Monday, June 3, 2024

Judging a Man by His Enemies... Not his meta-Narratives

 In the case of Alastair Crooke, it's pretty easy.  Here you may find a truthful man.


Alastair Crooke, "Robert Fico -- The ‘Canary in the Mine’ -- The Euro Meta-Narrative Slides Us To Disaster"
Slovakia is deeply polarised: There is, on one side, a strongly pro-EU faction, who have scorned particularly the long-serving PM’s opposition to the West’s Ukraine policy.

Prime Minister Robert Fico was hit by four bullet rounds from close quarters in an attempted assassination last week. After five hours of surgery, Fico is said no longer to be in life-threatening condition, but his condition is said to be serious.

The police reportedly have charged a 71 year old poet and writer with attempted murder (an unusual profile for a ‘lone wolf’ attacker).

“At the press conference after the attack” Politico reports, “Šutaj Eštok, the interior minister, called for an end to the violent language and attacks on social media that have come to define Slovak politics in the Fico era. “I want to appeal to the public, to journalists, and to all politicians to stop spreading hatred”, he said.
“We are on the verge of civil war.”
One MP from Fico’s Party shouted at the opposition in parliament that Fico “is fighting for his life today because of your hatred.” Whilst Deputy Speaker Andrej Danko, head of the far-right Slovak National Party, demanded of the opposition: “Are you satisfied?”

Slovakia is deeply polarised: There is, on one side, a strongly pro-EU faction, who have scorned particularly the long-serving PM’s opposition to the West’s Ukraine policy (Fico has been Premier for 11 out of the last 18 years).

The reaction to the attempted assassination in parts of Europe largely however has shown scant sympathy, and in several instances has veered close to the edge of exculpatory. Though, even amongst this current, it is admitted that the campaign against Fico has been ‘toxic’. He was accused of being pro-Russian, pro-Putin and obstructing support for Ukraine.

Support for Ukraine has become in Europe the essential entry price to any conversation in Brussels -- It is the entry-price too, to doing any politics in the EU, as Orbán and Meloni have learned.

Finland’s President is but one example of he who follows the mandatory ‘line’: “Ukraine must win this war … no matter what”. “It is facing a huge aggressor, which is violating all rules of war”.

Of course, the rational response is, ‘So?’ Does the Finnish President seriously propose that Europe mobilises in order to attack Russia? Does His Excellency not notice that Ukraine is out-matched by Russia, and that NATO has been out-matched too? That Ukraine can’t ‘win’?

Should then the Presidential outburst be seen as just ‘narrative’: i.e. as nothing to be taken seriously? For there is no way that the EU can even contemplate war with Russia. The proposition is absurd.

That is true -- but nonetheless the language of Europe’s Ruling Strata today is riddled with a fervour for militarism and war (‘prepare for conscription’; move to ‘a defence-security orientated geo-political EU’, etc.). It is not rational, but rather resembles a mass psychosis affecting the élite class, who are becoming desperate that their ‘Geo-political Europe’ project is unravelling; and that their errors of political and economic judgement are becoming obvious as Europe slides towards an all-too-predictable social and economic crisis.

It is not at all ‘rational’, but these élites understand that Putin and Russia can be used as cypher for the autocratic dark ‘other’ in the (Leo) Straussian conception -- that ‘the enemy’ in a specially intense way is someone different and alien, so that conflicts with ‘him’ are possible, even mandatory (by the nature of who he is).

More than that, the very dynamic first of recognition and then destruction of the adversary becomes a crucial component of national identity, or in this case, the EU transnational ‘state’ identity: ‘Democracy fighting autocrats’.

This formulation of an existential enemy so evil and alien implies that communication and relations should be regarded as unimaginable. Even to listen to the other side would be to cross the frontier of acceptable civic behaviour. The ‘Putin/Xi are dictators’ meme is crafted precisely to shut down free speech here in the West.

It is intended to scare off critics of the élite and legitimises punishment for those ‘consorting’ with the enemy. In Europe, Russia is the principal hate-object; in the US anti-semitism stands in its stead, with Russian, China and Iran threaded on the same yarn as sharing a common malignity along an axis of evil.

The bottom line to this approach is one that tends to massive over-investment in a single authorised narrative, and when it falls apart (as now), there is 'no exit'. Doubling down is the only option (even when that course of action is seen to be irrational).

Unfortunately this can become the path to all-too-predictable disaster. It starts slowly -- encouraging Ukraine to ask for troops; the sending of mlitary ‘trainers’; then a small detachment of uniform troops … etc. Then quickly, as the rulers find their base assumptions were wrong.

Putin is not bluffing … When their troops come home in coffins, at that point, will they back off, or will the fear of seeming weak prompt them to do stupid things?

23 comments:

  1. Yap... directly from that spring of fresh and sweet... liliPut's feces. Yammy!!!!! ;-P

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  2. btw - You'll make Dervy's list of vrag proletariata before long, Q. Congrats.

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  3. \\...and his enemies

    Hoh... but you said that you indifferent toward Ukraine? ;-P




    \\...vrag proletariata...

    If only you'd know what you trying to talk about... you arrows could hit some target.

    Yawn.

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  4. Qtard: directly from that spring of fresh and sweet... liliPut's feces. Yammy!!!!! ;-P

    Your admission.

    Qtard: Hoh... but you said that you indifferent toward Ukraine? ;-P

    Naah. He hates Ukraine. Because Putin and his puppet told him too. Ukraine is one of the rightturd scapegoats for the "Russiagate hoax" (non hoax) that dotard donald colluded with Russia.

    Minus wants to see Ukraine fall to Putin. Like you. Why you oppose Joe Biden's efforts to help Ukraine repel the Russian invaders. Support Putin's puppet getting back in office. I know it for a FACT due to your ridiculous defending of both Putin's puppet tRump (being held accountable by the courts) and the J6 insurrection (failed attempt to keep that puppet in office) as a "human right". As well as your continued denial of the obvious (and incredibly well documented) FACT that it's republiturds spreading Putin's propaganda.

    Minus: btw - You'll make Dervy's list of vrag proletariata before long, Q. Congrats.

    Never. It's rightturds like you and Qtard who are on the side of the wealthy. As is tRump. You'll fool some people with your re-branding attempt. You hope you can fool enough voters to get your pro-bourgeoisie White Supremacist Turd back in office.

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  5. ^^If only you'd know what you trying to talk about... you arrows could hit some target.^^

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  6. I'm talking about trumperism being a White Supremacist movement. Though for tRump (while he definitely is a racist) giving the wealthy what they want is of primary importance. But the racism works really well in fooling poor Whites. If you don't know that then you're one of the many useful idiots.

    Black voters know this. It is why such a high percentage of them vote for Democrats. But they must not know what they're talking about either. According to you.

    I also talked about the proven collusion between Russia and tRump. As confirmed by the bipartisan Senate Intelligence committee report.

    I know all about your "alternative facts". You filled me in on this blog.

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  7. \\Blogger The Prophet Dervish Z Sanders said...

    \\ Qtard: directly from that spring of fresh and sweet... liliPut's feces. Yammy!!!!! ;-P

    \\ Your admission.

    Continue-continue, cretin. :-)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))




    \\Naah. He hates Ukraine. Because Putin and his puppet told him too. Ukraine is one of the rightturd scapegoats for the "Russiagate hoax" (non hoax) that dotard donald colluded with Russia.

    And you can confirmed it with some facts??? ;-P




    \\Like you. Why you oppose Joe Biden's efforts...

    Efforts????

    Like NOT sending F-16??? Like FORBIDDING to use weapon on RFia territory????

    Like NOT putting in use Lend-Lease???

    That all looks like efforts -- yes. But efforts to HELP liliPut.

    Like NOT sending even regular military supplies in time of "liliPut re-election" so liliPut would not be threatened with possible inner political backlash, from problems on the front-lines.

    Biden... as liliPut put it -- is "more beneficial for RFia, because predictable".




    \\I know it for a FACT

    Yap.

    Because in your NewSpeak "facts" means delusions. And "delusions" mean facts.

    Yawn.

    Because... if that'll be possible to REFER to that facts. Because FACTS are what happens in Reality.

    Like Sun rising in the morning. OBVIOUSLY, must be possible to point at -- facts.

    And what you use word "fact" here -- like "due to your ridiculous defending of both Putin's puppet tRump" -- obviously it is ridiculous, because that is not a FACT.

    That is your mere opinion.

    Delusional one.

    Yawn.

    Because you are cretin. Drowning in delusions.

    But... continue-continue, cretin. :-))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))0




    \\As well as your continued denial of the obvious (and incredibly well documented) FACT that it's republiturds spreading Putin's propaganda.

    Again. Can you REFER to it????

    That fact we discussed here -- was CNN reporter spreading liliPut's propaganda (about Ukrainians being "nazis").

    Is CNN "republiturds" media????




    \\Minus: btw - You'll make Dervy's list of vrag proletariata before long, Q. Congrats.

    \\Never. It's rightturds like you and Qtard who are on the side of the wealthy.

    What a spectacular, this cretin is, isn't it, Joe????

    It thinks that "proletariat" means "wealthy people" here???? %-)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))




    \\I'm talking about trumperism being a White Supremacist movement. Though for tRump (while he definitely is a racist) giving the wealthy what they want is of primary importance. But the racism works really well in fooling poor Whites. If you don't know that then you're one of the many useful idiots.

    That is how DEMN propaganda explained it to you??? ;-P

    Well, that is commie explanation.

    So... are DEMNs commies???? ;-P




    \\Yap... directly from that spring of fresh and sweet... liliPut's feces. Yammy!!!!! ;-P

    I referred to this definitely liliPut's missive.

    That.

    In the end.

    "Putin not bluffing" -- that is that BLUFF (collective)liliPut still trying to rely on.

    Well... as I explained -- actual liliPut, already died. Because of prolonged illness and all that commotion with Prigojin.

    And one who pose as "Putin" today... is one of his puppet-doublers.

    That's why -- those who stand behind its back -- CANNOT change plan, as it was written by original liliPut. (Kagemusha, remember???)

    They can only continue to push it.

    And everyone of higherups in the world know it. First of all USA and China.

    And like it... because now that is a game with "dummy" instead of real player.









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  8. \\Finland’s President is but one example of he who follows the mandatory ‘line’: “Ukraine must win this war … no matter what”. “It is facing a huge aggressor, which is violating all rules of war”.

    \\Of course, the rational response is, ‘So?’ Does the Finnish President seriously propose that Europe mobilises in order to attack Russia?

    Russo-Finnish War | Summary, Combatants, & Facts
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    https://www.britannica.com › event › Russo-Finnish-War
    Winter war from www.britannica.com
    May 9, 2024 — Russo-Finnish War (November 30, 1939–March 12, 1940), also called the Winter War, war waged by the Soviet Union against Finland at the ...

    And that was war in which Finns was fighting practically alone.

    And against USSR that still have had NO nukes and other modern weapon.

    So. Yeah. That Finnish president... is "totally irrational", yeah. %-))))))))))

    Really, who need to know, to remember such thing as History. %-)))))))))))))

    Definitely NOT someone who receives dirty bloody rubles for its efforts....



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  9. Well... of course.

    Rubles need to be exchanged. Into currency of recipient.

    Because they are of no use even to Russians. ;-P

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  10. And... in smaller bills. ;-)

    Or you have that nasty microchips/magnet-bends in $1 too? ;-P

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  11. Soon the be CBDC dollars. No needs for magnetic-bends. They're built into the server bits.

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  12. Then... bitcoins. ;-P

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  13. :-)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

    What's next??? Electricity? Air? ;-P

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  14. :-)))))))))))))))))))))))))

    In our bodies? ;-P

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  15. Naaaah.

    Why all and every totalitarism gone broke?

    It -- inefficient.

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  16. That was before the "Digital" Age and AI.

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  17. :-))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

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  18. The Bottom Line. The US government doesn't like Bitcoin. Even though banning it would be politically unpopular and unconstitutional, it still might consider the move if it could do so effectively without giving an edge to its rivals. But it can't, so it won't.

    Bitcoin banned = more tinfoil hat nuttery.

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