In an exclusive interview with Al Majalla, the Russian political philosopher explains his country's pivot to the Global South and why nothing will change Moscow's edge on the Ukrainian battlefield
The West seems to have been deeply ambiguous of the East in general and Russia in particular for a very long time. Britain was aggressively dismissive of Russia since the early 19th century. Most Westerners today (at least the majority of people I know in my little corner of the world! 😉), have a knee jerk reaction to Russia -- it's always bad no matter what. In their eyes, Russia is ontologically bad. It's so very stupid, avoidable, and deeply, deeply sad
I'm ashamed of my Prime Minister here in England, the man is at the very least a sociapath, or more likely a psychopath. This all started with the Minsk accords some time ago. Western leaders need to study history.
As Keynes argued, and showed, if you pay someone to dig a hole, and then pay them to fill it back in, you have created economic growth. What they are paid then goes through several hands, and each time the multiplier adds to economic growth - eventually, with luck and certain variables, more than paying for the original wages of pointless activity.
Related to this, is WHY Russia has suddenly started having enormous growth.
It's actually simple. One of the ways Keynesianism fails is that the ultra-wealthy simply remove that new currency/wages before it has has circulated.
Like blood, the circulation of currency is more important than having the blood pooled in large reservoirs.
What have the idiotic, racist and self-suicidal "sanctions" done to to Russia, along with the if anything even more idiotic and wrong social demonisation?
They have insured that Russian profits STAY in Russia, rather than being whisked out to Western corporations and banks.
And they have to be re-invested. And as wages go up, that creates more consumers, creating more demand, and there is sufficient capital around to invest in new plant.
It's called "A Virtuous Circle".
Russian growth will not stop now for at least a generation, as long as the oligarchy can be kept in check by the Kremlin, same as Beijing has done for China.
As for the "War economy", clearly paying someone to make artillery shells is more productive than digging holes, and saves Russian soldiers lives while fighting the war NATO started in 2014.
However, there is an "Opportunity cost". Only so much steel can be mined and fashioned, and those shell cartridges could be going to make cars, to reduce imports or for export.
There are costs, however. But by reducing the private "Profits" from the military industries, the costs to the civilian economy/State can be reduced dramatically, and the economic benefits increased accordingly.
One should not however wish for a permanent war economy, corruption becomes inevitable, as America and the West makes plain. And other reasons well laid out in Orwell's 1984 as a warning.
This alliance between Russia and China is a literal God-send, and so too with Iran. (The Gulf states not so much, like Turkey they are untrustworthy Western puppet regimes).
Will India and China huff and puff and blow our house down? Can you trade on interior lines? Because the US 100% controls the sea. Crimea is just the ante. Wait till you see table stakes.
Sanctions strengthened Russia's economy? Perhaps. Stupidity of West? Perhaps not. Just as the West strengthened Hitler's hand by feeding him easy conquests (Rhineland '36, Austria '38, Sudetenland '39) convincing him and his citizens of false strength, Russia should be wary of a similar trap. War production is part of GDP, but you can't eat it or live in it.
Russia never had the west to lose it, and it's the west that is losing Russia and the world.
As an English I'm devastated the NeoCons have pushed Russia away from the West.
It's a civilisational blow for us in the West.
God bless the Russian people, you have many friends in the West.
It started by pushing Serbs away, and "the west" thought they could bully Russia the same way.
Agree 100%.
Good video to Google
"The Killing of Yugoslavia" by Keith Woods on Bitchute
*English man
The West seems to have been deeply ambiguous of the East in general and Russia in particular for a very long time. Britain was aggressively dismissive of Russia since the early 19th century. Most Westerners today (at least the majority of people I know in my little corner of the world! 😉), have a knee jerk reaction to Russia -- it's always bad no matter what. In their eyes, Russia is ontologically bad. It's so very stupid, avoidable, and deeply, deeply sad
I'm ashamed of my Prime Minister here in England, the man is at the very least a sociapath, or more likely a psychopath. This all started with the Minsk accords some time ago. Western leaders need to study history.
The fight never end! Now prepare for the next round!!!
And take the lesson: Want to be an alternative in the New Multipolar World?
Then, THERE IS NO PLACE IN THE WORLD WHERE YOU CAN RESTRAIN TO ACT!!!
Don't you ever leave Hamas on its own!!!
You paid the heavy price for doing that in Lebanon and Syria!!!
As Keynes argued, and showed, if you pay someone to dig a hole, and then pay them to fill it back in, you have created economic growth. What they are paid then goes through several hands, and each time the multiplier adds to economic growth - eventually, with luck and certain variables, more than paying for the original wages of pointless activity.
Related to this, is WHY Russia has suddenly started having enormous growth.
It's actually simple. One of the ways Keynesianism fails is that the ultra-wealthy simply remove that new currency/wages before it has has circulated.
Like blood, the circulation of currency is more important than having the blood pooled in large reservoirs.
What have the idiotic, racist and self-suicidal "sanctions" done to to Russia, along with the if anything even more idiotic and wrong social demonisation?
They have insured that Russian profits STAY in Russia, rather than being whisked out to Western corporations and banks.
And they have to be re-invested. And as wages go up, that creates more consumers, creating more demand, and there is sufficient capital around to invest in new plant.
It's called "A Virtuous Circle".
Russian growth will not stop now for at least a generation, as long as the oligarchy can be kept in check by the Kremlin, same as Beijing has done for China.
As for the "War economy", clearly paying someone to make artillery shells is more productive than digging holes, and saves Russian soldiers lives while fighting the war NATO started in 2014.
However, there is an "Opportunity cost". Only so much steel can be mined and fashioned, and those shell cartridges could be going to make cars, to reduce imports or for export.
There are costs, however. But by reducing the private "Profits" from the military industries, the costs to the civilian economy/State can be reduced dramatically, and the economic benefits increased accordingly.
One should not however wish for a permanent war economy, corruption becomes inevitable, as America and the West makes plain. And other reasons well laid out in Orwell's 1984 as a warning.
This alliance between Russia and China is a literal God-send, and so too with Iran. (The Gulf states not so much, like Turkey they are untrustworthy Western puppet regimes).
Will India and China huff and puff and blow our house down? Can you trade on interior lines? Because the US 100% controls the sea. Crimea is just the ante. Wait till you see table stakes.
Sanctions strengthened Russia's economy? Perhaps. Stupidity of West? Perhaps not. Just as the West strengthened Hitler's hand by feeding him easy conquests (Rhineland '36, Austria '38, Sudetenland '39) convincing him and his citizens of false strength, Russia should be wary of a similar trap. War production is part of GDP, but you can't eat it or live in it.