Tag: Russia

The Logic of Cold Wars

The logic of cold wars dictates that if one Block is black the Other must be white.

Principles versus Rules

Principles make the world a moral one. Rules make it wild. C’est les cages qui rendent les hommes sauvages. If you want to know more, step right in, folks!

Age of Chaos

We live in an age of chaos. So far chaos has been contained and controlled in a sandbox by the world powers. But playing with chaos is a risky proposition. One slip of hand and the bets are off. If you want to know more, step right in.

The Swiss Self-Sabotage – Sic Transit Gloria Helveticae

The Swiss became rich because they played it smart, staying out of European and World conflicts for 507 years. That’s a long stretch. Now, they decided to take sides. Unfortunately, History is replete with brutal reminders of what happens when people forget their lessons. The price of adventurous folly is always steep. Caveat emptor!

Prigozhin’s Rebellion

Plutarch recounts how the Sabine king Tatius compensated the traitorous Roman Tarpeia for her treason. He buried her alive under the weight of the gold she received for her infamous act. Tatius said “I love treason (since it helped me conquer Rome) but I despise the traitor.” Well, Putin likes neither. He rewards betrayal with death. Prigozhin made a play for power. He failed. He died. Dishonesty has a capital price in Putin’s world.

What’s stronger? A mountain of gold or a mountain of iron?

Might unfortunately makes right. Not by virtue but by mere presence. History is written by the victors. And the powerful always win. Not the righteous, not the bold, not the courageous. It’s always the biggest, baddest of them all who carry the day. And morality ain’t in it. Iron will always defeat gold.

Putin’s Gambit – How the Superpowers are gambling World Peace away – Chapter III: The Players

World peace is at stake. America and Russia are willing to destroy the world for the sake of world domination. And we the denizens of the only inhabited world sit idly by while the whole house if about to crumble. But before acting we must understand what is going on.

The Eye of the Needle

Spying is a dirty business. Lying about it comes naturally to the media. Mass-media are in cahoots with Big Government everywhere. They are lying to us, all the time, 24/7, 365 days per year. What can we do about it? Put our ear to the ground and listen carefully. We all have BS detectors. It just that we don’t use them. Suspension of disbelief is not your friend. Don’t accept the official narrative and do your own research. Always.

Why Our Society is Heading Straight for the Precipice

“How did it come to this? That’s the question that would be on everyone’s mind had a nuclear war occurred and hundreds or thousands of nuclear weapons been used. Had a full-scale nuclear war broken out, especially after about the late 1960s,* we would still be trying to recover today. Hundreds of the world’s most … Continue reading Why Our Society is Heading Straight for the Precipice →

Putin’s Gambit – How the Superpowers are gambling World Peace away – Chapter I: The Shadow of War

World peace is unravelling at an unprecedented pace. War devastates Ukraine brought about by superpowers unwilling to understand the stakes. Our lives hang in the balance while world leaders continue their bellicose rhetoric. People die in a power struggle that threatens to undo our civilization.