Hi Oko. Just wondering how aware you are of the deeply embedded 5th column within Russia (stay behind groups established as Putin effectively expelled or neutralized much of the parasitic apparatus established by the west in the 1990s during the fall out from the collapse of the old Soviet Union) which utilizes all the dastardly tricks developed by western intelligence agencies to spread disinformation and false narratives so as to undermine social cohesion within the population, especially those of a liberal or western leaning? You are probably aware that this group has a strong hold over much of Russian media but also specifically targets alternative and underground media knowing they are easy prey to 'conspiracy theories' and flat earth thinking as well as spreading such information throughout their personal networks. Establishing the idea that Russia is in on the Great Reset both strengthens the apparent power and reach of this evil process whilst also paradoxically laying seeds of discord and despair by suggesting that Putin and his government are already captured and that opposition to the Great Reset is thus effectively useless.
You are probably aware that Klaus Schwab boasted in public that Putin was one of his groomed Young Global Leaders?
There is, however, no evidence whatsoever that this is true (even on the WEF's boastful website) and Schwab knows this, but by saying it publicly he plants valuable seeds of doubt and helps seemingly to confirms the disinformation that the lie spreaders have been carefully planting (it has to be true because why else would he say it?) Because Putin/ Russian agencies etc have attended Davos events down the years it all seems to add up for the gullible (who never stop to think that Putin has been playing a very long and careful game akin to the old adage 'keep your friends close and your enemies closer'). Putin knew this day would come in some form as far back, if not before, his infamous Munich speech of 2007. He had to work at giving as few signs of opposition to the agenda as possible, even often showing signs of acquiescence, to earn the time it would take for Russia to build up its internal capacity to effectively detach from its dependence on western financial and economic blackmail and might. Yes its true that he deeply wanted to see European and Russian economic integration and perhaps he believed in this possibility for too long, but step by step as the west became more and more captured by dark interests, he came to realize the impossibility and unsuitability for Russia's future of such a tactic. But the power of leverage over Russia's economic independence was too great and too embedded and it has taken this 15 years since for he and his team to build enough self-sustainability and stability into the Russian economic and financial infrastructure so as to be able to withstand whatever the storm he knew would come their way once he revealed his hand.
Four dimensional chess is a mighty complex game and he is a master at it. It requires thinking on multiple simultaneous levels as well being able to plan for numerous scenarios up ahead. You lose some to win some. You know when to lay down and play the game and when to strike out on your own. You also have to bare in mind that the Russian system of governance is mighty complex and he is not the omnipotent force as presented in the media. He has to accept the limitations this has hitherto placed on him to act, even allowing the 5th column to prosper and spread its bile, because of the protection within the system they have. The one thing he has sought to avoid at all costs is another Russian civil war and so accepting many things he would otherwise have publicly opposed was a necessary temporary tactic until the time was right.
Power and especially geopolitical power is a mighty complex, nuanced and highly dangerous game of bluff and counter bluff. Black and white thinking just doesn't apply when seeking to analyze its foot steps. All good, all bad, positions are juvenile and unrealistic thinking processes for understanding such a world in which normal human relations and behaviors simply do not apply.
Just some thoughts in passing.
Hello, Michael B. I read your sharply-critical comment and in my head came up with many responses, including the kindest. But I thought, "I signed up hours ago, and right now I'm in the rank of just" power disturbance, " which power Michael B-C has been part of for 12 years, reaching the rank of most respected user and ambassador. How appropriate - for the realization of the modest goal I have stated in my presentation here-would it be for me to respond to him as I believe he deserves?"
And especially given this reactive temperament of mine, Ah, it's always been a big problem. This leads to problems if remain uncontrolled... This terrible trait in my temperament leads me, for example, to make a completely incorrect association with the memory of our former communist intellectuals, one of whose tasks was to specialize in juggling mentally in an incredible way when it is necessary to present to the more intelligent part of the common people the terrible actions of power. A large part of these people remained in the system of false democracy, becoming TV presenters, publishers and editors of magazines, party speakers of various (fake) parties, press officers, sociologists, political scientists, etc. - the whole false pasmina, which, generously paid, shone in all its beauty during the plandemia. (And also now, during the special operation, on both sides of the barricade, taking up positions in both camps.) They are such specialists that they can, mercilessly and consistently, present in the eyes of even the intelligent listener/viewer/reader black for white, and then the same bleached black back for black, if necessary. Avoiding, transforming, distorting every fact into a sea of endless structures of definitions that fit into larger structures; leading along side corridors; using the entire arsenal of Machiavelli, Pavlov and NLP, for example; and so on. But facts are always facts, and when their fraud worked, the people remained and now remain empty-handed, but they, the liers, received a nice, peaceful life with access to quality goods and holidays abroad, during the time of socialism, and fat cheques thereafter, and so until now.
So I've acquired a special secondary instinct when I'm confronted by a smart person who makes statements like "black and white thinking just doesn't apply when seeking to analyze its foot steps" and "all good, all bad, positions are juvenile and unrealistic thinking processes for understanding such a world in which normal human relations and behaviors simply do not apply." (It occurred to me to ask you,
do you apply this way of thinking to your analysis of the actions of the Western elites, about which I personally do not recall ever saying a good word? Or is it only applicable when we analyze the actions of the Russian authorities? It also occurred to me to ask you, can you name the authors you consider authoritative in the field of explaining complex geopolitical games?)
Regarding the argument "Putin was, or could have been, a young global leader of the WEF," I can safely say that it is one of my favorites, and I have not once used it when trying to argumented for the current commitment of all Russian authorities - state and business - to the realization of the goals of the Great Reset in Russia. And what if he was, even if he was the best young global leader, if Putin now - and in particular for about 3 years, since the plandemia, and particular sincle SMO - is not making statements, signing documents and taking personal initiatives in favor of the realization of the elements of the Great Reset in Russia? Why not "turn around"? I give everyone a chance to prove themselves through their actions. So for me, this argument is meaningless and childish, and I have often made remarks to those who try to argue for Russian complicity, telling them that they approach childishly and out of ignorance of the facts.
By the way, I thinking a few more questions (forgive my morbid curiosity).:
What action of Putin and his loyal circle would convince you that they are aiding the Great Reset, or are independently doing and planning to do the same thing in Russia, against interests of Russian citizens?
Can you name the right circle around Putin?
What sources do you think are reliable about what is happening in Russia?
Maybe later I can think of more, but that's it for now.
In conclusion, I can only say that I thank you for your attention, but I respectfully prefer not to reply you, for which you will excuse me; but I think I am not in a position to allow myself the answer which I consider appropriate to you. You and the people who share your views are entitled to them, just as I am entitled to mine. I kindly said that I would publish the relevant comments on another my topic in order not to create excitement here and on other topics discussing the current situation in Russia and international relations related to it. There, because I'm not a big fan of viewing through comfortable prisms, I'm going to emphasize quotes from sources. You, if you wish, comment, but, above all, in the name of good tone, I cannot promise to answer you, and if I feel undue excitement about your answer to me, I am quite likely to exercise my right to put you in my ignore list (again in the name of good tone).
My respects; and forgive the spelling errors, as English is not my mother and father's language. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to take a break - as I've been a bit sick lately - to gather my strength and later present a few comments that will then be successfully debunked through the prism "Black is not black and white is not white, under certain conditions." Besides, my ninety-year-old grandmother died very recently, and I still feel faint (she was a wonderful woman, modest and honest, but what to do...)
See you later, Michael B-C.:)