Watching a meeting between Trump and Putin would be like watching a teacher quizzing his most hopeless pupil. However, Trump will probably be fine if he lets Putin do most of the talking.
Trump stands in real danger of behaving in pigheaded fashion in Ukraine and sparking a wider confrontation with Russia. The recruitment of warhawks to his staff is a very bad sign.
Let's hope cooler heads prevail. This myth of American exceptionalism leads to nothing but mayhem and murder, followed by rampant political instability.
The Putin-Trump summit article is good. Thanks for the heads up.
Seems to me that Russia's position is clear and the US has yet to acknowledge it in the slightest and the appointment of Kellogg as Envoy doesn't look promising.
But Ukraine is not really about Ukraine. It's about whether or not the West can continue to rule by financial hegemony backed by military muscle. Even if that is still possible, it almost certainly isn't for long. The rise of Asia, and also Eurasia now including India, Persia and Russia is inevitable, indeed already long underway; the only way it can reasonably be stopped is with unreasonable nuclear devastation, aka the insanity of MAD.
So: can the West, led by Trump, come to an acceptable accommodation with this emerging Eurasian civilizational bloc? He will not say so now, prior to negotiating but he has dropped some hints that he is aware of this. First, he has several times mentioned how the status of the dollar is on the brink of failure. Second, his recent jokes about Canada as the 51st state. The first indicates that he is aware of America's increasing fragility due to geopolitical developments which accelerated after he left office under a cloud. The second hints that the future geopolitical configuration accommodating the proposed 'multipolarity' will feature both North and South America as a natural civilizational bloc.
Trump embraces an 'America First' policy which he has described not as being that America has to be the only Top Dog in the world - which seems to have been Biden's understanding - but that the American government is there first of all to serve the best interests of the American people. Yes, this might involve military adventurism, but basically it involves vibrant trade, industry, employment and, as he has often recently emphasized, Peace. How can Trump effect peace with Russia in a way that doesn't get him assassinated or impeached in the US, for his biggest enemies are all around the White House, not in the Kremlin.
A grand bargain is needed, one which will require the Israel question to be resolved so that the neocons embedded in all Western governments cease their restless, unending push to inflame the region and related power so that they can get their way. If Israel can be settled, then domestic US policies can include long overdue reform and then America has a shot at joining the multipolar world as a leading civilization state but no longer a hegemon.
Hard to see any other successful path, but also hard to see how something like could transpire. This year is/was, until February 28, a Dragon Year, very powerful changes. Next year is a Snake Year when skins get shed.
Americans, in particular, and the West in general are a collective Ship of Fools sailing toward fascism.
Financialization on steroids!
Trump's Bitcoin will put the nail in the coffin for the greatest transfer of wealth from the 99percent to the 1percent Billionaire Class and give the Globalists totalitarian control over Americans spending.
"Look Donald, Russia has been weakened. They are pulling out of Syria. They are abandoning Iran. Our Israeli friends are carving up the entire Mideast like a Turkey (sic).
We told you Putin is bluffing. You have all the cards. We are the Champions, sing along."
First time reader; great update.
Trump stands in real danger of behaving in pigheaded fashion in Ukraine and sparking a wider confrontation with Russia. The recruitment of warhawks to his staff is a very bad sign.
Let's hope cooler heads prevail. This myth of American exceptionalism leads to nothing but mayhem and murder, followed by rampant political instability.
The Putin-Trump summit article is good. Thanks for the heads up.
Seems to me that Russia's position is clear and the US has yet to acknowledge it in the slightest and the appointment of Kellogg as Envoy doesn't look promising.
But Ukraine is not really about Ukraine. It's about whether or not the West can continue to rule by financial hegemony backed by military muscle. Even if that is still possible, it almost certainly isn't for long. The rise of Asia, and also Eurasia now including India, Persia and Russia is inevitable, indeed already long underway; the only way it can reasonably be stopped is with unreasonable nuclear devastation, aka the insanity of MAD.
So: can the West, led by Trump, come to an acceptable accommodation with this emerging Eurasian civilizational bloc? He will not say so now, prior to negotiating but he has dropped some hints that he is aware of this. First, he has several times mentioned how the status of the dollar is on the brink of failure. Second, his recent jokes about Canada as the 51st state. The first indicates that he is aware of America's increasing fragility due to geopolitical developments which accelerated after he left office under a cloud. The second hints that the future geopolitical configuration accommodating the proposed 'multipolarity' will feature both North and South America as a natural civilizational bloc.
Trump embraces an 'America First' policy which he has described not as being that America has to be the only Top Dog in the world - which seems to have been Biden's understanding - but that the American government is there first of all to serve the best interests of the American people. Yes, this might involve military adventurism, but basically it involves vibrant trade, industry, employment and, as he has often recently emphasized, Peace. How can Trump effect peace with Russia in a way that doesn't get him assassinated or impeached in the US, for his biggest enemies are all around the White House, not in the Kremlin.
A grand bargain is needed, one which will require the Israel question to be resolved so that the neocons embedded in all Western governments cease their restless, unending push to inflame the region and related power so that they can get their way. If Israel can be settled, then domestic US policies can include long overdue reform and then America has a shot at joining the multipolar world as a leading civilization state but no longer a hegemon.
Hard to see any other successful path, but also hard to see how something like could transpire. This year is/was, until February 28, a Dragon Year, very powerful changes. Next year is a Snake Year when skins get shed.
Interesting times...
Will America join the Human race, the BRICs, or act like the Militarist Dumb Giant for the Royal Billionaire Class?
Donald Trump, the leader of the 'Free World', is a Babble-onian with deep pockets.
Americans, in particular, and the West in general are a collective Ship of Fools sailing toward fascism.
Financialization on steroids!
Trump's Bitcoin will put the nail in the coffin for the greatest transfer of wealth from the 99percent to the 1percent Billionaire Class and give the Globalists totalitarian control over Americans spending.
They can RUN but they can’t HIDE!
Satan is going DOWN!
Donald Trump is an apostate as much as the Roman Pope.
Donald Trump is clueless!
His CIA 'advisors' are likely telling him:
"Look Donald, Russia has been weakened. They are pulling out of Syria. They are abandoning Iran. Our Israeli friends are carving up the entire Mideast like a Turkey (sic).
We told you Putin is bluffing. You have all the cards. We are the Champions, sing along."