Michael von der Schulenburg is a German member of the EU Parliament who was previously a UN diplomat for 34 years in positions that included Assistant Secretary General of the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.
Michael von der Schulenburg seems a well-meaning fellow—but almost unbelievably naive. You need trust, for sure, but it is folly to trust the words of the repeatedly untrustworthy and take attention-economy theatrics for commitments. May I bashfully (well, not entirely bashfully) plug an examination of the peculiar credulousness of the otherwise intelligent, which I have impudently dubbed the cretin paradox?
At the Top of Nations there is "NO TRUST" and nobody to "keep Peace", it is only the mutual Respect of and Balance of Powers. And the Self-restraint of the Most Powerful.
If the Strongest (like USA) behave as ruthless brutal, transparently arrogant, belligerents, then we are unhinged, uncontrolled, unlimited, "Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch'entrate".
I switched back and forth between Fox and CNN to watch on TV. I think both networks had babbling idiots to comment on the whole thing. ie, John Bolton on CNN and Gen Jack Keane on Fox. Gen Keane saying Russians are losing thousands of Soldiers every week and Russian recruits only get 2 weeks training before they get sent to the front. And all the usual BS that the Russian economy is on the verge of collapse and the Russian Army was running out of everything. And Russia was deliberately targetting civilians and President Putin was a war criminal. And they both pointed out the Russia was still attacking Ukraine with drones and missiles - trying to make the point that President Putin doesn't want peace. They failed to mention that Kyiv was also sending drones and missiles into Russia. It was making me sick to watch.
And both networks whined that there were little details from both Presidents afterwards. I would think that whatever they agreed or disagreed on - talking to President Zelensky and Europe and NATO first was the right thing to do. I don't think it would be a good thing if President Zelensky heard on CNN that President Trump had agreed to Russia's demand that the Kyiv Army pulls out of the rest of Donetsk, Kherson, and Zap regions.
Hard to predict what happens next but probably the war will go on until Ukraine's defense collapses. Which could be sooner or laters.
A serious Root Cause of this War is the relentless anti-Russian Culture in the Power Elites of the USA and its vassals in the EU Elites. This anti-Russian Culture was from 1945 to 1991 veiled in the Ideology of anti-Communism. Bur since 1991 and after the "Not an Inch to the East" promise the ruthless anti-Russian belligerence became transparently clear.
Read Zbigniew Brzezinski's "The Great Chessboard" (1997) and "Second Chance" (2007).
In 1952 Stalin offered to withdraw from Germany and the USA "declined" forcing the USSR to stay in East Europe. Russia withdrew Military forces from Austria in 1955, from Romania in 1958.
The hindrance to Peace is the USA. They say "the Right Things" then do otherwise. Just like after the "Not an Inch to the East".
It was the USA/EU which encouraged the Ukrainian Nationalism to raise against Russia. It was a stupid policy.
This anti-Russian policies need to STOP! Or "Lasciate ogni speranza voi ch'entrate"
Ein Vergleich zwischen dem Alaska-Gipfel und dem Versailler Vertrag offenbart strukturelle Parallelen in der Logik siegreicher Mächte, die durch demütigende Abkommen instabile Friedensordnungen schaffen!!!
Great episode ! Wise man! MAGA won!
Michael von der Schulenburg seems a well-meaning fellow—but almost unbelievably naive. You need trust, for sure, but it is folly to trust the words of the repeatedly untrustworthy and take attention-economy theatrics for commitments. May I bashfully (well, not entirely bashfully) plug an examination of the peculiar credulousness of the otherwise intelligent, which I have impudently dubbed the cretin paradox?
https://dingusansich.substack.com/p/on-things-which-are-not
At the Top of Nations there is "NO TRUST" and nobody to "keep Peace", it is only the mutual Respect of and Balance of Powers. And the Self-restraint of the Most Powerful.
If the Strongest (like USA) behave as ruthless brutal, transparently arrogant, belligerents, then we are unhinged, uncontrolled, unlimited, "Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch'entrate".
Great video Mr Diesen!
I switched back and forth between Fox and CNN to watch on TV. I think both networks had babbling idiots to comment on the whole thing. ie, John Bolton on CNN and Gen Jack Keane on Fox. Gen Keane saying Russians are losing thousands of Soldiers every week and Russian recruits only get 2 weeks training before they get sent to the front. And all the usual BS that the Russian economy is on the verge of collapse and the Russian Army was running out of everything. And Russia was deliberately targetting civilians and President Putin was a war criminal. And they both pointed out the Russia was still attacking Ukraine with drones and missiles - trying to make the point that President Putin doesn't want peace. They failed to mention that Kyiv was also sending drones and missiles into Russia. It was making me sick to watch.
And both networks whined that there were little details from both Presidents afterwards. I would think that whatever they agreed or disagreed on - talking to President Zelensky and Europe and NATO first was the right thing to do. I don't think it would be a good thing if President Zelensky heard on CNN that President Trump had agreed to Russia's demand that the Kyiv Army pulls out of the rest of Donetsk, Kherson, and Zap regions.
Hard to predict what happens next but probably the war will go on until Ukraine's defense collapses. Which could be sooner or laters.
https://substack.com/@nemopix/note/c-146395154
A serious Root Cause of this War is the relentless anti-Russian Culture in the Power Elites of the USA and its vassals in the EU Elites. This anti-Russian Culture was from 1945 to 1991 veiled in the Ideology of anti-Communism. Bur since 1991 and after the "Not an Inch to the East" promise the ruthless anti-Russian belligerence became transparently clear.
Read Zbigniew Brzezinski's "The Great Chessboard" (1997) and "Second Chance" (2007).
In 1952 Stalin offered to withdraw from Germany and the USA "declined" forcing the USSR to stay in East Europe. Russia withdrew Military forces from Austria in 1955, from Romania in 1958.
The hindrance to Peace is the USA. They say "the Right Things" then do otherwise. Just like after the "Not an Inch to the East".
It was the USA/EU which encouraged the Ukrainian Nationalism to raise against Russia. It was a stupid policy.
This anti-Russian policies need to STOP! Or "Lasciate ogni speranza voi ch'entrate"
Ein Vergleich zwischen dem Alaska-Gipfel und dem Versailler Vertrag offenbart strukturelle Parallelen in der Logik siegreicher Mächte, die durch demütigende Abkommen instabile Friedensordnungen schaffen!!!