Weirdly, against expectations, today is a bit of a slow news day. Thanks for reading Meaning In History! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Putin gave his much anticipated speech to the Russian Federal Assembly, but there were no big announcements, no big revelations. Putin did take the opportunity to remind the collective West of why they hate him so much:
If you get a chance, listen to a clip from Putin's speech and compare it to Zhou's speech. You don't need to understand Russian to see the striking contrast--the calm, confident, delivery. No stumbling. No lapses into anger, etc. No name calling.
Vladimir V. Putin is obviously a rational, disciplined man. Josef R. Stolen is obviously an empty suit, a puppet like "Z" and the insane clown Polish powers that be.
To call this schtick tired is an understatement. Alex Christoforou calls Zhou “Greece’s favorite son” because he once told some Greek clergy to call him “Joe Bidenopoulos” for the same reason.
To hear him tell it there’s nothing he hasn’t done, astronaut, MD, college professor, truck driver, used car salesman, civil rights warrior, Jewish scholar, jujitsu instructor, coal miner, steel worker, longshoremen and the list goes on depending on where he is and who he’s talking too.
With all of these endless accomplishments, it’s a wonder that he had enough time to get in all that graft and corruption. Busy guy.
Oh, and I nearly forgot, fearless world leader who laughs in the face of death and strolls casually about while the air raid sirens are blaring and scaring mere mortals away. What a buffoon and a national embarrassment this guy is, and his handlers have got to be even dimmer than he is to think that anyone with a functioning brain believes any of this crap.
It’s still there somewhere, under the surface, if only in the memories of real patriots. They need to hurry up with the development of the ability to reprogram brain cells!
You've indicated in the past your willingness and commitment to fight for this country. As did I. And, like you, I see the country of my pledge to be only historical now: it's changed but not totally forgotten nor totally gone.
Maybe I'm clinging to an ill-founded hope, I can't say. I do know my family, from my Grandfather who immigrated from Norway in the 1910's through myself, fought, worked and died for that country. The one where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution declared God given citizens rights unalienable. Those rights have been attacked and in many cases taken; but those rights are inalienable.
It's the rulers that have failed us: not the Founding Tenants of this country. I'll add I do not know how -let alone if it possible- to return to the Constitutional government my family, and I suspect yours, fought and died to preserve. But, sir, I retain Hope. And I'll admit, it is not in man and our US Gov't: but in God and just perhaps, He'll see fit to let this land return to an "honoring of Him country" again. Blessings Mr. Perle, (WRH)
"US ambassadors should represent America, not serve the interests of the country to which they are assigned."
Not so very long ago, I read an anecdote about George Shultz, IIRC, from when he was US Secretary of State. He would invite newly-appointed US ambassadors to his office. Spinning the globe that sat on his desk, he would ask the new ambassador to point to his country. Typically the new ambassador would point to Japan, or Argentina, or wherever. Shultz would say, "No, YOUR country is the United States of America. Don't ever forget that."
Nothing rational here - there is that old joke going like "The problem with the Polish is that they hate Russia more than they love Poland". Very true.
Recently in one of Mark's refenced presentations the discussion of long-term, deep resentment of past wrongs were suggested as underlying motivators for the insanities on display. Nuland and her ilk's resentments of past decades -if not centuries- Poland and a large chunk of Western Ukraine being 'theirs' previously etc.. Biden et al (Neocons and others aligned in that globalist ideology) are clearly in a weak position, while not acting as if such isn't the truth, are being seen as opportunities for retribution I think. Biden may be an idiot, but the full-force of the United States is the biggest-bully on the block, so to speak, putting some value into his stupidity. If nothing else, he's seen as a useful idiot with tons of past-power to be taken advantage of. As always, my opinions and speculative. What I'll stand firm in is that whatever the motivations may be, the prospective risk of outcome is enormously deadly. Not just a raw deal or bad feeling but with hundreds of thousands dead in this past year of violence, many millions displaced, freezing/dying 'USA Supporters' (Germany in particular) and the upcoming, -next Combat-Boot to drop- of world-wide starvation waiting the larger prospect of a nuclear exchange appears just to be another consequence of "gettin' rid of that imperialistic Russia".
Poland's determination to be accepted by the West at Poland's valuation of its cultural worth--which will never be shared by the collective West, no matter how unfair that attitude may be--is at the root of their problem. Putin would accept Poland on more equal terms. He reached out to Poland repeatedly.
A bit different Miss Anna, but kinda the same thing the US is doing. Only we're using Ukrainian lives in our proxy war. At least Poland, while using Ukraine as an excuse, is fighting with it's own lives. Neither US or Poland should be doing this - but then again the whole mess traces back to some Globalist ideology playing god.
Is it not striking that the Russian president (the 'evil' Putin) is citing anti-God behavior and beliefs of the west in all this? Ceding the Moral High Ground, such as the US (and apparently much of NATO, etc.) has done, is really a bad look... particularly said high-ground justified the US involvement in the World Wars/world affairs in the past. Upside-down crazy stuff! Best wishes Anna! (WRH)
Winston Churchill got at least one thing right when he called Poland the "hyena of Europe" - not much changed in that regard.
And that is why Poland is nick named "The Hyenas of Europe".
If you get a chance, listen to a clip from Putin's speech and compare it to Zhou's speech. You don't need to understand Russian to see the striking contrast--the calm, confident, delivery. No stumbling. No lapses into anger, etc. No name calling.
No dementia, no ventriloquism.
Vladimir V. Putin is obviously a rational, disciplined man. Josef R. Stolen is obviously an empty suit, a puppet like "Z" and the insane clown Polish powers that be.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/02/biden-tells-polish-president-he-wanted-to-be-called-bidenski-because-he-grew-up-surrounded-by-polish-immigrants-video/
To call this schtick tired is an understatement. Alex Christoforou calls Zhou “Greece’s favorite son” because he once told some Greek clergy to call him “Joe Bidenopoulos” for the same reason.
LOL. A man for all seasons, all places, all cultures, all malapropisms, all scams!
Buttinsky? Fits, in a way.
Perfect!
This guy never quits with the lying!!
To hear him tell it there’s nothing he hasn’t done, astronaut, MD, college professor, truck driver, used car salesman, civil rights warrior, Jewish scholar, jujitsu instructor, coal miner, steel worker, longshoremen and the list goes on depending on where he is and who he’s talking too.
With all of these endless accomplishments, it’s a wonder that he had enough time to get in all that graft and corruption. Busy guy.
Oh, and I nearly forgot, fearless world leader who laughs in the face of death and strolls casually about while the air raid sirens are blaring and scaring mere mortals away. What a buffoon and a national embarrassment this guy is, and his handlers have got to be even dimmer than he is to think that anyone with a functioning brain believes any of this crap.
I am not unpatriotic. The country I pledged allegiance to no longer exists.
It’s still there somewhere, under the surface, if only in the memories of real patriots. They need to hurry up with the development of the ability to reprogram brain cells!
G' afternoon perle,
You've indicated in the past your willingness and commitment to fight for this country. As did I. And, like you, I see the country of my pledge to be only historical now: it's changed but not totally forgotten nor totally gone.
Maybe I'm clinging to an ill-founded hope, I can't say. I do know my family, from my Grandfather who immigrated from Norway in the 1910's through myself, fought, worked and died for that country. The one where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution declared God given citizens rights unalienable. Those rights have been attacked and in many cases taken; but those rights are inalienable.
It's the rulers that have failed us: not the Founding Tenants of this country. I'll add I do not know how -let alone if it possible- to return to the Constitutional government my family, and I suspect yours, fought and died to preserve. But, sir, I retain Hope. And I'll admit, it is not in man and our US Gov't: but in God and just perhaps, He'll see fit to let this land return to an "honoring of Him country" again. Blessings Mr. Perle, (WRH)
It’s far from over.
With apologies to Country Joe McDonald -
One, two, three, four
What are we fightin for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn
Next stop is Bidenstan
"US ambassadors should represent America, not serve the interests of the country to which they are assigned."
Not so very long ago, I read an anecdote about George Shultz, IIRC, from when he was US Secretary of State. He would invite newly-appointed US ambassadors to his office. Spinning the globe that sat on his desk, he would ask the new ambassador to point to his country. Typically the new ambassador would point to Japan, or Argentina, or wherever. Shultz would say, "No, YOUR country is the United States of America. Don't ever forget that."
Nothing rational here - there is that old joke going like "The problem with the Polish is that they hate Russia more than they love Poland". Very true.
G'Day Pete (and all of Mark's readers!)
Recently in one of Mark's refenced presentations the discussion of long-term, deep resentment of past wrongs were suggested as underlying motivators for the insanities on display. Nuland and her ilk's resentments of past decades -if not centuries- Poland and a large chunk of Western Ukraine being 'theirs' previously etc.. Biden et al (Neocons and others aligned in that globalist ideology) are clearly in a weak position, while not acting as if such isn't the truth, are being seen as opportunities for retribution I think. Biden may be an idiot, but the full-force of the United States is the biggest-bully on the block, so to speak, putting some value into his stupidity. If nothing else, he's seen as a useful idiot with tons of past-power to be taken advantage of. As always, my opinions and speculative. What I'll stand firm in is that whatever the motivations may be, the prospective risk of outcome is enormously deadly. Not just a raw deal or bad feeling but with hundreds of thousands dead in this past year of violence, many millions displaced, freezing/dying 'USA Supporters' (Germany in particular) and the upcoming, -next Combat-Boot to drop- of world-wide starvation waiting the larger prospect of a nuclear exchange appears just to be another consequence of "gettin' rid of that imperialistic Russia".
Funny, when seeing the West press NATO into Russia's face (see Brian Berletic's video Mark linked to yesterday I believe: https://substack.com/redirect/1a64ea8e-2ab6-4b31-9d38-180270db5ee2?j=eyJ1IjoicmFzdGYifQ.7mQIf13ADrg-spccVPpzhueblteWjHDr_M7hz7LE2F0 ) going back into the 1990's + to include Georgia through the 2014 Obama coup de etat, it appears the imperialism is being practiced by said west... As always, I appreciate your take on all this, Pete. Thanks! (WRH)
Poland is at war on the culture front.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/eus-rule-law-dispute-poland-has-been-taken-notch
Poland's determination to be accepted by the West at Poland's valuation of its cultural worth--which will never be shared by the collective West, no matter how unfair that attitude may be--is at the root of their problem. Putin would accept Poland on more equal terms. He reached out to Poland repeatedly.
A bit different Miss Anna, but kinda the same thing the US is doing. Only we're using Ukrainian lives in our proxy war. At least Poland, while using Ukraine as an excuse, is fighting with it's own lives. Neither US or Poland should be doing this - but then again the whole mess traces back to some Globalist ideology playing god.
Is it not striking that the Russian president (the 'evil' Putin) is citing anti-God behavior and beliefs of the west in all this? Ceding the Moral High Ground, such as the US (and apparently much of NATO, etc.) has done, is really a bad look... particularly said high-ground justified the US involvement in the World Wars/world affairs in the past. Upside-down crazy stuff! Best wishes Anna! (WRH)