Comments by "LancesArmorStriking" (@LancesArmorStriking) on "CaspianReport" channel.

@gari1633 Your point has never stood. Russia's elections in 1996 were rigged with Clinton's help. Tell me how that is Russia's fault. Tell me how London taking oligarchs' money is Russians' fault.
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@gari1633 Yes. It is. Also, you aren't explaining why you don't believe that it happened, the director of the OSCE admitted it happened. Sounds like someone is in denial... It did manifest coercion, that's the problem. Selling off state assets left no money to fund police, letting mafias roam free Government employees regularly extorted people for even basic services, asking for bribes at every step. Yeltsin never addressed this. The ruble default in 1998 wiped out most people's savings, what little they had after the USSR collapse. And even if it didn't coerce- why did America intervene then?? I thought the point was to help Russia become democratic?! Or maybe (and this is the point I am getting at) it wasn't. They wanted to keep Russia down. There wouldn't be any issues with Zyuganov winning, because the Americans (prior to the collapse) actually helped Gorbachev stop Yeltsin. They preferred to work with the Leninist if it kept the USSR together, they feared the nuclear consequences of it collapsing. Basically they could have easily worked with the Communist (as they had done for decades) instead of meddling in Russia's election.
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@gari1633 Because we are speaking within a certain context, with basic assumptions. Unless you don't care about democracy or human well-being (if you don't, then why complain about Russia at all?), I can safely assume that you would want Russia to develop its own democratic process. The US intervening in that process is objectively bad, if you care about democracy. We cannot say how exactly a Zyuganov win would have looked like, but even if he successfully re-created the USSR in just a few years, it would have been better for most people. Price controls would have stopped the hyper-inflation, re-establishment of the social services would have saved millions of sick and old people (who, in 1990s post-Soviet countries, had no help). It is likely that the USSR would simply have reformed more slowly and under stron control- like China did in the 1970s.
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@orionide4032 Baby bom doesn't guarantee a future, and Russia's not exclusive in aging-- if it's done, so are Germany, Japan, and Italy. Russia at least takes Central Asian migrants
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@RichardTaylor1630 lol dude, no. Maduro hasn't managed the country well, but the US would be no better. How is Guatemala doing after its 2nd coup? Or Honduras? Or even Mexico, after the US compelled its government to ban drugs? You think they are loving the cartels' new power? Face it, the US is better at destroying countries than helping them. The only one where they succeeded (Germany, Japan, South Korea) already had good economies
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@2funny269 That russian ego is the only reason Ukraine had Crimea to begin with lol They were handed it by Russia, they didnt earn it at all
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@JustinRM20 Source ? Just over half of Tatars voted to secede in 1994 before the Rada declared the referendum illegal
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@starrbart 230+ years vs 60 (and that's if you consider Ukrainian SSR to not be a puppet state) Who has a better claim?
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Eh, everyone can bitch and moan about it, but it's de facto Russia. No amount of naive signaling will change that now.
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Better strap up and arm yourself. If you and everybody else try to escape to Europe, Lebanon might not exist as a country.
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But he already has. Siberia's resources (timber and ivory in particular, since the Chinese love driving elephants to extinction) are being prostituted for China. Russia may well have nothing left for itself beyond the money that its oligarchs made the during the sellout.
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Necessitating? The U.S. had its own interests prior to intervention in most of the countries, and many (Vietnam comes to mind) were simply fighting for their independence (in this case, from the French, supported by the U.S.). They just happened to choose somebody whose political ideology was distinct enough to rally behind against their colonial overlords. Do you think Ho Chi Minh would have had the same sway if he had advocated for slow reform and negotiation with the French and Americans? Same with Mexico, Guatemala, Iran (the worst of the U.S.'s failures of the bunch), the Congo, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, to an extent Syria; there's a whole laundry list. The motivation was almost economic; or political, but irrespective of the U.S.S.R.. (because it had already fallen). And again, prosperity is a relative term. The U.S., as far as I can tell, has a nation "success/failure" ratio of about 1:5. Japan, Germany, and South Korea all ended up becoming prosperous. The rest are underdeveloped, or still steeped in sectarian violence or civil war.
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Freedom of Speech You're a fucking idiot. Like, I can't begin to describe how stupid you are, but maybe this is a good start: "Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary." -Karl Marx, Address of the Central Committee to the Communist League There is no suggestion that nobody should have privacy in any of Marx's works, nor suggestions of abolishing rights— those are to upheld and maintained by the people, because the government cannot be trusted to do so. Go home, conspiracy theorist. Your time came and went in 2008.
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@optiguest324 I dont know any liberals that thought the first thing. try again
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@justynawalenia5674 But Poland's economy isn't doing as well as a decade ago, since the EU stopped subsidizing its programs. Also PiS is a major concern for Brussels and if they take things too far they could be kicked out..
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@Poctyk Kazakhstan has been doing very well copying Russia's "export raw materials" model.
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@justynawalenia5674 You didn't actually address anything I said. Podejrzewam, że wiesz o co mi chodzi. Jakość życia nieco się pogorszyła w ostatnich latach, i UE nie jest zachwycona waszą nacjonalistyczną partię. https://mobile-reuters-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN21F0AA?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#aoh=15874818629083&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-health-coronavirus-poland-idUSKBN21F0AA https://www-politico-eu.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.politico.eu/article/polands-economic-miracle-wont-last/amp/?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#aoh=15874819296421&_ct=1587482097691&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.eu%2Farticle%2Fpolands-economic-miracle-wont-last%2F
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Lol, Germany was offered it and refused. Sorry, Kaliningrad will stay Russian
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Unfortunately, yes. I have the same feeling as well; Russia's demography is dwarfed by China's. Even with technology (which is not exclusive to them), they will have a hard time defending against Chinese soft power. I had hoped Putin would, if not institutionalize the government's offices, then at least diversify its industries. I fear for my country's future.
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@augustus331 All would be lost.
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@sickrantorum693 How, exactly? You can't just say whatever you like and have it automatically be true. You have to prove that it's "utterly irrelavant". NATO conducts wargames near Russia's border. Ukraine is extremely flat and connected to the rest of Europe. And the US has shown a willingness (twice, now) to lead NATO bombing campaigns on countries it doesn't like, or who try to challenge its economic authority. You're basically asking Russia to look at Europeam countries pretend to invade Russia, over and over again, and not feel threatened?
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@JanBruunAndersen Depends on proximity. People alive today remember Germany's attempt. And we were assured just as much then that it would "never happen". Even more recent, the US made a habit of pointing nukes at our capitol. I would sooner use a western treaty to wipe my ass than sign it.
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@MrAlexkyra ...Good luck.
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@opinion4755 This is true, but the real- unspoken- threat, is a feasible one. Wars are costly, but economic influence? Literally pays for itself. Get Russia's government to change (by sanctioning it), and if a pro-Western leader gets installed, you're set! Invest, invest, invest. Russia has lots of natural resources and lots of intellectual capital ripe for the taking. In fact, this already happens (although at a lesser scale than when Yeltsin was president.) The ultimate goal is to return Russia to its 1990s state- weakened, and eager to trade.
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Except that's not what I said, either. I didn't describe the gap as nonexistent, And there's a lot to consider if you're comparing tonnage, if you're counting America's 11 aircraft carriers which don't functions as weapons of their own but storage units for additional ones.
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@condorb7756 Unprompted? Oh yeah, it's not like the Israelis seized control of Gaza's power lines, water, and telecommunications. Or blockaded their coastline despite not having any UN-recognised control over that territory. Why did they blockade them? Ask the Jews in 1948 how they obtained "their" "Jewish" land.
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 @ShantyIrishman Then maybe listen to the Irish when they denounce Israel for its disgusting crimes.
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@condorb7756 That they've been in since Biblical times?? Oh, so the entire "destroyed the Second Temple" thing never happened, and the Jews never fled to Europe and the Middle East... yes, that's why Israel has existed since 1000BC and never stopped existing since then!!! Oh, wait... Dude I cant believe you'd even try to make such an insane argument. The entire point of the modern Israel is that it's a place for Jews to return to. That idea strongly implies that they haven't been there for a while LOL The Jews haven't been in Israel for longer than most European civilizations have existed. Should Italy have a right to return to France and chase the native Gaullic French into the Paris Strip and the Alsace Bank? Or, should Russia have a right to return to Ukraine, since Kiev is where their civilization started? Same as with Jews. You can't have it both ways.
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FATHOLLYWOODB123 The Jews hadn't been in Israel for hundreds of years by the time the Arabs invaded in 700s😂 they left wayy sooner for big expensive cities in Eastern Europe, Spain, and the Middle East (Baghdad). The Romans made quick work of them
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@aryanraj-vr8ey Ironically I think the biggest reason you two fight is 1) territory or resources 2) The U.S.. China tries to trap you because it wants to be secure against the US, with whom India is allied, and India continues to ally with the U.S because of the threat from China. Aside from Tibet (from which many Indian rivers flow) and some Himalayan territory, Kashmir, etc, I think China and India could be neutral with each other, no? Once those territorial issues are resolved, you have a large mountainous border to protect both of you from each other, maybe someday there will be stability and peace love from Russia, I hope our government stands by you again
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@sababugs1125 This is part of the reason they wanted to leave. Georgian domestic policy did not give room for the Ossetians (an Iranian, not Caucasian, group) to freely exercise their native language and culture. Similar story with Abkhazia, they joined Russia and Russia opportunistically accepted, but the real goal was independence from Georgia.
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@sababugs1125 Ah, you're right about that second part, but I'd like to see (if you can find it) the Georgian law recognizing Abkhazian as a co-official language in Abkhazia, because I understood it was for language reasons. I also thought that they didn't want to be part of USSR, but independent country? Not to mention the war of 1991, similar reason to Crimea (declared independence from Ukraine in 1994, Ukrainian Parliament declared it illegal and increased control over it). In both cases, the territories want to "return" to Russia, to re-unite with a larger ehtnic group (for Crimeans, Russians; and for South Ossetians, North Ossetians). Same with Kosovars, Northern Ireland, and Catalonia).
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@hypegamer2362 It wouldn't have "invaded" had you not expressed interest in posting American military as close to Moscow as possible. Russia needs a buffer state, plain and simple. In the past, this was achieved by conquering the land directly. I don't think Russian government really cares whether (I am assuming you are from) Ukraine is independent or not- just that it acts as a buffer between Russia and Europe (now the U.S). We are now facing a conflict of interests- Ukraine's desires are fundamentally opposed to Russia's security. And Russia's desires are opposed to Ukraine economy.
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@vacamike He's a little different from a vaginalist :P
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@dasbubba841 Technically, it was ended by Keynesian economics (evidenced by the fact that the economy picked up before the war even started, but after Keynes' policies were implemented)- but war certainly doesn't hurt.
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 @kisarunihofmannndosi5327 Seriously? Who benefits the most from the line being cut?
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@timokohler6631 It's a game of chicken and egg: Russia threatens because of NATO expanding, NATO expands because of Russian threats
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soemthing something here you go, Algorithm
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@ApurvJyotirmay Why does everyone use childish analogies? "(An entire country) is a bully!" "You're the bad guys, we're the good guys!" "We need to put Putin in his place!" What is this, a reality show? Stop reducing geopolitics to a comic book
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Probably just more chaos
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 @greibert1447 Meme or serious?
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 @shastrachakshu108 Concentration camp =/= death camp. But given the fact that the Israelis are now using phosphorus against Hamas and Hezbollah... history really does repeat itself! :)
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@LiterallyWho1917 Agreed. Russia's working with borrowed time, especially in regards to its economy. When oil prices inevitably drop due to Arctic oil drilling, the entire economy will tank. Russia had 20 years to diversify and expand into other industries, but it chose to pick the lowest hanging fruit and stay there- its massive resources. Essentially, it's the only example of a European cash-crop nation, except instead of tea and tobacco, it exports oil and minerals. It's sad, really, to see a nation with such enormous human capital and potential for creativity (especially in science and engineering) inch closer and closer to destabilizing and starting over, for a third time. This time, with other nations making exponential, instead of linear, gains of their own. I fear for its future.
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@temich1985 Oh! Sorry I thought you were Ukrainian and I wanted to troll you :D (Мне казалось что Артём это более Украинское имя) It's a beautiful country with wonderful people, but it, like Russia, is plagued with corruption at the highest levels too. And, it's economically doing worse. I want to visit Lviv someday, friends tell me it's worth it. Where from Russia are you? Я из Петера
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