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2023-09-11 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

John Mearsheimer - I Think the Russians Now have the Upper Hand

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Posted by badanov 2023-09-11 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 How can a dude be so wrong for so long and still have a job? Oh right, he works in academia.

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-09-11 13:13|| 2023-09-11 13:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Please explain, Enver, exactly how is he wrong? It's easy to just say he's wrong. But how?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-09-11 14:10|| 2023-09-11 14:10|| Front Page Top

#3 In a nutshell Mearsheimer is a Russian apologist. He consistently excuses their imperialist, malevolent and genocidal behavior while overestimating Russian power. Mearsheimer blames the west and Ukrainians for the war, not Russian revanchist imperialism and racism as if Russia has no agency.

Pre-2014, Ukrainians did not harbor mass animosity toward Russia, even though Russians rigged their elections at least twice, poisoned the President and installed a puppet to bring down Ukraine and into the Russia fold. The majority still preferred closer relations with Russia than the US and probably Europe too. Even the Maidan revolution was not explicitly anti-Russian. It was about the Russian puppet President breaking a pledge to seek closer EU trade ties and corruption of the presidency.

Only after Russia invaded in 2014 did Ukrainian sentiment turn against Russia and solidly so after the 2022 and Russia's genocidal tactics against Ukrainians.

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-09-11 14:33|| 2023-09-11 14:33|| Front Page Top

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