- cross-posted to:
- [email protected]
- [email protected]
- cross-posted to:
- [email protected]
- [email protected]
You must log in or # to comment.
Thing is, continuing like this they will only get to Ukraine’s army to collapse, more sooner than later. So, more war means just more deaths but not a better output (I would argue for the opposite in fact).
I know so far is more an expression of hope than a reality, but I just think this (Ukraine’s collapse) will happen not much time from now…I’m guessing they want to drag this out at least until after the election is over.
Maybe they just want Ukraine to collapse so Russia looks even worse. Of course, Russia’s reputation on the international stage is doing pretty well (especially in the eyes of the global south) and I can’t see a total Ukraine defeat shattering their image, but I don’t know if the west really knows that. Maybe if they can paint Russia as this truly evil and dominating force (look how they pummelled poor baby Ukraine) it will encourage mainly European and western citizens (US, Canada, Australia) to take up arms or something. Does any of what I’m saying make sense? It’s complete speculation on my end, a complete opinion and borderline conspiracy. That’s just where my head is at right now as I don’t understand the motivation in continuing this battle.
The only thing that makes sense to me is that US wants to ensure there’s as big a rift as possible between Russia and the west. This will force western countries to become US entirely dependent on US both economically and militarily. The longer the war goes on, the more depleted Europe leaving them with very few options. Incidentally, this article seems to indicate that EU elites are very much on board with this plan https://www.compactmag.com/article/why-europe-sacrificed-ukraine/
My expectation is that this will work in the short terms, but as economic situation in Europe continues to unravel, I expect that countries will start rebelling against this.
Do they need one?
I think this answer that question
But Russia’s economic resilience in the face of supposedly devastating sanctions is only one reflection of a great transformation of world trade. China’s exports to the Global South doubled during the past three years and China now exports more to the South than to developed markets. China’s unprecedented exporting success, in turn, stems from the rapid automation of Chinese industry, which now installs more industrial robots per year than the rest of the world combined.
This is evident, I added, in China’s newfound dominance in the world automotive market but it also has critical military implications. China claims that it has automated plants that can make 1,000 cruise missiles a day—not impossible given that it can manufacture 1,000 EVs a day, or thousands of 5G base stations.
The implication is that China can produce the equivalent of America’s inventory of 4,000 cruise missiles in a week while American defense contractors take years to assemble them by hand.
No one disputed the data I presented. And no one believed that Russia is taking 25,000 casualties a month. Facts weren’t the issue: The assembled dignitaries, a representative sampling of the foreign policy establishment’s intellectual and executive leadership, simply couldn’t imagine a world in which America no longer gave the orders.
They are accustomed to running things and they will gamble the world away to keep their position.
1000 cruise missiles a day sounds bonkers, 100 cruise missiles getting used in a single day in Ukraine would be considered a colossal amount.
Hopefully not- their stubborn approach thus far is destroying Europe’s economies, NATO’s credibility, and all the various institutions of western financial control/dominance, bit by bit.
Provided that Russia hopefully doesn’t face any major setbacks, I’d love to see the end result of another year or two (if Ukraine can even last that long) and its effects on the world stage. The sooner the US empire breathes its last, the better (with the exception of outright nuclear war).
