German politician says: Ukraine will not win this war

[TagliatelliMonster]

I am sick and tired of not being taken seriously.

You will be taken seriously when you support your opinions with actual evidence instead of mere say-so or youtube comments.

 

[muhammad_isa]

The fall of the Berlin Wall, along with the subsequent disbanding of the Warsaw Pact and USSR, signaled the end of the Cold War..

Yes .. I think the west saw it as proof that their policies, such as 'laissez faire', were superior to more
centralist, authoritarian forms of govt.

But the continuation of the same basic aggressive, militaristic, and interventionist policies associated with the Cold War - even though the Cold War was already over - should be taken as clear evidence that the entire basis for the Cold War was completely fraudulent all along. It was never about protecting the free world or fighting so-called "Soviet expansionism." It wasn't even really about communism, although phrases like "godless communist" were perfect for galvanizing public opinion and mobilizing the populace towards a warlike, national security state of mind.

I wouldn't go that far..
Russia has many serious human rights issues in its history. Any extreme form of govt. , whether
left or right, is dangerous for world peace.

As for the balance between left and right, it doesn't seem to exist anymore. Whatever might have existed of the left, at least in terms of Marxism, communism, socialism, and other ideas commonly associated with the left, is rather politically weak at this point. At their core, most of the conflicts and points of dissension in the world seem nationalistic in their scope.

Mmm .. That is what I mean by the balance being eroded. The collapse of the Warsaw pact, saw
an increasingly "laissez faire" west, with other nations effectively forced to participate to survive.
The direction of the world and the global financial system, was to reward large companies which
became monopolies, albeit under cover of company law, to hold the majority of wealth and power,
thereby destabilizing political rule of nations.

This leads to the rise of extreme left and right political bodies .. and here we are today.

 

[Stevicus]

Yes .. I think the west saw it as proof that their policies, such as 'laissez faire', were superior to more
centralist, authoritarian forms of govt.

I agree.

I wouldn't go that far..
Russia has many serious human rights issues in its history. Any extreme form of govt. , whether
left or right, is dangerous for world peace.

Perhaps, although prior to WW2 and the Cold War, the U.S. never concerned itself with the human rights issues in other countries, nor did they care if one nation invaded another nation. The US, as a whole, didn't even really care about the Axis invasions at the start of WW2; we only entered that war because they declared war on us. The US government never cared much about the human rights abuses of capitalist countries, such as Chile, Iran under the Shah, South Vietnam, etc. Those were countries which our government could control, but it was those they couldn't control that they saw as a threat.

Mmm .. That is what I mean by the balance being eroded. The collapse of the Warsaw pact, saw
an increasingly "laissez faire" west, with other nations effectively forced to participate to survive.
The direction of the world and the global financial system, was to reward large companies which
became monopolies, albeit under cover of company law, to hold the majority of wealth and power,
thereby destabilizing political rule of nations.

This leads to the rise of extreme left and right political bodies .. and here we are today.

Yes, this seems a fair assessment. The West has largely held the upper hand in the world, and as such, the West bears the burden of responsibility for how things have been turning out.