Comments by "Alexander Philip" (@alexanderphilip1809) on "Why Russia wants to restore the Soviet borders" video.

  1. Britian doesn't need the empire to maintain its national integrity and its sovereignty. Unlike Russia.
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  2. Why ? Because of "people" and their "voice" ? Come on. most people are less than capable of understanding the reality of their own Nations and are more often than not blinded by their own pet ideological delusions to even care.
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  3. Israel is fighting for a Jewish state. Plus unlike Ukraine there was no "sovereign Palestinian state" to invade. Also Ukraine has some of the best land in the Steppe. Israelis literally ploughed the desert to develop their agriculture, don't think the Palestinians have the technological, human or material capital or organizationl efficacy to do 1/10tg of what the Jewish state has been able to achieve.
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  4. That's where you are wrong Russians have been taught by history that their security depends on their actions,that means not being dependent on the decisions of their adversaries. This was true when they faced down the Ottomans, Central Asians, Japanese, Polish and Lithuanians, the Swedes and the Germans oh not to mention the French. you are looking at the present as if reality has somehow been suspended. Just because there are no interested parties now for Russian Territories now doesn't mean there won't be in the future, considering climate change and the rich energy reserves of Russian hinterland. Past shows what could wrong failing to learn from it is a clear and present mistake. That being said Russian demography is already really bad, so painful demise is obvious, question is do they want be able to defend their territory or be morally superior and civilized and sacrifice their future.
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  5.  @Anomize23  Nato was formed to justify the disarmament of Germany and provide a security blanket for Europe from USSR.
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  6. Peter zeihan and Tim Marshall would agree
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  7. Short answer - future proofing.
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