> Russia is paranoid about NATO expansion in the belief it faces an existential threat. No one cares that much about something as vague and unspecific. Even a

> Russia is paranoid about NATO expansion in the belief it faces an existential threat. No one cares that much about something as vague and unspecific. Even a mentally impaired child should recognize the background of NATO-Russia relationships, but this is hardly the core motive and reason behind what is happening right now. > The reality is that Russia is a has-been power, riven with oligarch corruption and a GDP the size of Italy. Russia’s biggest threat is itself and always has been. The reality is that you are parroting media, hence the whole "Italy GDP" meme, as if the price tag of Italian cheeses and fashion items has anything to do with anything. Why specifically Italy? Why specifically GDP and not GDP per capita or any other one of an endless list of economic metrics? What does this even have to do with anything? The answer is obviously that these are not even your thoughts and you are just parroting, but I don't understand why would anyone insult their own intelligence like that. One actually has to admire this zealous doublethink about oligarchs: - It all started with a typical projection: "we have issue with billionaires, means those guys have it even worse, duh" - Oligarchs were heavily sanctioned, which amounted for a wet fart, because it turned out that they aren't that powerful in Russia due to the same historic reason why elder Russians love (or at least tolerate) Putin: he brought them under the thumb of the state and made them pay taxes. - Keep insisting the same thing, while keeping in mind that it doesn't work - doublethink! This is pretty much the level of insight and idiocy surrounding any internet "expertise" on Russia in the western corner of the net. > scow. But in a fit of projection, Putin blames anyone except himself and his cronies for the state of Russia today. I’m not a Jungian, but this is classic scapegoating. Which is why supporting the Ukrainians is essential. Politruk, can you talk like a normal person? Why is it always weird slogans and manifestos?