Zoki is very much like one of the early voices against the Covid vaccine. He will be shouted down, and attacked by the globalists and the media. He might be deplatformed, and threatened by Blinken and other "diplomats" for breaking away from the rules based order. But as evidence piles of Ukraine corruption, Russian fighting capability, …
Zoki is very much like one of the early voices against the Covid vaccine. He will be shouted down, and attacked by the globalists and the media. He might be deplatformed, and threatened by Blinken and other "diplomats" for breaking away from the rules based order. But as evidence piles of Ukraine corruption, Russian fighting capability, and the weakness of the West (how does the US spend $800 billion on the military, and have equipment that breaks down so much), people will start to wake up. When the media is so fanatical on pushing one narrative (like lockdowns), the backlash will come. [I don't know about Europe but that the anti Vax side has gained immensely in the US] It may take years. People who speak out could be arrested and punished with the loss of their jobs. But at least right now, the neocons and their corporate masters are not capable of totally suppressing alternative views.
The comparisons between Covid and Ukraine are interesting. I think the vaccine was appropriate for the vulnerable and the elderly. But the politicians and health figures (Fauci) and global corporate types pushed it on everyone, without showing any trial data, refused to talk about side effects, and harnessed Big Tech to censor any opposition. That caused far more resentment than a balanced "these are the facts, and we are explaining what needs to be done." Of course, a disease and geopolitics are different in scope, background factors, and impact. But both show that the elite prefer an absolutist approach - and can do nothing but escalate and escalate further. It also shows that as long as they have their metrics (stats that they are in charge of collecting and interpreting), nothing else matters. Plenty of scientists said there would be serious side effects on kids and cancer screenings. Fauci and his ilk did not care. Similarly, this Ukraine war will hurt European economy badly. None of the elected and non elected EU officials care.
The West has completely lost any ability for nuance. Three years into the pandemic, we still don't know what exactly is going on. Does the vaccine affect pregnant women? What is the real rate of cardiac issues for young men? And what exactly is causing these excess deaths, particularly in the 15-40 part of the population. It is possible that there are non Vax effects - cancer, mental health, drug use - these may explain part of it. But nobody in power wants to actually figure out why this is going on.
I am not a fan of Putin by any means. I want this war to end primarily because it is so many wasted lives, and for what benefit? The more neocons talk about breaking up Russia, the stronger Putin becomes. The first rally against the war will happen in late February in DC. It won't do anything of course - our elected officials don't care about what citizens say. But it is a sign that these feelings will build. The polls show Republicans turning against more funding to Ukraine. And while the hardcore liberal elites will never admit they are wrong, average people will say we can't pay our car loans, why are we sending billions to pay for a ruined economy. I don't know how fast this will happen. But it will, and then I suspect the media will try to memory hole this. Not sure they will succeed given the neocons will be pushing for war with China.
"how does the US spend $800 billion on the military, and have equipment that breaks down so much". They have something like 750 forward bases in 80 countries that all need to be funded. Also, the MIC doesn't make enough money from weapons that are rugged, effective, simple and cheap. No. You make money from building insanely complex "platforms" that require an overhaul if anyone so much as sneezes on them. The primary objective for US military hardware is that it cost umpty-squillions of dollars to develop and maintain. Who cares if they work?
No one in the Beltway cares but potential buyers from the Gulf to Latin America do. A lot of the narrative management over Ukraine is about the reputation of Brand America in the weapons market.
Zoki is very much like one of the early voices against the Covid vaccine. He will be shouted down, and attacked by the globalists and the media. He might be deplatformed, and threatened by Blinken and other "diplomats" for breaking away from the rules based order. But as evidence piles of Ukraine corruption, Russian fighting capability, and the weakness of the West (how does the US spend $800 billion on the military, and have equipment that breaks down so much), people will start to wake up. When the media is so fanatical on pushing one narrative (like lockdowns), the backlash will come. [I don't know about Europe but that the anti Vax side has gained immensely in the US] It may take years. People who speak out could be arrested and punished with the loss of their jobs. But at least right now, the neocons and their corporate masters are not capable of totally suppressing alternative views.
The comparisons between Covid and Ukraine are interesting. I think the vaccine was appropriate for the vulnerable and the elderly. But the politicians and health figures (Fauci) and global corporate types pushed it on everyone, without showing any trial data, refused to talk about side effects, and harnessed Big Tech to censor any opposition. That caused far more resentment than a balanced "these are the facts, and we are explaining what needs to be done." Of course, a disease and geopolitics are different in scope, background factors, and impact. But both show that the elite prefer an absolutist approach - and can do nothing but escalate and escalate further. It also shows that as long as they have their metrics (stats that they are in charge of collecting and interpreting), nothing else matters. Plenty of scientists said there would be serious side effects on kids and cancer screenings. Fauci and his ilk did not care. Similarly, this Ukraine war will hurt European economy badly. None of the elected and non elected EU officials care.
The West has completely lost any ability for nuance. Three years into the pandemic, we still don't know what exactly is going on. Does the vaccine affect pregnant women? What is the real rate of cardiac issues for young men? And what exactly is causing these excess deaths, particularly in the 15-40 part of the population. It is possible that there are non Vax effects - cancer, mental health, drug use - these may explain part of it. But nobody in power wants to actually figure out why this is going on.
I am not a fan of Putin by any means. I want this war to end primarily because it is so many wasted lives, and for what benefit? The more neocons talk about breaking up Russia, the stronger Putin becomes. The first rally against the war will happen in late February in DC. It won't do anything of course - our elected officials don't care about what citizens say. But it is a sign that these feelings will build. The polls show Republicans turning against more funding to Ukraine. And while the hardcore liberal elites will never admit they are wrong, average people will say we can't pay our car loans, why are we sending billions to pay for a ruined economy. I don't know how fast this will happen. But it will, and then I suspect the media will try to memory hole this. Not sure they will succeed given the neocons will be pushing for war with China.
"how does the US spend $800 billion on the military, and have equipment that breaks down so much". They have something like 750 forward bases in 80 countries that all need to be funded. Also, the MIC doesn't make enough money from weapons that are rugged, effective, simple and cheap. No. You make money from building insanely complex "platforms" that require an overhaul if anyone so much as sneezes on them. The primary objective for US military hardware is that it cost umpty-squillions of dollars to develop and maintain. Who cares if they work?
No one in the Beltway cares but potential buyers from the Gulf to Latin America do. A lot of the narrative management over Ukraine is about the reputation of Brand America in the weapons market.