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:::::::::A word on Putin's alleged communism: With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the resultant anti-communist sentiment, Putin felt the communist victory over fascism was something to be preserved.  Putin rejects the ideology, but attempts to convert Russia's communist-dominated era that oversaw the victory over nazism as a point of national pride.  And when we speak of Russian nationalism, we are really speaking of Russian multinationalism.  That's what Russia is - a union of peoples.

:::::::::A word on Putin's alleged communism: With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the resultant anti-communist sentiment, Putin felt the communist victory over fascism was something to be preserved.  Putin rejects the ideology, but attempts to convert Russia's communist-dominated era that oversaw the victory over nazism as a point of national pride.  And when we speak of Russian nationalism, we are really speaking of Russian multinationalism.  That's what Russia is - a union of peoples.

:::::::::So there is a paradox here caused by the use of the same words in Russian and other languages that have a different meaning in Russian idioms. Putin is trying to preserve Russia's communist victories as a point of national pride for the peoples of the Russian Federation.  Turning communism into a point of national pride sounds contradictory in English, but in Russia's multi-national, multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic state, is perfectly logical.  [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]]} 04:25, November 3, 2021 (EDT)

:::::::::So there is a paradox here caused by the use of the same words in Russian and other languages that have a different meaning in Russian idioms. Putin is trying to preserve Russia's communist victories as a point of national pride for the peoples of the Russian Federation.  Turning communism into a point of national pride sounds contradictory in English, but in Russia's multi-national, multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic state, is perfectly logical.  [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]]} 04:25, November 3, 2021 (EDT)

::::::::::Yeah, sorry, don't buy it. In fact, the only reason Nazi Germany got as far as it did was because the USSR Communists entered an alliance with them with the Molotov-Ribbentropp agreement, and the only reason the Soviets sided against them was due to Hitler invading the USSR with Operation Barbarossa. If anything, what actually needs to be remembered is that Soviet Russia was ultimately responsible for Fascism rising in power, and only got those "Communist victories" because we aided them with Lend Lease (which if you ask me was a mistake). In fact, if it weren't for Operation Barbarossa, the Soviets would have firmly been on the Axis side. And there's plenty of ways for Russia to embrace national pride that didn't involve singing praises in any way for Communism. For example, they could take pride in the fact that, before Vladimir Lenin and Kerensky took office, they created the first fully colored HD photographs, long before us Western societies. [[User:Pokeria1|Pokeria1]] ([[User talk:Pokeria1|talk]]) 05:05, November 3, 2021 (EDT)

::::::::::Yeah, sorry, don't buy it. In fact, the only reason Nazi Germany got as far as it did was because the USSR Communists entered an alliance with them with the Molotov-Ribbentropp agreement, and the only reason the Soviets sided against them was due to Hitler invading the USSR with Operation Barbarossa. If anything, what actually needs to be remembered is that Soviet Russia was ultimately responsible for Fascism rising in power, and only got those "Communist victories" because we aided them with Lend Lease (which if you ask me was a mistake). In fact, if it weren't for Operation Barbarossa, the Soviets would have firmly been on the Axis side. And there's plenty of ways for Russia to embrace national pride that didn't involve singing praises in any way for Communism. For example, they could take pride in the fact that, before Vladimir Lenin and Kerensky took office, they created the first fully colored HD photographs, long before us Western societies. Also Faberege Eggs, which are valued collectors items here in the West. [[User:Pokeria1|Pokeria1]] ([[User talk:Pokeria1|talk]]) 05:05, November 3, 2021 (EDT)

::::::::The ruse is over. Call it the post-post-Cold War period (or Cold War II).  We no longer have to pretend Russia is the boogeyman so as not to alarm the CCP into a military buildup. The CIA, NATO, and [[WTO]] assessments were wrong - China has undergone a military build-up and began an arms race more than 20 years ago already.  Our Sputnik moment has arrived. Just as the Manhattan Project was a joint US/UK operation, it's time to think seriously about [https://www.voltairenet.org/article213635.html Putin's proposal for Yalta II.]  [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]]} 12:35, October 26, 2021 (EDT)

::::::::The ruse is over. Call it the post-post-Cold War period (or Cold War II).  We no longer have to pretend Russia is the boogeyman so as not to alarm the CCP into a military buildup. The CIA, NATO, and [[WTO]] assessments were wrong - China has undergone a military build-up and began an arms race more than 20 years ago already.  Our Sputnik moment has arrived. Just as the Manhattan Project was a joint US/UK operation, it's time to think seriously about [https://www.voltairenet.org/article213635.html Putin's proposal for Yalta II.]  [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]]} 12:35, October 26, 2021 (EDT)