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::I do remember Posner's talk. Cultures tend to change slow unless forced to change. The USA occupied Japan and Germany after the war. The USA did not want to occupy Russia and Russia did not want to be occupied. So I have my doubts that the Russian culture would have changed rapidly towards democracy on their own. Religion has a big effect on culture. The Eastern Orthodox Church is a very top down organization. Italy was greatly affected by the corrupt Vatican and they have gone from one corrupt government to another in rapid succession. Governments in Italy are like the soup de jour (I am exaggerating).[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 02:08, July 6, 2022 (EDT)

::I do remember Posner's talk. Cultures tend to change slow unless forced to change. The USA occupied Japan and Germany after the war. The USA did not want to occupy Russia and Russia did not want to be occupied. So I have my doubts that the Russian culture would have changed rapidly towards democracy on their own. Religion has a big effect on culture. The Eastern Orthodox Church is a very top down organization. Italy was greatly affected by the corrupt Vatican and they have gone from one corrupt government to another in rapid succession. Governments in Italy are like the soup de jour (I am exaggerating).[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 02:08, July 6, 2022 (EDT)

:::Yes, Ukraine does fall on a cultural/civilizational faultline. That is why it has Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine. If Russia keeps Eastern Ukraine, perhaps there will be less tremors. It is unfortunate that much of Eastern Ukraine is rubble. If I am not mistaken, John Mearsheimer predicted that Russia would wreck Ukraine if there was a threat of Ukraine joining NATO.  And to a certain extent, a decent size chunk of Ukraine has been wrecked. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 02:14, July 6, 2022 (EDT)

:::Yes, Ukraine does fall on a cultural/civilizational faultline. That is why it has Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine. If Russia keeps Eastern Ukraine, perhaps there will be less tremors. It is unfortunate that much of Eastern Ukraine is rubble. If I am not mistaken, John Mearsheimer predicted that Russia would wreck Ukraine if there was a threat of Ukraine joining NATO.  And to a certain extent, a decent size chunk of Ukraine has been wrecked. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 02:14, July 6, 2022 (EDT)

::::The Cold War really originated over France. The French taxpayer did more for the Nazi war effort to invade Russia than it ever did to defend itself. When Hitler blew his brains out in the bunker, it was French SS troops defending the bunker above ground (all the German troops had already been destroyed). History whitewashed these facts, awarded the enemies of the Soviet Union an occupation zone, a seat on the UN Security Council, and the Marshall Fund to rebuild a country that fought against the Soviet Union.  When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, there was no Marshall Fund to help it get back on its feet. Instead, Wall Street predators and oligarchs like [[Bill Browder]] bought up the country for about a nickel on the dollar as the people were subjected to 'shock treatment'.

::::The Cold War really originated over France. The French taxpayer did more for the Nazi war effort to invade Russia than it ever did to defend itself. When Hitler blew his brains out in the bunker, it was French SS troops defending the bunker above ground (all the German troops had already been destroyed). History whitewashed these facts, awarded the enemies of the Soviet Union an occupation zone, a seat on the UN Security Council, and the Marshall Fund to rebuild a country that fought against the Soviet Union.  When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, there was no Marshall Fund to help it get back on its feet. Instead, Wall Street predators and oligarchs like <nowiki>[[Bill Browder]]</nowiki> bought up the country for about a nickel on the dollar as the people were subjected to 'shock treatment'.

::::Putin chased out all the foreign oligarchs and predators, for which they responded by paying DC think tanks label him a 'kleptocrat'. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|Z+]]} 02:28, July 6, 2022 (EDT)

::::Putin chased out all the foreign oligarchs and predators, for which they responded by paying DC think tanks label him a 'kleptocrat'. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|Z+]]} 02:28, July 6, 2022 (EDT)

:In 40 or 50 (if we avoid a nuclear war) another Nixon will appear to end the [[Cold War II]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|Z+]]} 13:54, July 8, 2022 (EDT

:In 40 or 50 (if we avoid a nuclear war) another Nixon will appear to end the [[Cold War II]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|Z+]]} 13:54, July 8, 2022 (EDT

== Finish academic challenges John Mearsheimer's view of Ukraine/NATO vs. Russia war ==

== Finish academic challenges John Mearsheimer's view of Ukraine/NATO vs. Russia war ==