Have you talked to anyone from modern Russia? I think most people there understand that Russia (like most countries, really) is ruled by a class of powerful oligarchs, each with their own area. The biggest difference is that Russia doesn't really try to hide it.
My understanding is that the mainstream narrative is that Russia is run like a Nazi nation; not that it's run like the mob. Anyway, you can look at just about any investigative journalism (much of which is not mainstream) or the stories going back decades about the Russian Mob/Mafia and it's power; or the stories from residents about totally batshit crazy stuff with police; it's not hard to find the stories that point to it, and it isn't wrong either.
Either way, if Putin's regime couldn't withstand a little bit of de-legitimization, it wouldn't be here. He's demonstrated time and time again that he isn't afraid to just disappear people that are in opposition to him.
Also; there is a good amount of evidence to suggest that Putin does dealings with the deep state all the time. Just look at how they've handled corona; leading researchers that get too close to the truth tend to kill themselves there, just like here. I don't think it's nearly as black and white or clear-cut as it would be convenient for it to be; I think Putin ultimately just takes whatever actions he thinks will benefit him the most, whether or not it's working with or against the DS.
All I'm trying to say is this; Poland is nationalist, we seek a very similar kind of nationalism, and Putin is generally a nationalist as far as it helps him. An alliance can be made between us; and, indeed, exists between our peoples; but it will most likely remain a tense alliance; that said, we're typically far more mature than our globalist counterparts, and, as such, I think a tentative alliance can be made.
Yeah no; the MSM narrative is identical to yours. Mob, oligarchy, corrupt, oppressive, anti-democracy, etc. etc. straight down to specific phrases, "disappearing opposition", "time and time again".
What researchers?
We don't seek the same thing. Poland's nationalism is a compromising, dependent nationalism. Putin's nationalism isn't, that's why Russia's the pariah'd country that has globalists frothing at it. Being constantly under threat of the Gaddafi treatment isn't a benefit to him in the slightest. That's why there's nothing tense or tentative with Russia for me.
Here's my recommendation; I cross checked with my Russian friend; he says that this should be easily found on any Russian news source, if you can understand Russian.
He said he doesn't watch or care about Western news sources.
First, you should look into military posturing; he talked about how, frequently, Putin will create an enemy of some kind to unite the populace against anything other than him; with little regard for soldiers in the process. An example that comes to mind is intervention in the Middle East.
Second, he recommended you look into the last Russian election; Putin claimed to be backing away from it and allowing other politicians to take the "wheel". He was still elected, and under suspicious circumstances.
Third, he talks about Ukraine. He acknowledges that there were always tensions with Ukraine since the ending of the Soviet Union, but he makes clear that seizure of Crimea was a really despicable action that devastated Ukraine and cost the Russian people dearly; look at Russian casualties in the civil war, or the building of the Crimea bridge. Say what you want about globalist interest in Ukraine, but Ukraine would have not been a significant threat against Russia, and screwing it to hell has significantly hurt the Russian people.
About the researchers; here is one article I found in my bookmarks. I saw others, but, admittedly, I can't locate them at this time. I will probably do more digging later, and I recommend you do the same.
In our talk, my friend agreed with what I was telling you. We'll attempt to compile some more direct sources and get them to you, but that may take time and I don't want to impose on him too much.
In the mean time, I recommend looking into some of the stuff I've talked about here. I don't know if you can read or translate Russian, but I do know that most Russian news sources that are in English are very pro-Putin, and, as you said, Western sources tend to be pretty horrible these days (that said, don't fall for the same trap many on the left have fallen for in reverse; just because the MSM says something, doesn't mean it is wrong; the best lies are those mixed with truth).
Yep, pretty much straight in line with the West. Only caveat is the usual example one would use for the "uniting the populace against an enemy" thing is the Chechen wars. Middle East is a little too spot-on of a projection from the US.
The Ukraine stuff in particular is just borderline alternate reality. Of all the regional countries globalists have been trying to align against Russia, Ukraine's by far the biggest threat. The only remote contender might have been Turkey. Just losing Crimea on its own would massively gimp Russia's presence in the Black Sea, and by extension the Mediterranean. It's the strategic equivalent of Hawaii for the US Pacific Fleet. The Russian casualties (pretty much exclusively in Donbass anyway, and most being volunteers) don't even come close to far less meaningful conflicts like Chechen.
The only thing to come out of it that's "significantly hurt the Russian people" has been the sanctions trying to create(worsen) recessions.
Have you talked to anyone from modern Russia? I think most people there understand that Russia (like most countries, really) is ruled by a class of powerful oligarchs, each with their own area. The biggest difference is that Russia doesn't really try to hide it.
My understanding is that the mainstream narrative is that Russia is run like a Nazi nation; not that it's run like the mob. Anyway, you can look at just about any investigative journalism (much of which is not mainstream) or the stories going back decades about the Russian Mob/Mafia and it's power; or the stories from residents about totally batshit crazy stuff with police; it's not hard to find the stories that point to it, and it isn't wrong either.
Either way, if Putin's regime couldn't withstand a little bit of de-legitimization, it wouldn't be here. He's demonstrated time and time again that he isn't afraid to just disappear people that are in opposition to him.
Also; there is a good amount of evidence to suggest that Putin does dealings with the deep state all the time. Just look at how they've handled corona; leading researchers that get too close to the truth tend to kill themselves there, just like here. I don't think it's nearly as black and white or clear-cut as it would be convenient for it to be; I think Putin ultimately just takes whatever actions he thinks will benefit him the most, whether or not it's working with or against the DS.
All I'm trying to say is this; Poland is nationalist, we seek a very similar kind of nationalism, and Putin is generally a nationalist as far as it helps him. An alliance can be made between us; and, indeed, exists between our peoples; but it will most likely remain a tense alliance; that said, we're typically far more mature than our globalist counterparts, and, as such, I think a tentative alliance can be made.
Yeah no; the MSM narrative is identical to yours. Mob, oligarchy, corrupt, oppressive, anti-democracy, etc. etc. straight down to specific phrases, "disappearing opposition", "time and time again".
What researchers?
We don't seek the same thing. Poland's nationalism is a compromising, dependent nationalism. Putin's nationalism isn't, that's why Russia's the pariah'd country that has globalists frothing at it. Being constantly under threat of the Gaddafi treatment isn't a benefit to him in the slightest. That's why there's nothing tense or tentative with Russia for me.
Here's my recommendation; I cross checked with my Russian friend; he says that this should be easily found on any Russian news source, if you can understand Russian.
He said he doesn't watch or care about Western news sources.
First, you should look into military posturing; he talked about how, frequently, Putin will create an enemy of some kind to unite the populace against anything other than him; with little regard for soldiers in the process. An example that comes to mind is intervention in the Middle East.
Second, he recommended you look into the last Russian election; Putin claimed to be backing away from it and allowing other politicians to take the "wheel". He was still elected, and under suspicious circumstances.
Third, he talks about Ukraine. He acknowledges that there were always tensions with Ukraine since the ending of the Soviet Union, but he makes clear that seizure of Crimea was a really despicable action that devastated Ukraine and cost the Russian people dearly; look at Russian casualties in the civil war, or the building of the Crimea bridge. Say what you want about globalist interest in Ukraine, but Ukraine would have not been a significant threat against Russia, and screwing it to hell has significantly hurt the Russian people.
About the researchers; here is one article I found in my bookmarks. I saw others, but, admittedly, I can't locate them at this time. I will probably do more digging later, and I recommend you do the same.
In our talk, my friend agreed with what I was telling you. We'll attempt to compile some more direct sources and get them to you, but that may take time and I don't want to impose on him too much.
In the mean time, I recommend looking into some of the stuff I've talked about here. I don't know if you can read or translate Russian, but I do know that most Russian news sources that are in English are very pro-Putin, and, as you said, Western sources tend to be pretty horrible these days (that said, don't fall for the same trap many on the left have fallen for in reverse; just because the MSM says something, doesn't mean it is wrong; the best lies are those mixed with truth).
Yep, pretty much straight in line with the West. Only caveat is the usual example one would use for the "uniting the populace against an enemy" thing is the Chechen wars. Middle East is a little too spot-on of a projection from the US.
The Ukraine stuff in particular is just borderline alternate reality. Of all the regional countries globalists have been trying to align against Russia, Ukraine's by far the biggest threat. The only remote contender might have been Turkey. Just losing Crimea on its own would massively gimp Russia's presence in the Black Sea, and by extension the Mediterranean. It's the strategic equivalent of Hawaii for the US Pacific Fleet. The Russian casualties (pretty much exclusively in Donbass anyway, and most being volunteers) don't even come close to far less meaningful conflicts like Chechen.
The only thing to come out of it that's "significantly hurt the Russian people" has been the sanctions trying to create(worsen) recessions.
I have to ask, you are American yourself, right?