War in Ukraine

[silvertop]

And a buffer and popularity at home by "reuniting' an historic part of his country - something that genuinely lies at the heart of many of his country folk - and "rescuing" ethnic Russians - something over which I have some sympathy.

Oh and the rare earths.

 

[McAhuna]

Or Putin wants Ukraine back as part of Russia to allow them to have a 365 navy and more wheat.

Stop over thinking.

Both things can be true. Only children believe wars comprise entirely 'goodies' and 'baddies'.

Although it seems fairly clear that Russia's war aims are control of Donbas and Luhansk, as well as to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO.

 

[McAhuna]

There are elites.

They may be transnational.

All not only true but obvious.

Where I detract from the online cobblers is the laughable belief that they act collectively rather than pursuing pure self interest.

It's not even a serious debate that they act collectively to a large degree.

The organisational frameworks exist for anyone with eyes to look. Bilderberg Group, Davos, World Economic Forum, Committee of 300. etc, etc, etc.

Just because the media keeps you distracted by the pantomime politics of the House of Commons and the US Congress, it doesn't mean those are the places where the serious decisions are being made.

 

[McAhuna]

Your argument does not say otherwise. It shows only that one very rich man wielded power by dangling girl bits under men led wholly by their appendages.

You overlook the elephant in the room that no one was actually prosecuted for the horrors of Epstein Island.

A corruption so glaringly obvious that to participate in the exercise of brushing it under the carpet as an insignificant sideshow could be interpreted as complicity in the cover-up, albeit on a very minor scale.

I prefer a more charitable interpretation that it is evidence of the power of media brainwashing - they actually convinced a significant section of the population to forget about it and move on.