irresistablejewel
The Russian Dude
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Comments by "irresistablejewel" (@irresistablejewel) on "TABLES TURNED: Russians ENTER AVDIIVKA. Ukraine SWITCHED TO “ACTIVE DEFENSE”. Belarus RECEIVED NUKES" video.
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@kimberlysheridan5530 Yes, but the UK is actually four countries and while Scotland has it's own: parliament (Holyrood); NHS; legal and electoral system; the UK parliament (Westminster), based in London, has additional powers and largely controls the UK finances.
In the UK referendum, regarding EU membership: Scotland voted to remain; the UK voted to leave; so Scotland left the EU.
When the UK was in the EU; the Tory government vetoed the 26 other countries, regarding EU bank reform; threatened another over a cap on banker's bonuses; then (after the EU referendum wanted a "good deal". This is the kind of lack of self-awareness commonly found in Westminster, but the referendum did show the Tory priority and that they didn't represent the UK voter (best of three?).
Since Scotland has: only 59/650 seats in Westminster; around 10% of the UK population, it's invariably one of two English political parties that form the UK government as that requires 326 seats (either outright, or in coalition), the Scottish seats seats rarely influence who governs.
The two main UK parties are "Labour" (originally formed by the trade unions to give workers political representation) and "Conservatives" (aka Tory) who traditionally represent: land owners; corporations and money interests. However that changed when Tony Blair created "New" Labour, which was (and is) a right-wing party: they sold off more infrastructure; took the UK to war (twice) and introduced tuition fees (they were more "anti-socialists"). While the SNP took 56/59 seats basically using old Labour (socialist) policies; there were now two right-wing parties in Westminster; workers lacked representation; a lot of Scots had nothing to vote for (it's an ideological split).
In the early 90's I lived and worked in Moscow; as one of two casino troubleshooters (out of the House of Unions); I previously worked in America; subsequently worked in China and darkest Africa; so while I only got snap-shots of different cultures and don't know how others think; things work differently and while I can only tell you a few things with confidence, "The Russia Dude" is a fraud; because he: doesn't think like Russians; exaggerates the accent and knows very little about Moscow and Russia.
If you want a glimpse of the Soviet "utopia"; type VDNK; or take a look at the Moscow Metro or Hotel Ukraine (where I ran into a rival group, of "businessmen" from Ukraine).
Ukraine was known as the breadbasket of the Soviet Union (USSR); it's also a Slavic country and uses a similar alphabet to Russia, so there are a lot of similarities, but on the matter of grain and beer; While Budweiser lifted the Pilsner process, from Czechoslovakia; America doesn't import grain from Ukraine; while this Ukrainian conflict isn't about Putin; I can assure you; this a Russian matter (regardless of who is President).
I'll skip the Bud-light issue; but Russia does not want: hedge-funds; casinos; LGBTQ and it has a soft currency. While the issue over Ukraine is more to do with American companies seizing control of Ukrainian agriculture (million of hectares of prime farmland); the "EU" gas pipeline and the prospect of NATO erecting further missile bases on the border; it's also to do with a cultural thing; don't break promises to Russians (better not to make any). So while the American corporate media give us there version of how things work in Russia, or the UK, it's often laughable. Poverty is becoming a real problem in the West; unions going on strike (no political representation) and with inflation leaving wages behind things could turn ugly.
I think what you'll find Russia has been mainly doing is destroying: what the foreign companies bought in Ukraine; the "lethal aid" (how twee) and anything that fires back. The corporate media keeps trying to justify sending billions to a corrupt country; using smear tactics and claiming the West is only here to help, I hope you understand why many civilians are becoming less charitable towards Ukraine (they need to eat; and heat their homes), but I believe the Senate lost their "investment" and while the media talks a lot about winning (and money); in Russia money doesn't mean that much and their intention seems to be that the foreign corporations (who muscled in) lose.
To "scotch" another few rumors: Russia doesn't fight 3 day wars; they are technologically driven (not money, or debt driven) and they are highly experienced in land warfare; you can ask Germany about that. Ukraine got a pretty good deal from USSR (imo); they were sovereign; independent; a democracy, but if they gave up neutrality then the alternative is war with Russia. It's not about land; it's not about marching on Paris; it's about who makes the law and lays it down (here that happens to be Russia).
Further "investment" from America is in starting a world war; the Russian Dude is simply selling hate and there is no left, left in America (it's all about money, not people).
Hope I didn't bore you; but I had some time on my hands; while if you look at the civilian death toll from NATO; an intervention by them is the last thing a country needs.
I'd say the price of fuel is more an issue than grain; America 70-80% self sufficient; most import from Canada; while Russia (major exporter of gas and grain, sanctions don't work, so the neocon plan does seem to have been to damage the EU economically... but at what price?). Trump 6/5; Putin 4/11... now on to election war!).
If you want an enemy; I suggest it's the corporate media and weasels like this chap.
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