The greatest trick the Muscovites have played on the people of Africa and the Middle East is convincing them they were never a colonial empire.

[Litwin]

I'm not going to say this was predictable, but there are as-yet undiscovered tribes in the Amazon basin that *knew* Craig would whatabout for the Russians.

The US happily backed the colonial empires in Africa and terrible regimes up to and including the apartheid regime in South Africa.

10 out of 10

 

[Litwin]

Excuse me? I said, except their border/buffer countries, so you posted their border/buffer countries.

 

[Tigerace117]

10 out of 10

Zero out of ten....especially since the US provided support to Pol Pot when communist Vietnam invaded Cambodia to depose him.

Claiming Ho Chi Minh was an “imperialist” is comically dumb.

 

[Litwin]

Zero out of ten....especially since the US provided support to Pol Pot when communist Vietnam invaded Cambodia to depose him.

Claiming Ho Chi Minh was an “imperialist” is comically dumb.

Chinese academic Deng Xize : "No more Mongol-Muscovy style empire: Thoughts on the war in Ukraine, The global reaction to the war in Ukraine in fact shows that such empires will no longer be tolerated."​

The Mongol-Muscovy style empire could be defined as a dominating, rapacious empire upheld by violence, especially unruly violence, and exhibiting three prominent characteristics.


First, it uses unruly violence as a regular means of resolving international disputes. While violence is common and sometimes necessary in political or social governance, rules have been set for its use under a modern lawful democratic system. Unlike in ancient times, the use of violence now comes under heavy restrictions and is “predictable”. Such an evolution also applies to international relations.

 

[Tigerace117]

Chinese academic Deng Xize : "No more Mongol-Muscovy style empire: Thoughts on the war in Ukraine, The global reaction to the war in Ukraine in fact shows that such empires will no longer be tolerated."​

The Mongol-Muscovy style empire could be defined as a dominating, rapacious empire upheld by violence, especially unruly violence, and exhibiting three prominent characteristics.


First, it uses unruly violence as a regular means of resolving international disputes. While violence is common and sometimes necessary in political or social governance, rules have been set for its use under a modern lawful democratic system. Unlike in ancient times, the use of violence now comes under heavy restrictions and is “predictable”. Such an evolution also applies to international relations.

Nobody cares what Deng Xize thinks. He isn’t the one making decisions.

“Dominating and rapacious”, “upheld by violence”? Gee, that sounds like the US and its pals.

 

[Rumpel]

Russia was and is a colonial power