Great replacement theory is reality as a way to get the right type of voters and change societies. I view it as suicide, but the elites in many countries disagree.
The Ukraine Russia invasion grand gesture was based on the delusion if you invade actual Russia territory it will show Putin is weak, and force him force him to negotiate. Along with seizing a nuclear power plant will enable blackmail of Russia. So British, which explains the massive British support.
The Eu is terrified of not controlling information through censorship and losing control of their citizens. Hence the arrest of the Telegram guy, and the threats to Musk.
The uk has allowed residence to many Islamist radicals, my guess as a way to cozy up to gulf states.
Uk is still playing great power games in the Middle East.
Uk is ignoring crimes by “Asians” such as grooming gangs. Asians translates as Pakistanis.
Uk is doing Jan 6 type punishments to those protesting in person or online against immigration. 18 months in prison for a comment on Allah? I wonder if there are other Jan 6th similarities such as police infiltration and outside agitators and provocateurs?
Israel has huge support / control in the U.S. government. Anti Semitism accusations have been weaponized.
Israel’s leadership I don’t know. Allistair crooks article if correct is terrifying.
Houthanis are winning in their economic blockade of Israel.
Israel’s economy is hemorrhaging.
Seems to be in a no win situation for Israel right now.
Excellent stuff. Interested in your views (or anyone’s) on the Jewish hate for Russia. The pogrom idea may have a few holes in it. Is it because Stalin threw them out of leadership? (Trotsky, Kamenev, Zinoviev and how many thousands of others, including the NKVD and Gulag administrations).
This restricted Jewish residence in the Russian Empire to areas that, basically, had been taken from Poland in the 18th century during the Russian/Prussian/Austrian partition of Poland. Those areas of Poland had the highest concentration of Jewish population, then and up to WW2, in all of Europe (barring a few locales like Budapest). This policy prevented--or was supposed to prevent--Jewish emigration to the major Russian metropolitan, although many cities in west and south Ukraine (which had been part of Poland) were open to Jews.
The most proximate reason was restriction of Jewish emigration:
You will find that many Neocons trace their ancestry to Ukraine and areas that were part of Poland--Blinken, Nuland, etc. IOW, their ancestors came from the Pale of Settlement.
Thanks. Have you read Solzhenitsyn’s 200 Years Together? He looked at Russian language sources wrt the pogroms. And about the allegations that Jews were regularly brutalized by Russians (you would think it was something they did for fun). Very interesting. It’s worth a look.
My understanding of the history is that the pogroms were by and large a Ukrainian thing--in a geographical sense. The 19th century witnessed a series of pogroms in Odessa--these were the largest and most famous pogroms. Odessa at the time had a very large Greek population, and Jews and Greeks were rivals in business. The Greeks were heavily involved in the pogroms, even leading them. Ukrainians were also very much involved as well as Russians--although the distinction among Ukrainians and Russians, especially in Odessa, wasn't so clear.
Wiki lists the causes for the very violent 1905 pogrom:
"The combination of economic downturn, Jewish backing of Japan in the war against Russia, Jewish support for the October Manifesto, and the June 1905 massacre, all contributed to great tension between Gentiles and the Jewish community in Odessa in 1905."
While Jewish emigration to America from formerly Polish territory--along with Poles from the same areas--had been ongoing in the late 19th century, the 1905 Odessa pogrom precipitated a large emigration of Jews from Odessa.
This is part of the irony--I can't think of a better word--of Jews enthusiastically supporting Ukraine and even financing and arming Ukro-Nazi groups. Virtually all of the Ukrainian oligarchs who have backed Ukraine in its war on Russia are Jewish.
NYU has issued new rules declaring the use of the term Zionist a "code word" which could constitute hate speech
Which means NYU has made a protected group out of the apartheidist billionaires who dominate its administration and the genocidal military that occupies Palestine
You raise an interesting question about human nature. How many ethnic or religious groups, given a societal advantage because of their race and/or religion would not take advantage of it? Especially when it comes to justifying their actions collectively or individually?
Good analysis as ever. All world wars are different and this century's latest installment is less gung-ho than the previous two installments.
The key word is escalation. If Russia or Iran take the bait, then the empire has a limited chance of hanging on to its hegemony for a few more decades. However, time is the greatest threat to the empire, a weapon western empires have never been able to master.
The empire is obsessed with time and money, so the longer Russia and Iran hold out, the more desperate and clueless the empire becomes.
Your last couple of posts have been really insightful, Mark, and I think very persuasive. I've always thought that the timing of Oct 7 was significant. I watched us & the Brits systematically remove our stockpiles from every base we have in the ME. The military cargo planes would go back & forth between a base & either Poland or the UK for a couple of weeks, then move on to the next one. Then, we supposedly raided our extra stock in Israel, too. Add on top of that the unrest in Israel at that time over Netty's supposed judicial changes. Massive protests - with IDF reservists refusing to report for duty. If I saw/figured that out, imagine the intelligence the resistance obtained. The Empire & its cronies were busy with their war on Russia, so what better time to strike (add in our weak, feckless leadership). I'd imagine the resistance began to set itself up with training, supply chains for weapons, funding & logistics, etc., at least 20 years ago and was waiting for the right time to take action. Plus, I've always maintained that our lousy withdrawal from Afghanistan wasn't so much this admin's incompetence as a rush to get out and get their war on Russia started since they had to sit out 4 years while Trump was prez.
My gut feeling is the rushed withdrawal was more of anything Trump supports, we will do the opposite because we are super duper credentialed and smart.
Amazing how much military equipment uk has sent to Ukraine.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-147955395
I’ll disagree with many of the authors other posts, as shown by this sentence:
“It must not be forgotten either that the deranged “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory”
From:
https://www.kitklarenberg.com/p/zionist-forces-behind-british-race?
Observations / comments:
Great replacement theory is reality as a way to get the right type of voters and change societies. I view it as suicide, but the elites in many countries disagree.
The Ukraine Russia invasion grand gesture was based on the delusion if you invade actual Russia territory it will show Putin is weak, and force him force him to negotiate. Along with seizing a nuclear power plant will enable blackmail of Russia. So British, which explains the massive British support.
The Eu is terrified of not controlling information through censorship and losing control of their citizens. Hence the arrest of the Telegram guy, and the threats to Musk.
The uk has allowed residence to many Islamist radicals, my guess as a way to cozy up to gulf states.
Uk is still playing great power games in the Middle East.
Uk is ignoring crimes by “Asians” such as grooming gangs. Asians translates as Pakistanis.
Uk is doing Jan 6 type punishments to those protesting in person or online against immigration. 18 months in prison for a comment on Allah? I wonder if there are other Jan 6th similarities such as police infiltration and outside agitators and provocateurs?
Israel has huge support / control in the U.S. government. Anti Semitism accusations have been weaponized.
Israel’s leadership I don’t know. Allistair crooks article if correct is terrifying.
Houthanis are winning in their economic blockade of Israel.
Israel’s economy is hemorrhaging.
Seems to be in a no win situation for Israel right now.
Both Hamas and Israel lie.
About lying: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240205-retired-us-army-colonel-says-israelis-are-patent-liars/
Excellent stuff. Interested in your views (or anyone’s) on the Jewish hate for Russia. The pogrom idea may have a few holes in it. Is it because Stalin threw them out of leadership? (Trotsky, Kamenev, Zinoviev and how many thousands of others, including the NKVD and Gulag administrations).
There are all sorts of historical reasons, beginning with the establishment of the Jewish Pale or Pale of Settlement:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_of_Settlement
This restricted Jewish residence in the Russian Empire to areas that, basically, had been taken from Poland in the 18th century during the Russian/Prussian/Austrian partition of Poland. Those areas of Poland had the highest concentration of Jewish population, then and up to WW2, in all of Europe (barring a few locales like Budapest). This policy prevented--or was supposed to prevent--Jewish emigration to the major Russian metropolitan, although many cities in west and south Ukraine (which had been part of Poland) were open to Jews.
The most proximate reason was restriction of Jewish emigration:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Russia#1967%E2%80%931985
You will find that many Neocons trace their ancestry to Ukraine and areas that were part of Poland--Blinken, Nuland, etc. IOW, their ancestors came from the Pale of Settlement.
Thanks. Have you read Solzhenitsyn’s 200 Years Together? He looked at Russian language sources wrt the pogroms. And about the allegations that Jews were regularly brutalized by Russians (you would think it was something they did for fun). Very interesting. It’s worth a look.
My understanding of the history is that the pogroms were by and large a Ukrainian thing--in a geographical sense. The 19th century witnessed a series of pogroms in Odessa--these were the largest and most famous pogroms. Odessa at the time had a very large Greek population, and Jews and Greeks were rivals in business. The Greeks were heavily involved in the pogroms, even leading them. Ukrainians were also very much involved as well as Russians--although the distinction among Ukrainians and Russians, especially in Odessa, wasn't so clear.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odessa_pogroms
Wiki lists the causes for the very violent 1905 pogrom:
"The combination of economic downturn, Jewish backing of Japan in the war against Russia, Jewish support for the October Manifesto, and the June 1905 massacre, all contributed to great tension between Gentiles and the Jewish community in Odessa in 1905."
While Jewish emigration to America from formerly Polish territory--along with Poles from the same areas--had been ongoing in the late 19th century, the 1905 Odessa pogrom precipitated a large emigration of Jews from Odessa.
This is part of the irony--I can't think of a better word--of Jews enthusiastically supporting Ukraine and even financing and arming Ukro-Nazi groups. Virtually all of the Ukrainian oligarchs who have backed Ukraine in its war on Russia are Jewish.
Max Blumenthal @MaxBlumenthal
NYU has issued new rules declaring the use of the term Zionist a "code word" which could constitute hate speech
Which means NYU has made a protected group out of the apartheidist billionaires who dominate its administration and the genocidal military that occupies Palestine
2:52 PM · Aug 24, 2024·
There's a lot of "narrative" involved. Or perhaps "mythology" would be the right word.
You raise an interesting question about human nature. How many ethnic or religious groups, given a societal advantage because of their race and/or religion would not take advantage of it? Especially when it comes to justifying their actions collectively or individually?
Good analysis as ever. All world wars are different and this century's latest installment is less gung-ho than the previous two installments.
The key word is escalation. If Russia or Iran take the bait, then the empire has a limited chance of hanging on to its hegemony for a few more decades. However, time is the greatest threat to the empire, a weapon western empires have never been able to master.
The empire is obsessed with time and money, so the longer Russia and Iran hold out, the more desperate and clueless the empire becomes.
Your last couple of posts have been really insightful, Mark, and I think very persuasive. I've always thought that the timing of Oct 7 was significant. I watched us & the Brits systematically remove our stockpiles from every base we have in the ME. The military cargo planes would go back & forth between a base & either Poland or the UK for a couple of weeks, then move on to the next one. Then, we supposedly raided our extra stock in Israel, too. Add on top of that the unrest in Israel at that time over Netty's supposed judicial changes. Massive protests - with IDF reservists refusing to report for duty. If I saw/figured that out, imagine the intelligence the resistance obtained. The Empire & its cronies were busy with their war on Russia, so what better time to strike (add in our weak, feckless leadership). I'd imagine the resistance began to set itself up with training, supply chains for weapons, funding & logistics, etc., at least 20 years ago and was waiting for the right time to take action. Plus, I've always maintained that our lousy withdrawal from Afghanistan wasn't so much this admin's incompetence as a rush to get out and get their war on Russia started since they had to sit out 4 years while Trump was prez.
Thanks. I agree that the Afghan withdrawal was to clear the decks for bigger projects.
My gut feeling is the rushed withdrawal was more of anything Trump supports, we will do the opposite because we are super duper credentialed and smart.
As RFK put it, “who needs policies if you have Trump?”
Probably a little bit of that too- these folks aren’t the sharpest knives in the drawer, despite what they think!
Seconded