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You have it backwards. It does not matter what regime russia has, it has the same imperialist mentality that wants to conquer neighboring countries and destabil

You have it backwards. It does not matter what regime russia has, it has the same imperialist mentality that wants to conquer neighboring countries and destabilize international relations. Trying to pin international relationship destabilization to capitalism while actually it is being done by russia being greedy is the real lack of education or maybe even malice.

medo-bear 3y ago
Wars for resources were happening long before Russia invaded Ukraine. What changed is that the US stopped being the only one doing it and Russia joined the party. Russia is a big problem for the US because it is very resource rich, and worse, it is resource rich at a time when other countries' resources are being depleted. It is also a big problem because there is a real risk that global warming will benefit Russia greatly. The big problem for the worlds' population is that in order to return the US as the only policeman in the world (ie only imperialist power) cannot happen without a nuclear war and people need to realize that there are plenty of cowboys who will risk such a scenario. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American...
- jnsaff2 3y ago
  > Wars for resources were happening long before Russia invaded Ukraine. What changed is that the US stopped being the only one doing it and Russia joined the party. So russia invaded Ukraine for resources? > Russia is a big problem for the US because it is very resource rich So russia needed to invade Ukraine why again? If it has all the resources. > global warming will benefit Russia greatly. I think this is a really simplistic and shortsighted view. The extremes will get worse and ecosystems that feed the people will collapse.
  - medo-bear 3y ago
    The US really messed up in Ukraine. They tried to sneak Ukraine into NATO which means granting US military access to Ukrainian territory. Only an idiot could have thought that this would go without a military answer from Russia. In fact, the US strategists probably predicted that Russia would react militarily. However, they probably didn't think that Russia would be so determined. Now the real problem is if Ukraine surrenders and accepts Russia's terms of strict military neutrality this would be devastating to the US global stature and the US powers will do everything to try to stop it including dragging the rest of Europe to war. That is my fear.
    - jnsaff2 3y ago
      US was not in Ukraine. Ukraine was not in NATO is not in NATO. Ukrainian people had finally had enough of the russian puppet yanukovich and kicked him out. russia then used green men and later official army to illegaly invade Ukraine. Also the afraid of NATO story is complete bunk as Finland has now joined NATO without any objections from russia DOUBLING the russia NATO border. russia was aggressive during czarist times, russia was aggressive during soviet times, russia is aggressive now. Trying to blame any of it to others is just dumb and evil.
      - medo-bear 3y ago
        Actually Russia and Ukraine were about to sign a peace deal in exchange for neutrality in April 2022. This was torpedoed by the UK and the US. Similar thing happened in Bosnia in 1992. On 18 March 1992, all three sides signed the agreement; Alija Izetbegović for the Bosniaks, Radovan Karadžić for the Bosnian Serbs and Mate Boban for the Bosnian Croats. On 28 March 1992, after a meeting with US ambassador to Yugoslavia Warren Zimmermann in Sarajevo, Izetbegović withdrew his signature and declared his opposition to any division of Bosnia. — Carrington–Cutileiro plan [Wikipedia]
        mopsi 3y ago
        > Actually Russia and Ukraine were about to sign a peace deal in exchange for neutrality in April 2022. This was torpedoed by the UK and the US. That's a well-known lie. Why do you keep repeating it?
        medo-bear 3y ago
        It's not a lie, but I agree this fact should be reported more often in mass media. It is a significant revelation. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-775288 https://www.jpost.com/international/article-775288 > Why do you keep repeating it? I have no recollection of engaging in this topic previously, so I looked through your recent comments and see that you only engage in political threads (mainly Russia bashing), which is curious given that HN is a technical not a political forum. Are you a troll?

medo-bear 3y ago

Wars for resources were happening long before Russia invaded Ukraine. What changed is that the US stopped being the only one doing it and Russia joined the party. Russia is a big problem for the US because it is very resource rich, and worse, it is resource rich at a time when other countries' resources are being depleted. It is also a big problem because there is a real risk that global warming will benefit Russia greatly. The big problem for the worlds' population is that in order to return the US as the only policeman in the world (ie only imperialist power) cannot happen without a nuclear war and people need to realize that there are plenty of cowboys who will risk such a scenario. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American...

jnsaff2 3y ago
> Wars for resources were happening long before Russia invaded Ukraine. What changed is that the US stopped being the only one doing it and Russia joined the party. So russia invaded Ukraine for resources? > Russia is a big problem for the US because it is very resource rich So russia needed to invade Ukraine why again? If it has all the resources. > global warming will benefit Russia greatly. I think this is a really simplistic and shortsighted view. The extremes will get worse and ecosystems that feed the people will collapse.
- medo-bear 3y ago
  The US really messed up in Ukraine. They tried to sneak Ukraine into NATO which means granting US military access to Ukrainian territory. Only an idiot could have thought that this would go without a military answer from Russia. In fact, the US strategists probably predicted that Russia would react militarily. However, they probably didn't think that Russia would be so determined. Now the real problem is if Ukraine surrenders and accepts Russia's terms of strict military neutrality this would be devastating to the US global stature and the US powers will do everything to try to stop it including dragging the rest of Europe to war. That is my fear.
  - jnsaff2 3y ago
    US was not in Ukraine. Ukraine was not in NATO is not in NATO. Ukrainian people had finally had enough of the russian puppet yanukovich and kicked him out. russia then used green men and later official army to illegaly invade Ukraine. Also the afraid of NATO story is complete bunk as Finland has now joined NATO without any objections from russia DOUBLING the russia NATO border. russia was aggressive during czarist times, russia was aggressive during soviet times, russia is aggressive now. Trying to blame any of it to others is just dumb and evil.
    - medo-bear 3y ago
      Actually Russia and Ukraine were about to sign a peace deal in exchange for neutrality in April 2022. This was torpedoed by the UK and the US. Similar thing happened in Bosnia in 1992. On 18 March 1992, all three sides signed the agreement; Alija Izetbegović for the Bosniaks, Radovan Karadžić for the Bosnian Serbs and Mate Boban for the Bosnian Croats. On 28 March 1992, after a meeting with US ambassador to Yugoslavia Warren Zimmermann in Sarajevo, Izetbegović withdrew his signature and declared his opposition to any division of Bosnia. — Carrington–Cutileiro plan [Wikipedia]
      - mopsi 3y ago
        > Actually Russia and Ukraine were about to sign a peace deal in exchange for neutrality in April 2022. This was torpedoed by the UK and the US. That's a well-known lie. Why do you keep repeating it?
        medo-bear 3y ago
        It's not a lie, but I agree this fact should be reported more often in mass media. It is a significant revelation. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-775288 https://www.jpost.com/international/article-775288 > Why do you keep repeating it? I have no recollection of engaging in this topic previously, so I looked through your recent comments and see that you only engage in political threads (mainly Russia bashing), which is curious given that HN is a technical not a political forum. Are you a troll?