Russia preparing to attack Ukraine by late January

[ixulescu]

China is communist, and that is a threat to most people's lifestyles. Right now you are dominated by this handful of guys who happen to live in the US because it is easier for them to make their billions there. What do you think would change if the balance of power shifted to Russia?

Russia cannot govern itself, maintaining world order is out of it's competencies. The only thing Russia does well is oppress and occupy people at its borders. And they have to do this frequently because this imperial pride is the only food they can provide to the impoverished Russians that don't live in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

[catgeorge]

Ukraine's independence is fundamental for Romania's survival.

We were extremely lucky that the Danubian Principalities were not occupied and transformed into Russian Guberniyas in 1812. That was the original Russian plan, but they had settle for less (just Bessarabia) because Russia was invaded by Napoleon right at that moment and Russians wanted out of the war with the Ottomans quickly.

Yes it is - that's why NATO needs to back off.

[ixulescu]

Yes it is - that's why NATO needs to back off.

A sovereign state can decide in what alliances it takes part. Russia has no say in that.

[Dragoon]

I just wanted to say may god bless Russia at its resistance to the globohomo evil empire.


How can any normal right winger support NATO an internationalist organization
that supports spreading gay propaganda, feminism, trannyism, abortions, anti-white propaganda.
Its an organization tied to historic imperialism and liberal internationalism, which pushes borders East just to get another war in Europe.
An organization which does NOTHING to stop mass immigration.

You have to be insane to support it.

[VikLevaPatel]

You don't understand the mentality of these people. They are drunk with power. Power was far more important than wealth to the Soviets. This is Putin's wet dream - the restoration of the Soviet power. He told us this many times, I'm not sure how you missed it.

China also shares the same dream of global domination (btw, global domination does not mean "ruling the world").

Well, China is clearly seeking to supplant the United States as the region’s hegemon, but a toxic mix of economic, demographic, environmental, political, and international challenges could end China's ascent.

Meanwhile, as the author of this article clearly points out, the challenges China faces in becoming the next superpower are truly daunting. As long as China has an oversized peasantry, with hundreds of millions of low-income rural residents surviving on the margins of modernity, it is unlikely to become a real superpower. Another obstacle to China’s future growth lies in the country’s export-led growth model. As a middle-income country with limited domestic demand, China has relied on exports to increase its growth. In particular, China’s policy of maintaining an under-valued currency to keep its exports competitive is now being blamed for worsening global imbalances and weakening the economies of its trading partners. Uncertain economic prospects aside, China’s rise to superpower status will also be constrained by a host of political factors. First and foremost, Chinese leaders will find themselves in search of a global vision and a political mission. Countries don’t become superpowers merely because they have acquired hard power. The exercise of power must be informed by ideas and visions that have universal appeal. The United States did not become a true superpower until it entered the Second World War, even though it had attained all the requisite elements of a superpower long before Pearl Harbor. The political challenge for China in the future is whether it will be able to find the political ideals and visions to guide the use of its power. At the moment, China is economically prosperous but ideologically bankrupt. It believes in neither communism nor liberal democracy.

Geopolitically, the limits on Chinese power will be equally severe. While the United States is blessed by weak neighbours, China has to contend with strong regional rivals–India, Japan, and Russia. Even China’s middle-sized neighbours, South Korea, Indonesia, and Vietnam, are no pushovers. While China will always have a seat at the table on the global stage, its willingness and capacity to exercise leadership will most likely disappoint those who expect Beijing to behave like a superpower.

It’s not that China doesn’t want to be a superpower. The simple truth is that it is not, and will not be one.

China’s ‘Rise’ May Have Already Peaked: https://thediplomat.com/2012/08/supe...lready-peaked/

https://archive.is/cds6g

Why China Is Not on Track For Financial Superpower Status: https://archive.is/q0sTG

China is relying on Africa, principally Libya, Angola, and Nigeria, for future energy needs. In response to China’s economic engagement with Africa, Washington is engaging the continent militarily with the US African Command (AFRICOM) created by President George W. Bush in 2007.

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Short-term difficulties are not the least of Beijing’s worries. In the coming decade, many of the favorable structural factors that have helped power China’s double-digit growth in the past two decades are going to disappear. Topping the list is the demographics. The proportion of the Chinese population of working age peaked in 2011 and has started decreasing in 2012, according to a RAND study. At the same time, the share of the elderly in the population is beginning to rise rapidly. In 2010, 8.6 percent of the population was 65 and older. By 2025, the figure will likely be 14.3 percent. An aging population will increase labor costs, reduce savings and investments, inflate healthcare and pension costs — and slow down growth.

https://archive.is/VBEiD#selection-965.0-969.342

The Coming Collapse of China and India: https://www.theapricity.com/forum/sh...hina-and-India

Despite being better off than India the projected collapse in China’s productive population will hobble its economic future. The country’s imminent rise to the world’s largest economy will not last more than 10-15 years after which the US will re-emerge at the top. The relative immigration friendliness of the US and its multiculturalism will help it replenish its productive population despite a low fertility rate.

[ixulescu]

I just wanted to say may god bless Russia at its resistance to the globohomo evil empire.


How can any normal right winger support NATO an internationalist organization
that supports spreading gay propaganda, feminism, trannyism, abortions, anti-white propaganda,
An organization which does NOTHING to stop mass immigration.

You have to be insane to support it.

If you dislike those you have to fight against them inside the system.

In these matters Russia is not a friend nor an ally. Russians only parrot conservative messages when they think they can sow dissent. If you think a former KGB operative like Putin didn't prop up gay propaganda, feminism, abortions, anti-white propaganda, etc in the West you are naive.

[catgeorge]

A sovereign state can decide in what alliances it takes part. Russia has no say in that.

Someone rights stop where another rights begin.

Why should Russia be surrounded by warmongers that want to bombard in the name of freedums and dumocracy. These are two brotherly nations that need to be left alone without outside interference.

[Colonel Frank Grimes]

Dušan, the current situation is nothing like the 90s wars.

If we let Russia disintegrate Ukraine it means that a new world order starts now, where the strongest states can decide on a whim what states to occupy - a new age of empires. None of this will end well.

You're being dramatic. I don't want Americans dying for what doesn't concern our national interests. We've had enough pointless wars.

At the moment we live in a world under Pax Americana. A world dominated by the Russians or the Chinese would be far worse. I don't see other alternatives.

You shouldn't worry about paper tigers. In addition, the Russians have consistently only shown interest in what may directly affect them (actually looking out for their national interests), and while China would like to be dominant on the world stage it's an incompetent mess and won't get any better.

[Nomadian90']

Just let someone explain to me why central european countries joined NATO. Why is NATO moving further and further east when the Warsaw Pact is disbanded?
What was maidan and nationalism for? Why a provocation in Georgia 2008? Or in Belarus or Kazakhstan?

One empire can do everything, another empire can do nothing. (Even on its own territory it cannot move trops).

I thought that the war would not be here yet, but everything is already a done deal. Someone has insisted on the Intermarium project and will not budge.

[Dick]

Just let someone explain to me why central european countries joined NATO.

You mean ex-Warsaw pact countries? To be used as cannon fodder against Russia. The satanists in the west don't care about your well being