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What do you think are the chances of a military coup in Ukraine for a real political house cleaning? The military above all should see the political corruption and national disaster produced since the overthrown of the government in 2014. I would think that being repeatedly told to throw their lives away while neo-cons cheer on the sidelines would make them stop and think. The end would be to bring Ukraine into Russian sphere as an allied state.

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There have been reports of serious disagreements on the part of the military leadership regarding the tactics that are required of them. However, it appears that the security services are firmly under the control of the fanatical Nazi factions.

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This morning we're seeing Macron saying that Ukraine needs to negotiate and accept Russia as a great power.

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"Nobody "mentions the war". But it's really what's behind all these problems."

Depends on what you mean by all these problems. France's problem is rooted in demographics and intractable. Europe has imported an alien population. France is running out of French people and will disappear in time. The war hasn't helped matters for much of anyone. It may act as something of an accelerant, but European leaders started the fire long ago and have been burning their civilization down.

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The Duran raise interesting points at the 33 minute mark

https://rumble.com/v18emud-russia-ukraine-china-taiwan-nato-wgonzalo-lira-live.html

Essentially, Lira's contention is that the Globalistas are comprised of many factions and the chaos and confusion we're seeing is a direct result of the different factions fighting for their plan and their interests to prevail.

If so, one can easily imagine one of these factions trying to change their tune and suddenly portray themselves as white knights, slaying all the other factions in the process in the hopes of convincing the American people to rally behind them as the "good guys."

So beware! Don't be surprised if some of these scumbags break from the pack and try to deceive us w fake Messiah messages. Our side will be prone to glom onto these snakes because we're so desperate for anyone who looks like an Authority to lead us into Canaan. And we will spend the next 40 years in the desert.

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Yes, Mark very good appraisal of the arcane complicated political scene in France…it seems to some here that Le Pen has become the ideal opponent (l’adversaire idéal) because she will always lose…and yes, Macron has worsened divisions in society, but it was the diabolical Mitterrand who used the charge of racism (à la BLM) to stigmatize the far Right (Le Pen’s father, Jean-Marie - dynastic political families aren’t a good idea) and attack the Right. As you say, buckle up because Macron is going to have a very bumpy ride…hopefully the scales are starting to fall from the eyes of the supine Europeans…

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Every morning I wake up and think, wow what a horrible nightmare, and then I open my phone and realize that it wasn’t a dream, these idiots really are in charge and a senile, demented, pathological liar is sitting in the office of the President! I can’t be the only person screaming at their phone,”What the hell is the matter with you morons? Are you deliberately trying to destroy this country? Do you have a death wish and want to take as many other people with you as possible?

Are so ignorant of both history and human nature that you think your plan will end well?”

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And have you seen the latest emails in which Hunter describes how Zhou thinks he walks on water?

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Don’t even get me started on that one!!

I was in total disbelief when I read that this morning. Had I not just replaced my phone, I would have smashed it into a wall. These people are just beyond belief😡

Keep up the great work Mark, much appreciated.

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I did. 2nd coming of Beau it seems.

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These leaders are all so stupid. They have no ability to engage in forward-thinking outcomes and impacts. And these are leaders of the free world. Ugh.

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If anyone can expand, that would be great. I don’t get it.

“French society remains mired in ideological/ tribal differences left over from the French Revolution.”

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The French Revolution was an aggressive liberal secularization of French society, top to bottom, with wars of genocide against regressive sectors of society. That anti-Christian attitude remains part of the official French order, formerly known as the first daughter of the Church.

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Thanks Mark!

I did not realize the religious cultural issue is so strong.

Elitism of a few to rule that is epidemic in France I’m not sure how that fits in the French Revolution legacy.

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True like greater than 30 hour work weeks.

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Amazing that Mel Brooks foresaw the Russian sanction conundrum back in 1974 (apologies for the language--please don't cancel me):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7Q4fM5y_1I

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Isn't somebody gonna help that poor man?

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"Don't mention the war! I did, but I think I got away with it."

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Reality collapse I presume. Repeating stories from other pundits too. Pres Z is going to be dried out and hung by his own people soon.

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Read this earlier today too. Interesting take on land wars from long ago.

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"There’s no hero to cheer, no villain to boo in the first tragedy of the 20th century, just mediocre and small-minded politicians unable to step back from the brink."

But this time is different--woops!

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However, he somehow forgets about 2014. I wonder whether he has gotten over his Middle East war mongering and repeated calls for "more blood, please."

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Stoltenberg pure figurehead.

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