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Seems right out of Foundations of Geopolitics [1]. > Russia should use its special services within the borders of the United States to fuel instability and sep

by nthitz 9y ago

Seems right out of Foundations of Geopolitics [1]. > Russia should use its special services within the borders of the United States to fuel instability and separatism, for instance, provoke "Afro-American racists". Russia should "introduce geopolitical disorder into internal American activity, encouraging all kinds of separatism and ethnic, social and racial conflicts, actively supporting all dissident movements – extremist, racist, and sectarian groups, thus destabilizing internal political processes in the U.S. It would also make sense simultaneously to support isolationist tendencies in American politics." [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics

j1vms 9y ago
> use its special services within the borders of the United States to fuel instability and separatism... And therein lies the sad reality for us all. Given how brilliant Russians truly are, had they directed their tremendous cultural wealth instead toward stabilizing and strengthening this world, perhaps they would have already achieved their goals of leading it long ago. Of course, that might entail in some ways to not follow in the footsteps of its current leaders.
- anuragojha 9y ago
  > had(Russian) they directed their tremendous cultural wealth instead toward stabilizing and strengthening this world, perhaps they would have already achieved their goals of leading it long ago. Do you have any examples from the current roster of leading nations that have used their resources to contribute to stability of the world? The sad reality is USA does all it can to retain power. All other are trying everything they can to obtain it.
  - nasredin 9y ago
    Somebody has to be on top. Would you rather have: USA Russia China ...be the top dog? It is not perfect but USA being the lone superpower is probably the best choice.
0xbear 9y ago
That’s where identity politics US politicians have been carefully cultivating for decades will bite them square in the ass.
thedevil 9y ago
Somewhat tangential, but does anyone know why Russia likes the word "geopolitics" so much? Does it mirror a Russian word with a similar meaning? In my experience, it's used so much by Russian propaganda sources and so rarely elsewhere that it serves as a good fingerprint of the Kremlin's influence. If someone uses it, I know there's a good chance that either they're Russian (and read Russian news) or that they read/watch RT.
- dgudkov 9y ago
  The interest in geopolitics is deeply imprinted in the Russian mindset from the Soviet era. Since the dawn of the USSR the Communists always thought in terms of geopolitics and influence expansion. It constantly translated through the state propaganda to the masses. Therefore, an average Soviet person would be more interested in the progress on "helping our friends / fighting our enemies abroad" rather than in having good schools and roads in his/her local community. The vast majority of the country were in ruins yet its people were immensely proud of advances in Korea/Afghanistan/Vietnam/Egypt and whatever other warzone the USSR was involved at that time. This mindset has successfully survived the collapse of the USSR and is now widespread in Putin's Russia. Only this time it's about Georgia/Ukraine/Syria as warzones in a traditional sense, and US/Europe as cyber-warzones.
  - thriftwy 9y ago
    > The vast majority of the country were in ruins The vast majority of USSR were in ruins? Reality check hello? I see you here from time to time, every one of them political load >> facts. That makes you a Soviet person like the one you describe.
    - nasredin 9y ago
      > The vast majority of the country were in ruins He's talking about WWII, probably the single biggest even to shape Soviet/Russian worldview.
      - thriftwy 9y ago
kiernanmcgowan 9y ago
Other eery points: The United Kingdom should be cut off from Europe. Ukraine should be annexed by Russia. Russia needs to create "geopolitical shocks" within Turkey. These can be achieved by employing Kurds, Armenians and other minorities.

by nthitz 9y ago

j1vms 9y ago

> use its special services within the borders of the United States to fuel instability and separatism... And therein lies the sad reality for us all. Given how brilliant Russians truly are, had they directed their tremendous cultural wealth instead toward stabilizing and strengthening this world, perhaps they would have already achieved their goals of leading it long ago. Of course, that might entail in some ways to not follow in the footsteps of its current leaders.

anuragojha 9y ago
> had(Russian) they directed their tremendous cultural wealth instead toward stabilizing and strengthening this world, perhaps they would have already achieved their goals of leading it long ago. Do you have any examples from the current roster of leading nations that have used their resources to contribute to stability of the world? The sad reality is USA does all it can to retain power. All other are trying everything they can to obtain it.
- nasredin 9y ago
  Somebody has to be on top. Would you rather have: USA Russia China ...be the top dog? It is not perfect but USA being the lone superpower is probably the best choice.

0xbear 9y ago

That’s where identity politics US politicians have been carefully cultivating for decades will bite them square in the ass.

thedevil 9y ago

Somewhat tangential, but does anyone know why Russia likes the word "geopolitics" so much? Does it mirror a Russian word with a similar meaning? In my experience, it's used so much by Russian propaganda sources and so rarely elsewhere that it serves as a good fingerprint of the Kremlin's influence. If someone uses it, I know there's a good chance that either they're Russian (and read Russian news) or that they read/watch RT.

dgudkov 9y ago
The interest in geopolitics is deeply imprinted in the Russian mindset from the Soviet era. Since the dawn of the USSR the Communists always thought in terms of geopolitics and influence expansion. It constantly translated through the state propaganda to the masses. Therefore, an average Soviet person would be more interested in the progress on "helping our friends / fighting our enemies abroad" rather than in having good schools and roads in his/her local community. The vast majority of the country were in ruins yet its people were immensely proud of advances in Korea/Afghanistan/Vietnam/Egypt and whatever other warzone the USSR was involved at that time. This mindset has successfully survived the collapse of the USSR and is now widespread in Putin's Russia. Only this time it's about Georgia/Ukraine/Syria as warzones in a traditional sense, and US/Europe as cyber-warzones.
- thriftwy 9y ago
  > The vast majority of the country were in ruins The vast majority of USSR were in ruins? Reality check hello? I see you here from time to time, every one of them political load >> facts. That makes you a Soviet person like the one you describe.
  - nasredin 9y ago
    > The vast majority of the country were in ruins He's talking about WWII, probably the single biggest even to shape Soviet/Russian worldview.
    - thriftwy 9y ago

kiernanmcgowan 9y ago

Other eery points: The United Kingdom should be cut off from Europe. Ukraine should be annexed by Russia. Russia needs to create "geopolitical shocks" within Turkey. These can be achieved by employing Kurds, Armenians and other minorities.