China's aggression is changing the nature of sovereignty.

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3 minutes ago, Andrew Neopalimy said:

Democracy - (gr. demokratia - the power of the people, from demos - people and kratos - power) - democracy.
"Democracy", as "the power of the people", in the absolute sense, has never been implemented anywhere! did not exist and cannot exist. Democracy is a method of ruling elites!
The Athenian and Roman democracies prohibited women, foreigners born in the state, freedmen and slaves from voting.
Today, the term "democracy", introduced by the Anglo-Saxons, means only the mechanism of external control!
"Democracy" is an alternative to the state - the direct distribution of power, as long as possible! Democracy has historically been a form of sovereignty, roughly speaking, a form of collective selfishness.
Under modern (Western) "democracy" the state is a representative of private interests - a machine for the forced restriction of the interests of all in favor of the interests of all. And the common interests of all “free citizens” of the country, identified with the interests of the state, are allegedly able to realize and legally formalize only the [quasi]elite of society! As if they were elected in a "free" "democratic" way, established by the elected themselves. )))
Western Westernizers can afford to apply the entire range of modern sophisticated management methods. They also provide the citizens of these countries with an almost complete illusion of their direct and immediate participation in the development of fateful decisions. Elites are out of the risk zone.
The elites of Western countries can afford it, because they have a full guarantee of their stable irremovability. Any choice of fellow citizens, any answer to any of the questions submitted to a national referendum cannot shake their highest social status. This provision is based on an intra-elite consensus, tested by time and fixed by custom, and is reflected in the technology of democratic procedures...
Sovereign democracy, in the foreseeable future, is unattainable.
Preserving sovereignty without compromising democracy and openness without losing one's identity is an impossible task.
Parliamentary, direct, agonal and other types of democracy are also considered as utopia.

Nevertheless, democracy as a form of socio-political structure today has no real alternative... Only antagonistic authoritarianism. 🤫

REFERENCE
PS See Arrow's theorem "On the impossibility of democracy" as a "collective choice" / "On the inevitability of a dictator

There is no need to delve into such topics, it has little to do with this republic of 50 states. Nothing more than a distraction. Quite a bit of that as of late.

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23 minutes ago, Andrew Neopalimy said:

Democracy", as "the power of the people", in the absolute sense, has never been implemented anywhere! did not exist and cannot exist. Democracy is a method of ruling elites!

Above case in point. Each US state would be a DEMOCRACY. All states officials are elected by the popular vote.

Your example is merely a well written piece  of fiction.

Edited January 16, 2022 by Eyes Wide Open

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11 minutes ago, Eyes Wide Open said:

Above case in point. Each US state would be a DEMOCRACY. All states officials are elected by the popular vote.

Your example is merely a well written piece  of fiction.

That is still not a true direct democracy, it is representative democracy. 

Representative democracies do tend to elect the rich / famous / elite.

Also many officials are appointed.

 

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14 minutes ago, Eyes Wide Open said:

Above case in point. Each US state would be a DEMOCRACY. All states officials are elected by the popular vote.

Your example is merely a well written piece  of fiction.

Representative democracy really isn't. In a direct democracy, there are no "state officials" and the popular vote is for specific policy issues. It is somewhat implemented in Switzerland. In US, the popular opinion has been demonstrated to have near zero influence on policy.

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1 hour ago, Andrei Moutchkine said:

In US, the popular opinion has been demonstrated to have near zero influence on policy.

Agreed, the US is a Country guided by a constitution. Popular opinions would be a loose construct of teenagers generally found in high school settings. Ohh my bad I am demonstrating my age. In today's society they also are quite prelavant on Facebook,Twitter etc etc.

Affectionately known as Teeny Boppers. 

Edited January 16, 2022 by Eyes Wide Open

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4 hours ago, Eyes Wide Open said:

Agreed, the US is a Country guided by a constitution. Popular opinions would be a loose construct of teenagers generally found in high school settings. Ohh my bad I am demonstrating my age. In today's society they also are quite prelavant on Facebook,Twitter etc etc.

Affectionately known as Teeny Boppers. 

Guided by a constitution?  Really? Since when?  Where in your constitution is stated the State has the power to redefine what is a man or a woman? Why is Assange and others persecuted for their writings, the right of free speech?  Where is stated all government actions shall be kept hidden and secret from the people? etc. 

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2 hours ago, frankfurter said:

Guided by a constitution?  Really? Since when?  Where in your constitution is stated the State has the power to redefine what is a man or a woman? Why is Assange and others persecuted for their writings, the right of free speech?  Where is stated all government actions shall be kept hidden and secret from the people? etc. 

1. States are allowed to form their own constitution. You are speaking to a moral sexuality issue? I do not believe that topic is covered in the US constitution.

2. Has Assange rights been violated? If so he does have the right to consul and can appeal any such grievance. 

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12 hours ago, Andrei Moutchkine said:

Representative democracy really isn't. In a direct democracy, there are no "state officials" and the popular vote is for specific policy issues. It is somewhat implemented in Switzerland. In US, the popular opinion has been demonstrated to have near zero influence on policy.

So Bush involves the US with war in Iraq that over time went from being popular to being extremely unpopular. His party party lost the presidency because of Iraq. To say popular opinion has no influence is silly. 

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On 1/15/2022 at 9:31 PM, frankfurter said:

Uh, maybe a better way to describe the USSA system is to disclose and accept the honest facts?  

Each group has their own set of facts. How is that different than anywhere in the world. An example, temperature can be the same but called hot or cold depending on where you live. Many facts are distorted by perception which could be traditional, cultural, environmental etc. 

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6 hours ago, Eyes Wide Open said:

1. States are allowed to form their own constitution. You are speaking to a moral sexuality issue? I do not believe that topic is covered in the US constitution.

2. Has Assange rights been violated? If so he does have the right to consul and can appeal any such grievance. 

There is no consul in front of federal grand jury.

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On 1/5/2022 at 9:53 AM, frankfurter said:

If the video does not prove how sick and depraved is the USA, what will?  Sick by intent. The deep state wants whites, blacks, hispanics, asians, everybody fighting each other. Perhaps the dumbed-down drugged-up amurcuns will see this some day, but that day will be too late. Supposing they do see, will they take corrective action?  Doubtful.

The deep state being informal networks of power, is not a single entity and their objectives change over time.  You don't know who they are, but you can observe their actions.

From the 70's  there was White fright and White flight from the cities.  The deep state was trying to protect Whites by using other races as shields. The massive immigration of Latinos was facilitated to act as a shield for Whites.  You can see that during the LA riots of 1992, they were letting the Blacks attack the Koreans.  You can watch this video. The police asked the Koreans to leave Koreatown so that the Blacks could burn it down. 

https://youtu.be/ZUQhs-UzYgU

The National Guard was mobilised, but they went to the suburbs to protect the Whites, but not protect Koreans in the city.  The police were even arresting Korean volunteers who went to protect their properties.  

You can also watch this video about the Milwaukee riots. Due to blind rage, the Blacks went on a rampage in their own hood, and police let it burn but were deployed to protect the White suburbs.

https://youtu.be/jpS9yFSkNLs

 

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8 hours ago, Andrei Moutchkine said:

There is no consul in front of federal grand jury.

Grand jury's are made up of US citizens, they decide if charges move forward. One sided but of course, reality begins in the court room with all party's present. 

Assange does face quite a few challenges, so do citizens representing the US gov't. Humanity is a messy affair,a world wide phenomenon.

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18 hours ago, Wombat One said:

But the biggest winner of all will be the USA, for obvious reasons

LOL the nation that loses everything?

The USA is barely holding itself together.

 

Edited January 17, 2022 by TailingsPond

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2 hours ago, Eyes Wide Open said:

Grand jury's are made up of US citizens, they decide if charges move forward. One sided but of course, reality begins in the court room with all party's present. 

Assange does face quite a few challenges, so do citizens representing the US gov't. Humanity is a messy affair,a world wide phenomenon.

Just accept your errors.

If you don't understand the words, don't use them.

 

Edited January 17, 2022 by TailingsPond

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On 1/16/2022 at 4:45 AM, Tomasz said:

Russia is right: The West promised not to enlarge NATO & these promises were broken

 

True, but to be fair all parties involved including Russia agreed to respect the territorial integrity of Ukraine and we see how that turned out.

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2 minutes ago, pscoughlin said:

True, but to be fair all parties involved including Russia agreed to respect the territorial integrity of Ukraine and we see how that turned out.

Didn't that treaty lapse?

Actually asking.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian–Ukrainian_Friendship_Treaty

 

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On 1/12/2022 at 12:30 PM, Tomasz said:

First of all, in the West, especially in the USA, you currently have the highest inflation in January in last 40 years.

So I  suggest encircling Russia even more, surrounding it with NATO bases and put more sanctions.

This way  you will definitely have lower inflation this year and Europe will have natural gas and crude oil as well as coal at an extremely promotional price for allies.

Anyway, this is such a wonderful strategy to force Russia into an alliance with China.

Is Ukraine really worth the resources of all of Siberia working for the benefit of the Chinese economy?

Pretending SIberian/NE ASian resources would work for ANYONE other than China is a JOKE unto itself.

As for current USA fiscal policy, yes it is currently also a JOKE. 

Ukraine is basic principles regardless of what happens between China/Russia which is always going to be close no matter what anyone on the other side of a continent/ocean blather on about.

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On 1/13/2022 at 3:06 PM, Andrei Moutchkine said:

You can safely expect the Russians to make all the gas they currently sell to EU to become re-routable to China and other Asia, if EU continues its harassment of Gazprom.

If the Chinese start to frack for gas, they have the potential to cover all their gas needs from domestic wells

They tried,

it is DEEP and highly broken up. 

They quit

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On 1/14/2022 at 5:40 AM, Rob Plant said:

Your ignorance on the subject is

So cricket a "has been" sport that is played by 1.7 billion  which is a hell of a lot more than baseball!

Go to India and see what a has been sport cricket is! Its practically a religion over there

Been to India 15 years ago... absolutely NO ONE plays cricket.  A few play it in a few BIG cities.  Otherwise it may as well not exist.  About as relevant as Baseball is in the USA.  A lot is written about it, but in reality very few play it. 

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Kazakhstan and the world geostrategy
The recent events in Kazakhstan have attracted the attention of observers of world politics. It is a large country located in Central Asia, the ninth largest country in the world. Not much smaller than India, which is a subcontinent. However, in terms of population, Kazakhstan is no longer surprising, because only 19 million people live on a huge territory, almost nine times the size of Poland, which is barely half of what in Poland. It was a Soviet republic and quite a special one, because at the time when Kazakhstan became an independent country, almost as many Russians as Kazakhs lived there - about 40 percent each. Most of the population was Russian-speaking. After Russia, it was the most Russian of all the republics. But with time it started to change and now there are more than 68 percent of Kazakhs, and only 18 percent of Russians.
It is no secret that such rapid changes in the ethnic composition of the population were caused by the activities of the government, and more specifically by President Nazarbayev, who pursued a firm policy of eliminating the Russian language from the life of the country. Russians were encouraged to emigrate, and the presence of the Russian language in public space was eliminated. From 2025, the alphabet used was to be changed from Cyrillic to Latin. This would undoubtedly accelerate the changes that happened almost instantly and how. Simultaneously with the elimination of Russian influence, Kazakhstan has opened up to the expansion of Turkey and the West, both economically, politically and even militarily, while maintaining only apparent ties with Russia.
The main economic partner of Kazakhstan, the largest recipient of Kazakh oil and gas, have become the European Union countries, to which a total of around 40 percent of the country was destined. the country's export value. 19 percent were sent to China, and to Russia even less, i.e. 10 percent. On the other hand, when it comes to imports, Russia still ranks first here, where 35 percent of it comes from. goods and services. We can see that these economic ties between Kazakhstan and the West are serious, and all other influences were behind these ties. Young people went to study in Turkey and the West, while in Kazakhstan various non-governmental organizations linked to the West started their activities. Money, the source of which was the export of raw materials, was becoming more and more, and this money was shared among themselves by a narrow group of members of the ruling clan.
From 2010, annual joint military exercises were held, in which the armed forces of the USA and Great Britain also participated in Kazakhstan. They were called Steppe Eagle (Desert Eagle) and were prepared and carried out by the US Central Command. In 2020, Kazakhstan was visited by the American Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and the President of Turkey, Recep Erdoğan, counted on Kazakhstan's participation in the construction of the great Turan under the leadership of Turkey.
It must have irritated Russia very much, if only because Kazakhstan has important Russian installations and military training grounds, as well as the Baikonur cosmodrome. The presidents Nazarbayev and Tokayev tried to increase the distance from Moscow without leading to an open conflict. Nevertheless, they kept testing Russia's resilience and initiated further provocative measures against Russia. These include the aforementioned law on changing the alphabet, which would affect a large Russian minority, but there were also open provocations, such as the one related to the publication in 2017, on the state portal, of a map showing the border provinces of Russia as territories belonging to Kazakhstan. , Uzbekistan and China.
These and similar actions caused frustration in Russia. The fact that a politician like Vladimir Zhirinovsky from time to time claimed that Kazakhstan, and certainly its northern part, should return to Russia is no revelation. Recently, however, a scandal was sparked by the statement by a member of the Duma belonging to the ruling United Russia party, chairman of the education and science committee Vyacheslav Nikonov, grandson of Vyacheslav Molotov, who said that the present lands of Kazakhstan had been "donated" by Russia. It was a reference to the words of President Putin himself in 2014 that "Kazakhs have never had statehood before." The next day, a banner appeared at the gate of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Moscow, which read: "Northern Kazakhstan is Russian land." All this took place quite recently, in December last year, and the Kazakh authorities should treat these words of Russian politicians as a warning that if they continue to lead Kazakhstan towards the West, the question of the border with Russia will be opened. Many Russian politicians consider Kazakhstan a part of the "Russian mir" and will not allow a complete divorce without regaining at least some territories.

Meanwhile, however, the current crisis has shown the rulers in Kazakhstan that it is the West that may be a threat to their government, and that they can only count on support from the rapid reaction forces of the ODKB, that is, practically from Russia.
The well-known Polish analyst and expert on China, Mr. Radoslaw Pyffel, recently expressed his surprise that Tokayev asked for help from Russia, and not to China, with whom he is also together in the structures of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
The answer to such a question is not difficult. Such behavior of China, i.e. non-involvement in the territories of the post-Soviet countries, results from the present strategic situation of China.
The West aims to divide China and Russia and, as a consequence, win over Russia for joint anti-Chinese activities with the West. It is obvious that China will now do everything possible to avoid any tensions with Russia and, thus, not to facilitate the implementation of the West's plans to win over Russia. It follows from this that they will not engage in any way in the territory of the post-Soviet countries, so as not to find themselves there in a collision with Russian interests. This applies not only to Kazakhstan, but also to Belarus, where until recently Chinese influence and actions were clearly visible, and now Lukashenka can no longer use China to balance Russian influence. This position of China may apply not only to post-Soviet countries, but is also visible in other areas. Poland also learned about it when, during Minister Rau's visit to China, he heard from Chinese officials that there could be no question of cooperation in the area of security and defense, but only in the areas of economy and infrastructure.
It is obvious that the withdrawal of the USA and NATO from Afghanistan also greatly helped Russia. In this way, the West lost an important and probably the last, after Pakistan's departure towards China, a foothold for the implementation of geostrategic goals in Central Asia. What happened in Kazakhstan can therefore also be viewed as a consequence of the West's withdrawal from Afghanistan. This probably did not have an impact on the outbreak of the crisis itself, but certainly on its course and the rapid stabilization of the country with the help of the forces of Russia and the ODKB, which are already withdrawing from this country. It is highly probable that also the other countries of this region, which so far have looked towards Turkey and the West, such as Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and even Azerbaijan, will begin to move towards Russia. The disaster in Afghanistan may have a knock-on effect in terms of strengthening Russia's influence in the region.
Turkey is too weak a player to compensate for this, and moreover, its influence there is reluctantly welcomed by China, which fears an intensification of subversive tendencies among the Uighurs living in the Chinese province of Xinjiang, who also include the Turkic peoples. Moreover, it turned out that the difficulties in restoring stabilization in Kazakhstan did not come true. Mukhtar Ablyazov, a well-known rich exile from Kazakhstan, closely cooperating with the organization of Bartosz Kramek and Ludmila Kozlowska, proclaimed himself the leader of the recent protests in Kazakhstan and claimed that the country had been occupied by Russian troops, which threatened with destabilization and chaos. Reality negatively verified his claims. Nothing like that happened and now the ODKB contingent is being withdrawn from there.
It should be noted the speed and efficiency of the activities of the ODKB troops, mainly Russian, in Kazakhstan.
In the evening of January 5, President Tokayev asked the member states of the ODKB for help in combating the terrorist threat. After a few hours, just after midnight on January 6, the chairman of the ODKB Council, the President of Armenia, Nikol Pashinian, announced that after consultations with other leaders of the ODKB member states, such military aid would be provided. After a few more hours, in the morning of the same day, planes with soldiers and equipment were already landing at the airports in Kazakhstan. 12 hours elapsed between the request for help and the arrival of the troops. A similar situation in terms of speed of reaction took place after the signing of the ceasefire agreement in Nagorno-Karabakh.
And you have to be aware that in both cases we are dealing with the transport of soldiers along with their weapons, equipment and combat vehicles, over a distance of many thousands of kilometers. I think that there is currently no other military structure in the world capable of responding to such challenges in a similar time and scope. These experiences in Karabakh and Kazakhstan show that Russia is able, within 12 hours, to move the entire brigade, including combat vehicles.
Compare this with the possibilities of the USA. According to available data, as part of the rapid reaction force, one battalion of paratroopers, capable of moving anywhere in the world within 18 hours, is on standby at Fort Bragg North Carolina. 

If we compare this with the Russian capabilities, it turns out that the Russians can move in a shorter time (12 hours Russia, 18 hours the USA), more soldiers (the entire brigade, i.e. three battalions - Russia, one battalion - the USA), and better armed (combat vehicles - Russia, only light weapons - USA). If these forces met anywhere, there is no doubt who would have won the fight.
The only advantage of the USA is that this American battalion can be moved anywhere on the globe, while the Russian forces may not have such capabilities, as most of the used transport aircraft (Il-76) have a range of approx. 4,000 km. This may be important for operations in America or Africa, and not in Europe or most of Asia.
It turned out that the shifting of the balance of power related to the fact that the West left Afghanistan resulted in the fact that the so far underestimated structures created by Russia, such as the ODKB military pact or the Eurasian Economic Union, which is a zone of economic cooperation and integration, are gaining more and more importance and may become attractive to countries in this region. Poland should also take note of these changes and adapt its policy accordingly.

https://www.facebook.com/stanisaw.lewicki

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23 hours ago, frankfurter said:

Guided by a constitution?  Really? Since when?  Where in your constitution is stated the State has the power to redefine what is a man or a woman? Why is Assange and others persecuted for their writings, the right of free speech?  Where is stated all government actions shall be kept hidden and secret from the people? etc. 

Genius: Juliane Assange is not a USA citizen. 

Morality is morality and why our Founding Fathers said, without morals, Democracy/Republican forms of government are no better than anything else.  And no, the state has not redefined what is a man or a woman in the USA.  Some loud perverts are trying to do so. 

Have more delusions to display to the entire world?

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1 hour ago, Tomasz said:

Kazakhstan and the world geostrategy
The recent events in Kazakhstan have attracted the attention of observers of world politics. It is a large country located in Central Asia, the ninth largest country in the world. Not much smaller than India, which is a subcontinent. However, in terms of population, Kazakhstan is no longer surprising, because only 19 million people live on a huge territory, almost nine times the size of Poland, which is barely half of what in Poland. It was a Soviet republic and quite a special one, because at the time when Kazakhstan became an independent country, almost as many Russians as Kazakhs lived there - about 40 percent each. Most of the population was Russian-speaking. After Russia, it was the most Russian of all the republics. But with time it started to change and now there are more than 68 percent of Kazakhs, and only 18 percent of Russians.
It is no secret that such rapid changes in the ethnic composition of the population were caused by the activities of the government, and more specifically by President Nazarbayev, who pursued a firm policy of eliminating the Russian language from the life of the country. Russians were encouraged to emigrate, and the presence of the Russian language in public space was eliminated. From 2025, the alphabet used was to be changed from Cyrillic to Latin. This would undoubtedly accelerate the changes that happened almost instantly and how. Simultaneously with the elimination of Russian influence, Kazakhstan has opened up to the expansion of Turkey and the West, both economically, politically and even militarily, while maintaining only apparent ties with Russia.
The main economic partner of Kazakhstan, the largest recipient of Kazakh oil and gas, have become the European Union countries, to which a total of around 40 percent of the country was destined. the country's export value. 19 percent were sent to China, and to Russia even less, i.e. 10 percent. On the other hand, when it comes to imports, Russia still ranks first here, where 35 percent of it comes from. goods and services. We can see that these economic ties between Kazakhstan and the West are serious, and all other influences were behind these ties. Young people went to study in Turkey and the West, while in Kazakhstan various non-governmental organizations linked to the West started their activities. Money, the source of which was the export of raw materials, was becoming more and more, and this money was shared among themselves by a narrow group of members of the ruling clan.
From 2010, annual joint military exercises were held, in which the armed forces of the USA and Great Britain also participated in Kazakhstan. They were called Steppe Eagle (Desert Eagle) and were prepared and carried out by the US Central Command. In 2020, Kazakhstan was visited by the American Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and the President of Turkey, Recep Erdoğan, counted on Kazakhstan's participation in the construction of the great Turan under the leadership of Turkey.
It must have irritated Russia very much, if only because Kazakhstan has important Russian installations and military training grounds, as well as the Baikonur cosmodrome. The presidents Nazarbayev and Tokayev tried to increase the distance from Moscow without leading to an open conflict. Nevertheless, they kept testing Russia's resilience and initiated further provocative measures against Russia. These include the aforementioned law on changing the alphabet, which would affect a large Russian minority, but there were also open provocations, such as the one related to the publication in 2017, on the state portal, of a map showing the border provinces of Russia as territories belonging to Kazakhstan. , Uzbekistan and China.
These and similar actions caused frustration in Russia. The fact that a politician like Vladimir Zhirinovsky from time to time claimed that Kazakhstan, and certainly its northern part, should return to Russia is no revelation. Recently, however, a scandal was sparked by the statement by a member of the Duma belonging to the ruling United Russia party, chairman of the education and science committee Vyacheslav Nikonov, grandson of Vyacheslav Molotov, who said that the present lands of Kazakhstan had been "donated" by Russia. It was a reference to the words of President Putin himself in 2014 that "Kazakhs have never had statehood before." The next day, a banner appeared at the gate of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Moscow, which read: "Northern Kazakhstan is Russian land." All this took place quite recently, in December last year, and the Kazakh authorities should treat these words of Russian politicians as a warning that if they continue to lead Kazakhstan towards the West, the question of the border with Russia will be opened. Many Russian politicians consider Kazakhstan a part of the "Russian mir" and will not allow a complete divorce without regaining at least some territories.

Meanwhile, however, the current crisis has shown the rulers in Kazakhstan that it is the West that may be a threat to their government, and that they can only count on support from the rapid reaction forces of the ODKB, that is, practically from Russia.
The well-known Polish analyst and expert on China, Mr. Radoslaw Pyffel, recently expressed his surprise that Tokayev asked for help from Russia, and not to China, with whom he is also together in the structures of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
The answer to such a question is not difficult. Such behavior of China, i.e. non-involvement in the territories of the post-Soviet countries, results from the present strategic situation of China.
The West aims to divide China and Russia and, as a consequence, win over Russia for joint anti-Chinese activities with the West. It is obvious that China will now do everything possible to avoid any tensions with Russia and, thus, not to facilitate the implementation of the West's plans to win over Russia. It follows from this that they will not engage in any way in the territory of the post-Soviet countries, so as not to find themselves there in a collision with Russian interests. This applies not only to Kazakhstan, but also to Belarus, where until recently Chinese influence and actions were clearly visible, and now Lukashenka can no longer use China to balance Russian influence. This position of China may apply not only to post-Soviet countries, but is also visible in other areas. Poland also learned about it when, during Minister Rau's visit to China, he heard from Chinese officials that there could be no question of cooperation in the area of security and defense, but only in the areas of economy and infrastructure.
It is obvious that the withdrawal of the USA and NATO from Afghanistan also greatly helped Russia. In this way, the West lost an important and probably the last, after Pakistan's departure towards China, a foothold for the implementation of geostrategic goals in Central Asia. What happened in Kazakhstan can therefore also be viewed as a consequence of the West's withdrawal from Afghanistan. This probably did not have an impact on the outbreak of the crisis itself, but certainly on its course and the rapid stabilization of the country with the help of the forces of Russia and the ODKB, which are already withdrawing from this country. It is highly probable that also the other countries of this region, which so far have looked towards Turkey and the West, such as Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and even Azerbaijan, will begin to move towards Russia. The disaster in Afghanistan may have a knock-on effect in terms of strengthening Russia's influence in the region.
Turkey is too weak a player to compensate for this, and moreover, its influence there is reluctantly welcomed by China, which fears an intensification of subversive tendencies among the Uighurs living in the Chinese province of Xinjiang, who also include the Turkic peoples. Moreover, it turned out that the difficulties in restoring stabilization in Kazakhstan did not come true. Mukhtar Ablyazov, a well-known rich exile from Kazakhstan, closely cooperating with the organization of Bartosz Kramek and Ludmila Kozlowska, proclaimed himself the leader of the recent protests in Kazakhstan and claimed that the country had been occupied by Russian troops, which threatened with destabilization and chaos. Reality negatively verified his claims. Nothing like that happened and now the ODKB contingent is being withdrawn from there.
It should be noted the speed and efficiency of the activities of the ODKB troops, mainly Russian, in Kazakhstan.
In the evening of January 5, President Tokayev asked the member states of the ODKB for help in combating the terrorist threat. After a few hours, just after midnight on January 6, the chairman of the ODKB Council, the President of Armenia, Nikol Pashinian, announced that after consultations with other leaders of the ODKB member states, such military aid would be provided. After a few more hours, in the morning of the same day, planes with soldiers and equipment were already landing at the airports in Kazakhstan. 12 hours elapsed between the request for help and the arrival of the troops. A similar situation in terms of speed of reaction took place after the signing of the ceasefire agreement in Nagorno-Karabakh.
And you have to be aware that in both cases we are dealing with the transport of soldiers along with their weapons, equipment and combat vehicles, over a distance of many thousands of kilometers. I think that there is currently no other military structure in the world capable of responding to such challenges in a similar time and scope. These experiences in Karabakh and Kazakhstan show that Russia is able, within 12 hours, to move the entire brigade, including combat vehicles.
Compare this with the possibilities of the USA. According to available data, as part of the rapid reaction force, one battalion of paratroopers, capable of moving anywhere in the world within 18 hours, is on standby at Fort Bragg North Carolina. 

If we compare this with the Russian capabilities, it turns out that the Russians can move in a shorter time (12 hours Russia, 18 hours the USA), more soldiers (the entire brigade, i.e. three battalions - Russia, one battalion - the USA), and better armed (combat vehicles - Russia, only light weapons - USA). If these forces met anywhere, there is no doubt who would have won the fight.
The only advantage of the USA is that this American battalion can be moved anywhere on the globe, while the Russian forces may not have such capabilities, as most of the used transport aircraft (Il-76) have a range of approx. 4,000 km. This may be important for operations in America or Africa, and not in Europe or most of Asia.
It turned out that the shifting of the balance of power related to the fact that the West left Afghanistan resulted in the fact that the so far underestimated structures created by Russia, such as the ODKB military pact or the Eurasian Economic Union, which is a zone of economic cooperation and integration, are gaining more and more importance and may become attractive to countries in this region. Poland should also take note of these changes and adapt its policy accordingly.

https://www.facebook.com/stanisaw.lewicki

So, power hungry people in power wishing to PRESERVE their power are not getting other nations to in the west to GIVE them troops to support their regime?  Oh poor power hungry elite babies. 

What?  Russia and China are MORE than willing to prop up the power hungry elite in Kazah!  Say it ain't so!  GASP!  No way.... I thought they LOVED democracy....

[TailingsPond + 1,007]

1 minute ago, Wombat One said:

Crap. It is the hallmark of a truly great democracy that is totally secure in it's own skin that is able to maintain unbridled chaos for an extended period. There is incredible order in chaos. You are too anal to understand it. Just jealous that Democracies actually are a safe place to vent your rage when another country drops a biological weapon on you but your politicians do nothing about it. And the media internalises and politicises it. The dictators think we are divided, but each person on the street is looking and talking to the person on the street in other democracies and thinking the same thing. Bring on the elections. Heck, maybe the blacks in America have the right idea, we should defund the police or something. Until we get our revenge on the CCP, our politicians are not very bright to call us domestic terrorists. When patriotism becomes a swear word, it is our duty to swear. 

I live in Canada.  Do you live in the USA?  Are you trying to influence a foreign nations' elections? If so you are not a "domestic terrorist" you are an actual terrorist.

 

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5 hours ago, TailingsPond said:

Just accept your errors.

If you don't understand the words, don't use them.

 

Just for you Gabby.

Understanding the Basics of Grand Jury Indictments

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/understanding-basics-grand-jury-indictments

[Andrei Moutchkine + 828]

4 hours ago, Eyes Wide Open said:

Just for you Gabby.

Understanding the Basics of Grand Jury Indictments

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/understanding-basics-grand-jury-indictments

Does not explain how any of this can be used to affect an extradition of a foreign national from a 3rd country, without even revealing what the actual charges against them are. This makes it a secret tribunal. USA and Liberia are the only remaining common law jurisdictions still using those.