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FortWayne
2014 Oct 31, 11:22am
Very conservative, something we used to be in US. At least until all the BS started to take over and we lost our ways.
Strategist
2014 Oct 31, 11:45am
7. Russia does not wish for the chaos to spread, does not want war, and has no intention of starting one. However, today Russia sees the outbreak of global war as almost inevitable, is prepared for it, and is continuing to prepare for it. Russia does not war—nor does she fear it.
I believe it.
The Russians are a well educated population with a head on their shoulders. They will put life and their well being before ideology. We need to sit down with them and negotiate. It's the fanatical Islamists that can't be negotiated with. We let them keep Crimea, and they help us destroy Iranian nukes, and anything else we want destroyed in the Middle East.
HydroCabron
2014 Oct 31, 12:39pm
Putin don't take no shit.
He is exactly the leader America needs.
New Renter
2014 Nov 1, 1:05am
The Russians are a well educated population with a head on their shoulders. They will put life and their well being before ideology
Just as they did from 1917 to 1989?
I suppose fanatically agreeing with anything that Stalin came up with counts as "put life and their well being before ideology".
We let them keep Crimea, and they help us destroy Iranian nukes, and anything else we want destroyed in the Middle East.
I thought that's what Israel was for.
indigenous
2014 Nov 1, 1:05am
With the world economy tanking the urge to start a war will become stronger, but with interconnectedness of the global economy it is harder, just ask Germany as they are greatly affected by the embargo on Russia.
New Renter
2014 Nov 1, 1:11am
With the world economy tanking the urge to start a war will become stronger, but with interconnectedness of the global economy it is harder, just ask Germany as they are greatly affected by the embargo on Russia.
Germany shutting down all their nukes seems pretty foolish now dosen't it?
indigenous
2014 Nov 1, 1:14am
Germany shutting down all their nukes seems pretty foolish now dosen't it?
Say what?
His army of hackers is wreaking havoc on the US space industry.
Do tell?
A bit of a facetious comment, but who knows these days? A friend of mine's daughter works in IT at a major bank. He claims she told him that accounts are constantly being looted by hackers, to be replenished quickly by the bank, and without the account holder being aware of what had happened. Now when a hacker in Russia loots a bank account in the USA, what does the hacker receive exactly? Digital credits? I can't say that I understand how it all works.
Strategist
2014 Nov 1, 2:24am
The Russians are a well educated population with a head on their shoulders. They will put life and their well being before ideology
Just as they did from 1917 to 1989?
I suppose fanatically agreeing with anything that Stalin came up with counts as "put life and their well being before ideology".
A hundred years ago Russia was a different country with a different level of education, just as we were different at that time.
1989 actually proved Russia was willing to put ideology in the back burner. They gave up their empire without firing a single shot. The Noble prize Gorbachev won was well deserved.
We let them keep Crimea, and they help us destroy Iranian nukes, and anything else we want destroyed in the Middle East.
I thought that's what Israel was for.
The world has a common enemy when it comes to the Islamists. A world united against them will ensure a quick victory.
indigenous
2014 Nov 1, 2:28am
He claims she told him that accounts are constantly being looted by hackers
That seems dubious. That banking info is encrypted? The s on https
justme
2014 Nov 1, 3:03am
Germany shutting down all their nukes seems pretty foolish now dosen't it?
Say what?
He is referring to the well known fact that Germany is on a path to decommissioning all their nuclear power reactors, thereby increasing their reliance on coal and natgas (from Russia). That was a very foolish decision by Germany. That and lending money to the sourthern Eurozone. Otherwise the Germans have been more sensible than anyone else in the G7.
indigenous
2014 Nov 1, 3:15am
He is referring to the well known fact that Germany is on a path to decommissioning all their nuclear power reactors, thereby increasing their reliance on coal and natgas (from Russia). That was a very foolish decision by Germany. That and lending money to the sourthern Eurozone. Otherwise the Germans have been more sensible than anyone else in the G7.
Oh my bad, when he said nukes I never thought about reactors.
On the other, Germany has been practicing mercantilism. It serves them right for their exploitation of the PIGS same as China is going through now for the same reason. And of course they will want the EU to bail out the PIGS as well.
justme
2014 Nov 1, 3:38am
Speaking of Putin and Russia: I long for the more quiet years of the cold war, ca 1974-1989, where the US military relatively speaking was fairly good at keeping their pants on, mostly just playing hide-and-seek with Soviet submarines and air force.
The US was doing bad stuff in Latin America during that period, but I think not quite on the grand scale that was Vietnam (before) or Iraq/Afghanistan (after). Not having the SovietUnion to spar with clearly created a climate where the warmongers were looking for alternate outlets for their pent-up aggression.
If we want peace, the best way would be to reduce the Defense budget by a factor of ten. It has been pretty clear that since WWII, having a large standing army is a disaster waiting to happen. In fact, the army will start looking for new enemies and new opportunities for war as soon as the old enemies have been beaten. As long as war is the only career path, and previous generals have made hay on previous wars, war is what we will get.
PS: It would be interesting to compare the death toll and cost of US anti-communist meddling in Latin America to the same for anti-islam/anti-arab meddling in Iraq/Afghanistan/Middle-East.
indigenous
2014 Nov 1, 3:48am
In fact, the army will start looking for new enemies and new opportunities for war
What do you mean "start", this has been part and parcel to the world since the beginning.
US anti-communist meddling in Latin America
Do tell.
Germany shutting down all their nukes seems pretty foolish now dosen't it?
Say what?
He is referring to the well known fact that Germany is on a path to decommissioning all their nuclear power reactors, thereby increasing their reliance on coal and natgas (from Russia). That was a very foolish decision by Germany. That and lending money to the sourthern Eurozone. Otherwise the Germans have been more sensible than anyone else in the G7.
I don't think that decision was foolish, given there is a willingness to embrace Russia as a full partner - which is where Merkel is bumbling, probably under pressure from the NATO. But sooner or later this will resolve as well and they will reverse the sanctions against each other.
indigenous
2014 Nov 1, 3:53am
I don't think that decision was foolish, given there is a willingness to embrace Russia as a full partner - which is where Merkel is bumbling, probably under pressure from the NATO. But sooner or later this will resolve as well and they will reverse the sanctions against each other.
You are saying it was smart to dismantle nuclear reactors?
I don't think that decision was foolish, given there is a willingness to embrace Russia as a full partner - which is where Merkel is bumbling, probably under pressure from the NATO. But sooner or later this will resolve as well and they will reverse the sanctions against each other.
You are saying it was smart to dismantle nuclear reactors?
Germany is small enough to get along with a mix of renewable energies and some imported nat gas. They also abandoned coal a while ago, though some modern plants are returning now, still much less than there used to be. They are leaders in so-called "passive" houses that require close to zero heating, as the numbers of these grow, consumption will continue to decline. They don't use AC. Not sure where the decentralized small Thorium reactors fitting into backyards technology is at this point, but these sound more promising to me than the current centralized reactor technology (if it can mature). Independent of the debate on how safe current nuclear reactors are, nobody wants the waste in their neghborhood, we've had chernobyl, fukushima etc. and they make good targets for enemies. We'll see how it turns out. Also, why not use Russia's nat gas, they have so much of it and it's a great natural resource. Europe just needs to grow up and untie itself from NATO. The US wouldn't have much of a problem with this if Libertarian forces would take over or at least increase their influence.
indigenous
2014 Nov 1, 5:03am
Ok thanks.
They don't use AC.
AC = air conditioning?
I agree AC is overrated.
We have a lot of natural gas, as a result of fracking, as well.
New Renter
2014 Nov 1, 5:06am
Germany is small enough to get along with a mix of renewable energies and some imported nat gas.
Germany uses a LOT of energy/
Germany was the largest energy consumer in Europe and the eighth-largest energy consumer in the world in 2012...
....Germany was the fifth-largest generator of nuclear energy in the world in 2012 with 94.1 terawatthours, a decrease from 102.3 terawatthours generated the previous year. Following Japan's Fukushima accident in March 2011, the German government decided to close eight reactors launched before 1980 because of public protests and to close Germany's nine remaining nuclear reactors before 2022.
http://www.eia.gov/countries/country-data.cfm?fips=gm
They also abandoned coal a while ago, though some modern plants are returning now, still much less than there used to be.
I wouldn't call 24% "abandoned". That's a significant dependence.
Coal is Germany's most abundant indigenous energy resource, and it accounted for about 24% of Germany's total primary energy consumption in 2012, a slight increase over the previous few years. Coal consumption increased after Japan's Fukushima reactor accident occurred in March 2011, and Germany used coal as a substitute for nuclear power in electricity generation. Germany was the world's eighth-largest producer of coal in 2012. Nearly all coal production serves the power and industrial sectors.
New Renter
2014 Nov 1, 5:09am
I don't think itindigenous says
Ok thanks.
They don't use AC.
AC air conditioning or alternating current?
I agree AC is overrated.
We have a lot of natural gas as a result of fracking as well.
AC = Air Conditioning
A/C = Alternating Current
I dunno where you live but I doubt anyone from Phoenix or Houston think AC is overrated.
nobody wants the waste in their neghborhood, we've had chernobyl, fukushima etc. and they make good targets for enemies.
Funny, people are perfectly fine with concrete and sunlight, both of which yield more radiation (and cancer) than a properly stored waste drum
and they make good targets for enemies.
So do skyscrapers, dance clubs, Olympic events, airliners, adn cruse ships. shall we abandon those too?
indigenous
2014 Nov 1, 5:11am
AC = Air Conditioning
A/C = Alternating Current
dumb question.
I dunno where you live but I doubt anyone from Phoenix or Houston think AC is overrated.
Yup
OTOH swamp coolers are quite popular in these areas
Tenpoundbass
2014 Nov 1, 5:44am
2. All systems of global collective security now lie in ruins. There are no longer any international security guarantees at all. And the entity that destroyed them has a name: The United States of America.
Shamefully true!
Tenpoundbass
2014 Nov 1, 5:45am
5. Russia has no intention of going fishing in the murky waters created by America's ever-expanding “empire of chaos,†and has no interest in building a new empire of her own (this is unnecessary; Russia's challenges lie in developing her already vast territory). Neither is Russia willing to act as a savior of the world, as she had in the past.
Fuck I don't either, but here we all are along for the rotten ride.
indigenous
2014 Nov 1, 5:48am
Fuck I don't either, but here we all are along for the rotten ride.
It would be nice however if the new reserve currency was the Mark instead of the Yuan. Hard to trust them commies...
Germany uses a LOT of energy/
Germany was the largest energy consumer in Europe and the eighth-largest energy consumer in the world in 2012...
Well they also have the highest population, not sure how it boils down per capita and after you take away industrial production. But they do generate 2/3 - 3/4 of that needed energy from renewable sources and continue to make headway in energy conservation, esp. around buildings. A close to zero energy bill is not a bad thing.
nobody wants the waste in their neghborhood, we've had chernobyl, fukushima etc. and they make good targets for enemies.
Funny, people are perfectly fine with concrete and sunlight, both of which yield more radiation (and cancer) than a properly stored waste drum
Yeah but they have the choice of exposure and protection here. There's also the long duration of needed storage and safety concerns around that.
So do skyscrapers, dance clubs, Olympic events, airliners, adn cruse ships. shall we abandon those too?
A core meltdown is still an event of different magnitudes. Granted they happen rarely, but they do happen. I am not for favoritism in any industry, but I see the future in renewable energy as the technology matures. Doesn't mean I freak out if there's a nuclear pant somewhere close by.
Funny, people are perfectly fine with concrete
Btw. I thought it was only granite or granite polluted concrete? You can surely check the contamination of the concrete when using it in construction, no?
Strategist
2014 Nov 1, 6:31am
I believe it.
The Russians are a well educated population with a head on their shoulders. They will put life and their well being before ideology. We need to sit down with them and negotiate. It's the fanatical Islamists that can't be negotiated with. We let them keep Crimea, and they help us destroy Iranian nukes, and anything else we want destroyed in the Middle East.
I was with you until you brought up Iran, who doesn't yet have nukes. But Russia will not let Iran be run over by the globalists either.
Why not? They let us run over Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Russians themselves are victims of Islamic terrorism. The whole world knows Islamists can never be trusted, and they must be controlled. When push comes to shove they will go with the West just like in the past.
MisdemeanorRebel
2014 Nov 1, 7:19am
And everytime the Russians said "Build your radar and missile shield around our side of the Caspian if you want to monitor Iran - even shoot down the missile during launch, the most vulnerable phase."
- the USG said "Nah."
That's because the missile shield and radar was never for Iran, which neither has an atomic bomb or a missile capable of flinging one as far as Europe (maybe not even Israel).
The US was not very supportive of Russia fighting to protect the urban population of Chechnya against the Saudi-backed Muslim Hillbillies of the Mountains.
New Renter
2014 Nov 1, 10:28am
Germany uses a LOT of energy/
Germany was the largest energy consumer in Europe and the eighth-largest energy consumer in the world in 2012...
Well they also have the highest population, not sure how it boils down per capita and after you take away industrial production.
Unfortunately the real cost of German electricity is obfuscated by subsidies the German people pay to lower the cost of wholesale electricity. THAT "cheap" electricity is then sold to neighboring countries.
They also abandoned coal a while ago, though some modern plants are returning now, still much less than there used to be.
I wouldn't call 24% "abandoned". That's a significant dependence.
Oops I was wrong, its not 24%. Its now 45%!
Strategist
2014 Nov 1, 10:40am
And everytime the Russians said "Build your radar and missile shield around our side of the Caspian if you want to monitor Iran - even shoot down the missile during launch, the most vulnerable phase."
- the USG said "Nah."
I don't think the Russians will ever launch their missiles at the West, so it's a big fuss over nothing. The Iranian regime might, so the answer is not a defense shield that may not perfectly work, but to make sure they have no missiles or nukes to begin with.
The US was not very supportive of Russia fighting to protect the urban population of Chechnya against the Saudi-backed Muslim Hillbillies of the Mountains.
Very foolish on the part of the US government. Radical Islam is a dangerous cancer that easily spreads. They just don't get it.
Unfortunately the real cost of German electricity is obfuscated by subsidies the German people pay to lower the cost of wholesale electricity. THAT "cheap" electricity is then sold to neighboring countries.
So was their nuclear power back then, subsidized.
Oops I was wrong, its not 24%. Its now 45%!
Agreed that's a worrying trend, though I don't know how "bad" modern coal plants are. They just need to make peace with Russia, there's no much freaking nat gas. Their exports have already been dropping because of sanctions/countersanctions, Merkel as the NATO's lapdog is fucking this up right now.
indigenous
2014 Nov 1, 10:49am
The Iranian regime might, so the answer is not a defense shield that may not perfectly work, but to make sure they have no missiles or nukes to begin with.
Out of all the middle eastern countries, Iran is the least threatening to the US. That is just so much R propaganda.
Strategist
2014 Nov 1, 11:04am
The Iranian regime might, so the answer is not a defense shield that may not perfectly work, but to make sure they have no missiles or nukes to begin with.
Out of all the middle eastern countries, Iran is the least threatening to the US. That is just so much R propaganda.
That is just not true. They coined the phrase "Great Satan" They support militants and terrorists, and they are a clear threat to our allies. Ahmadinejad promised to wipe out Israel lots of times.
Those who stone women to death cannot be trusted with nuclear weapons.
indigenous
2014 Nov 1, 11:14am
That is just not true. They coined the phrase "Great Satan" They support militants and terrorists, and they are a clear threat to our allies. Ahmadinejad promised to wipe out Israel lots of times.
Those who stone women to death cannot be trusted with nuclear weapons.
Yup they said the same about Iraq and Afghanistan.
This guy talks about it all the time:
Y
2014 Nov 1, 11:17am
He can"t. Somehow they are connected.......
Putin don't take no shit.
He is exactly the leader America needs.
Exactly!!!
He should knock this guy off of the back of his horse!
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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-10-30/putin-western-elites-play-time-over
The Russian blogger chipstone summarized the most salient points from Putin speech as follows:
1. Russia will no longer play games and engage in back-room negotiations over trifles. But Russia is prepared for serious conversations and agreements, if these are conducive to collective security, are based on fairness and take into account the interests of each side.
2. All systems of global collective security now lie in ruins. There are no longer any international security guarantees at all. And the entity that destroyed them has a name: The United States of America.
3. The builders of the New World Order have failed, having built a sand castle. Whether or not a new world order of any sort is to be built is not just Russia's decision, but it is a decision that will not be made without Russia.
4. Russia favors a conservative approach to introducing innovations into the social order, but is not opposed to investigating and discussing such innovations, to see if introducing any of them might be justified.
5. Russia has no intention of going fishing in the murky waters created by America's ever-expanding “empire of chaos,” and has no interest in building a new empire of her own (this is unnecessary; Russia's challenges lie in developing her already vast territory). Neither is Russia willing to act as a savior of the world, as she had in the past.
6. Russia will not attempt to reformat the world in her own image, but neither will she allow anyone to reformat her in their image. Russia will not close herself off from the world, but anyone who tries to close her off from the world will be sure to reap a whirlwind.
7. Russia does not wish for the chaos to spread, does not want war, and has no intention of starting one. However, today Russia sees the outbreak of global war as almost inevitable, is prepared for it, and is continuing to prepare for it. Russia does not war—nor does she fear it.
8. Russia does not intend to take an active role in thwarting those who are still attempting to construct their New World Order - until their efforts start to impinge on Russia's key interests. Russia would prefer to stand by and watch them give themselves as many lumps as their poor heads can take. But those who manage to drag Russia into this process, through disregard for her interests, will be taught the true meaning of pain.
9. In her external, and, even more so, internal politics, Russia's power will rely not on the elites and their back-room dealing, but on the will of the people.