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William Bowles's avatar

This discussion sounds remarkably like the so-called ceasefire talks. Russia is and always has been, consistent in its demands; no NATO on its doorstep; a neutral Ukraine; the 4 oblasts are part of the Russian Federation.; an end to sanctions. Until these demands are met. there will be no ceasefire. The latest Putin statement is even more blunt!

This from today's Simplicius:

"The more decisive statement came by way of Putin’s reassurance that Russia has the strategic initiative on every front, and by all reasonable probabilities will “finish off” Ukraine"

It's obvious that the Russians have had enough of the West's duplicity and stalling (read buying for time). It's clear also that the US are using UKEU as a stalking horse, in an obvious collusion between the USNATO and the EUNATO, to put a spanner in the works which has the advantage of the US blaming the EU and the EU blaming the US. The Russians are not fooled by this double act, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. As always, the Russians deal in real politik, not bullshit.

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Rita's avatar

Reading Diesen's 'Great Power Politics in the Fourth Industrial Revolution'. It is thought provoking, a quality increasingly more difficut to find in books in the USA. The book is much more interesting than discussions about non-existant cease fires. I hope Professor Diesen is still writing and teaching, despite the fact that those in power discourage thinking amongst the masses.

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charles leone's avatar

Trump wants to end Ukraine conflict so he and his Neo-con cronies can focus on the big one: War on China.

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everyone who works in "gov", and everyone who supports and believes in it, is literally a supporter of slavery, child trafficking, organ harvesting and all manner of evil bullshit, either deliberately or as an accomplice (ignorant of what they're doing or otherwise); and every single "cop" and "soldier" is a mindless retard, who is the modern day equivalent of "house slaves" back in overt plantation slavery (although, our current "covert" slavery system is still rather glaringly obvious for anyone with a mind of their own, to see), so fuck 'em, fuck everyone who supports 'em, and fuck the bullshit and evil

it doesn't matter who tells you to do a thing, the one who performs the deed is ALWAYS more responsible for the deed, than whoever tells you to do it

aside from that, the notion of "giving orders" is just a bullshit euphemism for "gee, I believe I have the right to dictate YOUR life, and you are my little bitch slave", and the worse part about the notion of anyone actually believing such bullshit, is that people who "follow" the edict, are always mindless little bitches (either in general, or in whatever moments where they actually carry out the bullshit), who literally act like a slave...

people who fuckin' believe in "gov" and "auth" of any kind are the reason why the current "society" is one of slavery and evil

stop believing in "gov" and "auth" (which are just utterly cucked and emasculated terms for slavery, so fuck that shit), and then change your life and actions as a result of letting go of that retarded belief

and the thing is, most people are anarchists (i.e. people who reject slavery, which is what anarchy means) anyway, by the very notion that they generally don't want or don't like initiating violence towards others without provocation, and likewise don't like those who do, and are hopefully willing and ready to retaliate in case someone does initiate violence... just that they erroneously make exception to that, when it comes to the bullshit plantation system ("gov", "religion", or whatever the cult in question is)

The world would change in an instant, if people suddenly applied morality on principle (i.e. the rejection of murder, theft, assault, rape, lying, exploitation, coercion; the only actual 7 evils in existence, all of which "gov" does by its very (de)nature).

Of course, anyone can elevate themselves, when they so choose.

So, anyways...

1) a "law" is just an utterly cucked and emasculated word for "edict", i.e. an opinion, belief or whim, backed up solely by the "threat" of violence, coercion and exploitation

2) therefore, it has nothing to do with morality, nor utility (which is, in the grander scheme of things, always "directly proportional", to so speak, with morality)

3) people who come up with bullshit edicts, want to apply that edict either (a) in every situation whatsoever, regardless of morality or utility, (b) only in situations where they have some believed "benefit", (c) for everyone other than themselves.

The only ones who "make laws" are those who erroneously believe that they have more rights to YOUR life, than you do. In other words, they treat you as a slave.

The only ones who respect "laws", are those who actually believe them and erroneously consider themselves "slaves" to the ones who "make the lwas".

Regardless of how you want to phrase or word it, if you "make laws", you're acting like a slaver; and if you respect "laws", you're acting like a slave.

Either way, you're a piece of shit and part of the problem, for as long as you still believe in any kind of "gov" or "auth", so fuck you and fuck that shit.

Break the chains and come to actually be the genuine being you are, not the cog in the machine that they try to fool you into fuckin' building for them.

Free yourself, love yourself, comprehend yourself and be thyself spiritually, freely, wildly, conscious, creatively and defiantly.

Of course, anyone can elevate themselves when they so choose.

Anyways, among other things...

anything to do with "gov" and "auth", regardless of what fluff and bullshit terms anyone might want to use, is just slavery, so fuck that shit

Everyone who's truthful in their claims that they appreciate love, freedom, morality, liberty and so on, will always persist, rebel, defy and do what is right, no matter fuckin' what, etc.

1) If you have not initiated violence, theft, coercion, etc, towards me, do I have the moral right to initiate those things towards you?

2) If I have not initiated violence, theft, coercion, etc, towards you, do you have the moral right to initiate those things towards me?

Hopefully, everyone would be able to rightly answer NO to both questions. Then, onto the third one.

3) If neither I, nor you, nor anyone has the moral right to initiate murder, theft, assault, rape, lying, coercion and exploitation, where does "gov" and so-called "auth" get such a "right"?

THEY DON'T, because NO SUCH RIGHT EXISTS.

A RIGHT is anything OTHER than those 7 evils (murder, theft, assault, rape, lying, coercion, exploitation).

The only 7 evils in existence, ALL of which the "gov" and "religions" (secular, scientism, etc, if it's blind belief, it's religion) are the main perpetrators of, through the pieces of shit who still believe in so-called "auth", both of which are just utterly cucked, emasculated terms for slavery, so fuck that shit and fuck everyone who still buys into it)

If you haven't yet figured out that "gov" and "auth" are utterly emasculated terms for slavery and evil, then you are part of the problem, so fuck you and everyone who still falls for evil's ploys, fuck the slavery system and fuck the parasites.

That said, anyone can elevate themselves when they so choose.

https://philoliasfidareos.com/spirituality-defiance-and-anarchy-etc-dismantling-statism-religion-and-evil-in-general/

As for a "starting point" in that regard: https://philoliasfidareos.com/anarchy-and-liberty-and-the-rejection-of-evil-and-slavery/

Anyways, among other things...

Nobody and nothing whatsoever has any "higher claim" to anyone's lives, than whoever's living those lives.

Nobody and nothing whatsoever has any more or less anything at all, than anyone or anything else at all.

Freedom is never given. Freedom is never taken.

Freedom is everything and veyond, and the essence of everything and veyond, etc...

Everything and veyond is always a choice, and the choice is always ours to genuinely make.

Anyways, among other things...

Always question everything

The more we know, the more we know, how much more there is to know

Anyways, we are to all and always and veyond ways persist, rebel, defy and do what is right, conscious, spiritual, defiant, creative, courageous, genuine, honest, greater, wilder, louder, prouder etc, no matter fuckin' what, etc.

WAHUURFIII

MUAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Criteria of Worthiness: https://philoliasfidareos.com/criteria-of-worthiness/

True Spirituality, compared to bullshit zealotry and cults: https://philoliasfidareos.com/true-spirituality-compared-to-bullshit-zealotry-and-cults/

Anarchy and What It Actually Means: https://philoliasfidareos.com/anarchy-and-liberty-and-the-rejection-of-evil-and-slavery/

Exposing "virology", "germ theory" and scamdemics: https://philoliasfidareos.com/exposing-virology-germ-theory-and-alopathic-so-called-medicine/

Exposing and retaliating against "israel" and parasitic jews: https://philoliasfidareos.com/exposing-and-retaliating-against-the-bullshit-parasitic-zionist-jews-and-against-evil-in-general-etc/

Genuine Veganism (not the bullshit co-opted version): https://philoliasfidareos.com/2882-2/

Choosing Good over evil: https://philoliasfidareos.com/freedom-spirit-liberty-courage-defiance-honesty-and-essence-also-exposing-the-scamdemic-the-slavery-system-the-zionist-talmudic-parasitic-jewry-holocaust-lies-the-most-widespread-cult-bel/

Anyway, among other things...

“Creator” and “Creation” consciousness are not “separate”. They are both I and We and Me, infinite and unlimited consciousness, manifesting in different ways, and veyond the concept of “ways”.

Everything is always a choice, and the choice is always ours to make.

Always and veyond ways, I wildly, loudly, proudly persist, rebel, defy.

Always and veyond ways, I and We and Me are all and always and veyond ways, infinite and unlimited, unbound, freedom, liberty, defiance, soul and spirit, care and love, imagination, courage, will and intent, infinity, unlimitedness and veyond... among other things...

HARAGUURFIII WARAHUURFIII WAHUURFIII

MUAAAAH AHAHAHAH AHA HA HAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HA AHAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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Mark Smit's avatar

We know what Russia wants, so whats being offered and why the media hush?

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Dr. Adam Tabriz's avatar

Indeed, things are getting really dire with the peace talks stalling. we’re looking at a major escalation, with Russia pushing for more territory and the Ukrainian military likely collapsing. That could lead to a huge humanitarian crisis, and honestly, it feels like the situation could spiral out of control if they don’t find a way to move toward peace soon. UK and US are the major contributors to this crisis.

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Nikolai Grut's avatar

Great show! Thanks, Mearsheimer, Mercouris, and Diesen, on the war that is the US’s fault. Moscow’s conditions for peace are known since September -22 and all the US needs to do is throw in the towel. That stops the hostilities and fire will cease. As we move into 2025, it seems Trump’s wish to end the war is nearly as bad as Kamala Harris’ wish to continue it.

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Sladkovian's avatar

As much as I like listening to JJM these conversations are just going round in circles. AM might benefit more from giving his voice a much needed few days' rest.

Unusually, they all seem to be missing the point. Trump doesn't need the talks to succeed. He just needs to get out of Ukraine as fast as he can. Success, failure, he'll take the quickest one.

You can tell this from the latest 'deal' that Trump is demanding that the GG signs. No way can Ukraine agree to that. "Great!" says Trump, "We're outta here!"

Maybe one of the trio said similar and I've stopped concentrating on what's being said. Three years of the same thing over and over again. I think we're all tired of it.

The so-called Black Sea deal seems designed to fall apart, in the knowledge that it will be the Europeans/Brits that sabotage it. An excuse for Trump to throw his hands up and walk away.

I think that explains the rather lukewarm assessment of Witkoff's performance. I'm quite sure Witkoff is doing exactly what Trump wants him to do and my gut feeling is he's doing it well. There's a sort of English middle class snobbery (with a Greek dressing) coursing through AM's dismissal of SW as only knowing about real estate. Doing SW a big disservice I expect.

I'll believe the big Russian offensive when I see it. I'll also believe Alexander's fantasy of the Russians pouring towards the Dnieper and booting the Ukrainians out of Nikolaev and Dnepropetrovsk when I see it, which I think will be at half past never. The Russians take six months to take towns; have shown no ability whatsoever to take massive cities like Dnepro.

Putin does deserve credit for the minimal civilian casualties these last three years, but I do think Russia needs to stop fighting a 51 steps forward 49 steps back sort of a war and just get on with it, not because I'm bored, but because a war of attrition means they are getting their own demographics gouged out as well as Ukraine's.

Is increasing the amount of Ukrainian land you occupy from 20% to 21% worth losing a quarter of million lives (on both sides)? Not in my book.

I think the loss ratios were heavily skewed towards Russia earlier in the war, and by that I mean Ukraine were taking far heavier casualties compared to Russia. I think this is now more or less evened out, which is bad for Russia. Ninety percent of this war is now a drone war, not an artillery war, not a missile war, not a tank war. It's all about drones and I feel they are relatively evenly matched. Happy to be corrected by a genuine military expert like Big Serge.

Any big armoured offensive by Russia is going to get smashed by Ukrainian drones. It'll be a reverse Rabotino, this time Russia losing hundreds of vehicles.

I can see why the word 'stalemate' is used by many people. It's not exactly 50:50 but it does feel only about 51:49 in Russia's favour and if the Alexs were to deny it I think they'd be kidding themselves. A couple of fields here. A couple of treelines there. It's very thin gruel.

As much as I'd like Russia to step things up, I don't know if they can. Drone warfare is a complete novelty. References to pre-drone conflicts seem completely irrelevant to me.

Sadly that means plodding along until, well, what exactly? I just don't see defensive lines falling apart like I've been told for several years that they are. They're not. Far from it. Drone warfare may have changed the way defences fall apart, or indeed don't fall apart? Massive breakthroughs by tank columns may have been consigned to the dustbin of military history?

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Klonda56's avatar

The «Black Sea grein deal» is, on the non Russian side, largely of benefit to the owners of Ukrainian agricultural output.

Which heavily includes US financial giants, German ones and the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund:

https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/war-theft-takeover-ukraine-agricultural-land

I think you’ll find “The Europeans” won’t sabotage it, therefore.

Norway in particular has been sending billions in weapons. I think they’d rather have their agricultural investments earning cash than spending on weapons. If they have any sense anyway.

As for the resting the Europeans, if Blackrock which they depend on to underwrite their sovereign debt, wants a grain ceasefire to benefit it’s investments in Ukraine, I think it’s the same story.

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Sladkovian's avatar

"I think you’ll find “The Europeans” won’t sabotage it, therefore."

They already have.

They've refused to agree to the Russian demands, so it's dead, literally in the water, and Trump's camp will have known full well that's what would happen.

Trump's set the Europeans/Brits a trap and they've bitten the cheese in about five seconds.

Because they're stoopid.

Supposedly the Russians aren't even interfering with outbound grain ships anyway so nobody who stands to make money from Ukrainian grain will care less whether the deal is adhered to or is torpedoed by HMS Lloyd's of London on Clint Starmer's orders – "Feuer!"

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Sara's avatar

Great podcast as always and Glen your recent interview with oleksandr Dubinsky was excellent- appreciate he is in prison so arranging another interview by the Duran may be extremely difficult in which case is there any possibility of discussing your interview on the Duran with Alexander and Alex please ?

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Rita's avatar

Odd that U.S. came up with new leaders when they want them but do not in Ukraine now when they supposedly want peace. This seems just a game to prolong the war.

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