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interesting reading on the invasion. in particular how political and military angles are at crossroads.
let's take some notes.
samf.substack.com/p/russias-plan…
interesting reading on the invasion. in particular how political and military angles are at crossroads.
let's take some notes.
samf.substack.com/p/russias-plan…
2/
socialists, always the same excuse
socialists, always the same excuse
3/
Ukraine is no stranger to counter-attacking. they've historically been informed by Soviet mil doctrine, also got the legs & intel to pull it off.
throwing all units in as the first-and-only-wave would've courted humiliating & stingy breaches of Russian's own territory.
Ukraine is no stranger to counter-attacking. they've historically been informed by Soviet mil doctrine, also got the legs & intel to pull it off.
throwing all units in as the first-and-only-wave would've courted humiliating & stingy breaches of Russian's own territory.
4/
gracefully understated
gracefully understated
5/
harsh, likely correct
harsh, likely correct
6/
a lesson in here for fellow dissidents here:
the cultural & organizational territory where the socialist/marxist/woke mob truddles is not under their control - as long as you are ready to re-claim it.
don't cede a subject just because the woke mob tramples over it.
a lesson in here for fellow dissidents here:
the cultural & organizational territory where the socialist/marxist/woke mob truddles is not under their control - as long as you are ready to re-claim it.
don't cede a subject just because the woke mob tramples over it.
7/
the propaganda effort around the events is absolutely massive, and also quite skillful
the propaganda effort around the events is absolutely massive, and also quite skillful
8/
broader angle:
thewestern elites won't let the crisis go to waste: "we tighten up the belt for Ukraine" to explain & handwave away the massive inflation & economic fuckups in the west.
broader angle:
thewestern elites won't let the crisis go to waste: "we tighten up the belt for Ukraine" to explain & handwave away the massive inflation & economic fuckups in the west.
9/
i didn't realize it was this bad
i didn't realize it was this bad
10/
👀
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11/
the whole invasion is only possible because USA, Russia and UK pressured Ukraine into disarming itself. "thanks, Bush & Clinton" - Putin, probably.
the whole invasion is only possible because USA, Russia and UK pressured Ukraine into disarming itself. "thanks, Bush & Clinton" - Putin, probably.
12/
side note: Mearsheimer was correct.
sadly now people are trying to twist his subsequent warnings into weird directions. here's the baseline. also note proper word choice: *aggression*.
side note: Mearsheimer was correct.
sadly now people are trying to twist his subsequent warnings into weird directions. here's the baseline. also note proper word choice: *aggression*.
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