lighter.
The Empire is bent on turning BRICS into BICS one flick at a time.
The Empire, my dear friends, strikes back with vengeful fury. lol
https://youtu.be/pfuZWP4YDW4
"...Russia alone holds the line."
Vladimir Putin = Luke Skywalker
"BRICS less R equals BICS which is an appropriate acronym meaning disposable lighter.
The Empire is bent on turning BRICS into BICS one flick at a time."
Oh, how droll — very good!
Thank you, McD. Amusement helps keep me sane when looking at this insane world we live in. Be well, my friend.
✓
In the end, the people will lie at the feet of the rulers and say:
"Make us your slaves, but feed us"
The slaves will love their servitude.
If support for Georgescu on Tik Tok is any sign of "foreign meddling", then what about the obvious foreign influences from multiple quarters visible on the Romanian expats residing outside of Romania who too were permitted to vote in this election ? The Constitution Court should be answering that question first.
Good point, but perhaps even more poingnant (and relevant) to point out how recent elections in Moldova were genuinely manipulated (by effectively excluding the Modovans' ex-pat vote in Russia).
Not sure how to feel to be honest. On one Trump is very close to being sworn in yet TPTB continue to escalate as if it’s not happening. I don’t know if it’s confidence or desperation? I do know one thing the West has burned whatever shred of credibility they had left with the actions coming out of Biden’s lame duck session.
Maybe it’s so hard to fathom because nobody has even seen it before. Putin seems to get it thank goodness. Crazy!
"...nobody has even seen it before."
That's what they ALL say!
"Nothing like this has ever happened before."
No, it's very interesting: as far as I can tell, any word of it has been kept to an absolute minimum here, where RT and other such forms of media are excluded. I think they may have mentioned it in passing, very briefly, on the BBC but no more than that. On the other hand, that '...nothing like this has ever happened before...' is what they all say.
“...10 Obstacles To Trump’s Reported Plan For Western/NATO Peacekeepers In Ukraine...”: "...give up and move on, blaming Biden for the West’s unprecedented defeat."
Just give up and move on, but there's no point blaming Biden. This die was cast long, long ago; perhaps even before Britain and France colluded to hurt Russia by helping the Turks (Ottoman Empire) in 1853 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_War: "...the British and French preference to preserve the Ottoman Empire..."). Better historians than I am might argue the root of the problem lies in England's over-confidence (and associated hubris) resulting from the Act of Union (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acts_of_Union_1707), which in turn was the result of the Battle of Culloden (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Culloden) followed by subsequent legislation to effectively de-populate Scotland and Ireland.
Before that, you need to go back to Edward I's (1272-1307) relationship to money and usury to work out how the banks got into bed with the military industrial complex to make the world we live in today. "The schools of thought that led to the resettlement of the Jews in England is the most heavily studied subject of Anglo-Jewish history in the period before the eighteenth century." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resettlement_of_the_Jews_in_England). It gets really complicated and highly emotive, particularly for some perhaps particularly powerful people. Unless you've got lots and lots of time, money, life energy and patience to spare, it might be better to avoid going there. In any case, the likes of Biden and Trump are little more the tiny cogs, like Cromwell, Gladstone and others — virtually insignificant — tiny, little specks in a larger historical perspective.
Again, there's no point blaming Biden: your life and times may seem more important to you and our times than anything that's ever come before, but that's what everyone's always thought; don't ascribe more importance to Biden (or Trump) than they are worthy of. Narcissism, which is based on perverse perceptions of value and importance (worth) can be dangerous, and fallaciously ascribing historical importance is of great danger to any politician, and the people s/he works for, both past and present.
"...these same elites sometimes repeat the process until they get their desired result."
Ultimately, it could work out for the best. Things have a funny way of doing that. For example, if Romania goes ahead and lets itself be used by NATO, when they run into trouble and wish they hadn't done that, the Romanian people can point to how their will (electoral voice) was undermined (overruled) and say, 'But we asked you NOT to do that (but you ignored/undermined/overruled us)'. In the long run, that could work out far better.
Die Demokratie ist eine Erfindung der Mächtigen, um sich vor dem Zorn der Bevölkerung zu schützen. In der internationalen Politik geht es nie um Demokratie oder Menschenrechte. Es geht um die Interessen von Staaten. Merken Sie sich das, egal, was Politdarsteller Ihnen erzählen.
Die gesamte Demokratische Politik ist auf Lügen aufgebaut...!
'Democracy is an invention of the powerful to protect themselves from the anger of the population. International politics is never about democracy or human rights. It is about the interests of states. Remember that, no matter what political actors tell you.
The entire democratic politics is based on lies...!'
(Google Translate)
"Western democracy is just a process for legitimizing elite interests,"
It wasn't always like that. It has come to that since the elites have changed, or rather, the elite switch has come to completion. Different elites, different systems of government.
The "West" inches towards what the Soviet Union was, and, to non-naive observers, that is only a logical upshot.
I remember, in my country, that there were real debates and disagreements on main points of national policy between opposing parties, coalitions, and one or the other winning would make a difference across a large body of decisions and areas, for both the country and the average citizen.
There also were newspapers and talk-shows free, and capable of, commenting with "This isn't right" or "This isn't true" decisions and operations of the Western Empire, although, yes, they would make their point cloaking it in diplomatic language.
That is up to some 15 or 20 years ago. After that time, it started to be the case that every minor disobedience by every member of the cabinet would "upset the Markets" and the "national debt creditors", and sovereignty was taken from the nation explicitly in all matters, from biggest to least consequential but still nationally relevant.
USSR dissolution and the need to have a multi-polar world. At least we will get some balance back.
I guess this is why the term Novorssiya has come back to the speeches of Putin and Medvedev.