Zaluzhny Sacked & Replaced by the Bakhmut Butcher aka General 200 Despised by Ukrainian Troops, the Putin-Tucker History Lesson Was a Missed Oppotunity to Reach Out to American Conservatives...
Zaluzhny Sacked & Replaced by the Bakhmut Butcher aka General 200 Despised by Ukrainian Troops, the Putin-Tucker History Lesson Was a Missed Oppotunity to Reach Out to American Conservatives...
For an American to understand the Russian mentality would like assuming that a fish can breathe out of water. Putin put it beautifully. He compared the two hemispheres, the Western world and the Eastern world to the brain. The West is like the left side (logic) and The East like the right side (creativity). Interesting to note, Russia can grasp the West, but West cannot even begin to comprehend Russia. Putin stated that the brain of the world unbalanced, the left is trying to destroy the right.
"Wait, Mr. President, are you talking 800 as in 800 A.D.?"
Many years ago I read somewhere the insight (sadly can't remember where) that as far as historical memory goes, if you were to start in California, you would find that it a faint whisper, if it was present at all, and then moving East across the US it would slowly grow louder, until on the East coast there would be something distinct. Then if you continued to Western Europe, it would grow louder. Moving across Europe this would continue, until you reached places like Poland and Russia, where it would be a thunderous roar.
Another part of the cultural gap between the USA and Russia.
I think Putin was addressing his home audience. Most Americans won't get this.
For Poles the partitions over two hundred years ago happened YESTERDAY.
For Russians, same goes for the Polish invasion of 1610.
Similar stuff in the culture of Serbs, Croations, etc.
Today tell the average American Jefferson was a great man and all they will say is he was Slave owner.
The Banderite brownshirts that back Zaluzhny won't be happy. Scary to think that the "general population" (I assume that refers mostly to the western/central ethnic Ukrainian populace) also backed a man who thinks in terms of "not an inch" and has a bust of ol' Stepan on his desk. What exactly did Zaluzhny's supposedly strategic and non-Soviet flexibility to military matters achieve for Ukraine? Maybe that's why Zelensky replaced him. Since this war has become attritional and all about trenches and artillery power, Syrsky in charge could be a decent gamble for Kiev. It still wont work though because of Russia's combination of a highly productive arms manufacturing industry, large & motivated military and excellent leadership from the Kremlin down.
If this is the MSM that told us Biden is beloved, then why believe them when they say Zaluzhny is popular. Less hated is probably more accurate, but who's going to take the polling and who'd dare answer?
I don’t think it is Americans who have been polled about the relative popularity of Zelenskiy and Zaluzhny, it is Ukrainians. It is a legitimate question to ask what organizations take these polls, and whether they are done to ascertain opinion, or to manipulate it. Zaluzhnyi’s position of strategic pullbacks rather than suicidal fighting to the last man/woman is probably the reason he is more popular than Sirskiy, I would guess, and by extension Zelenskiy. They’re ALL Banderites, so there’s not much to choose from there.
Who really knows? Putin said what he thought was most important. Tucker needed to stay on and get more detail, in order to get a more detailed picture of the last 10 years. In any case, Americans have been trained to have the attention spans of jackrabbits. Only a tiny number of people here will have the staying power to watch this anyway. Making my suggestion of Part 2 absurd. Heck, I haven’t watched Part 1 yet. But, I have been paying attention, thanks to Mark’s brilliant reporting. And, it is no surprise that there is nothing new in this interview, according to Mark.
I didn't even watch the interview because I knew Putin's answers to any questions posed would be composed, rational and intelligent. The western regime media would've had you believe that the man was falling down steps and losing his mind. Just goes to show how utterly corrupt and useless as a source of information they are!
Respectfully disagree Mark. For Putin to have focused on the oppression and "literal pogram" against the Donbas would have come across as propaganda, exactly what the western media is trying to pin on Tucker. But for Europeans, history is important. Unlike in America, where we've been burning and tearing down our history for the last 4 years, Europeans have a respect for their history that we will never understand -- but that doesn't mean that Putin should have catered to the least common denominators (that would be us). At least Americans could see that Russia has a long and diverse history outside of "communism." And they could also see that Putin is an extremely intelligent and refined person, not a knuckle-dragging dictator. I couldn't help thinking how Biden, who can't remember what he ate for breakfast, would do if anyone asked him about US history. The comparison is chilling.
Great presentation on the historical background of the current situation by Putin. Brain dead or at best “short attention span” Americans must have dozed off before Putin chugged into 1200 AD (the longest 30 seconds in broadcast history). Carlson really came off as kind of a lightweight (“Jimmy Olsen” like) asking mostly specious questions to a far more substantial person (“what year are we at?” being my favorite).
Ahem, my hub and I live in America. You need to keep in mind the TONS of Americans who really are not American. Us ethnics. Putin forgot to mention that Batu gave the Tsardom to Ivan in Moscow :)
We found the entire thing outstanding, excellent and were glued to it.
Thanks for your analysis Mark. I wonder though, if the historic summary was more addressed to those confused Ukrainian (those still not completely brain washed) who they are and where are they from.
"Zaesar, beware the Ides of March!"
For an American to understand the Russian mentality would like assuming that a fish can breathe out of water. Putin put it beautifully. He compared the two hemispheres, the Western world and the Eastern world to the brain. The West is like the left side (logic) and The East like the right side (creativity). Interesting to note, Russia can grasp the West, but West cannot even begin to comprehend Russia. Putin stated that the brain of the world unbalanced, the left is trying to destroy the right.
Except that, the West is nolonger acting logically.
Instead, our 'Leaders' are throwing a toddler's tantrum?
The same goes for the entire East. the West tends to be innately dualist. the East is not.
"Wait, Mr. President, are you talking 800 as in 800 A.D.?"
Many years ago I read somewhere the insight (sadly can't remember where) that as far as historical memory goes, if you were to start in California, you would find that it a faint whisper, if it was present at all, and then moving East across the US it would slowly grow louder, until on the East coast there would be something distinct. Then if you continued to Western Europe, it would grow louder. Moving across Europe this would continue, until you reached places like Poland and Russia, where it would be a thunderous roar.
Another part of the cultural gap between the USA and Russia.
I think Putin was addressing his home audience. Most Americans won't get this.
For Poles the partitions over two hundred years ago happened YESTERDAY.
For Russians, same goes for the Polish invasion of 1610.
Similar stuff in the culture of Serbs, Croations, etc.
Today tell the average American Jefferson was a great man and all they will say is he was Slave owner.
So much for cultural context.
The Banderite brownshirts that back Zaluzhny won't be happy. Scary to think that the "general population" (I assume that refers mostly to the western/central ethnic Ukrainian populace) also backed a man who thinks in terms of "not an inch" and has a bust of ol' Stepan on his desk. What exactly did Zaluzhny's supposedly strategic and non-Soviet flexibility to military matters achieve for Ukraine? Maybe that's why Zelensky replaced him. Since this war has become attritional and all about trenches and artillery power, Syrsky in charge could be a decent gamble for Kiev. It still wont work though because of Russia's combination of a highly productive arms manufacturing industry, large & motivated military and excellent leadership from the Kremlin down.
If this is the MSM that told us Biden is beloved, then why believe them when they say Zaluzhny is popular. Less hated is probably more accurate, but who's going to take the polling and who'd dare answer?
I don’t think it is Americans who have been polled about the relative popularity of Zelenskiy and Zaluzhny, it is Ukrainians. It is a legitimate question to ask what organizations take these polls, and whether they are done to ascertain opinion, or to manipulate it. Zaluzhnyi’s position of strategic pullbacks rather than suicidal fighting to the last man/woman is probably the reason he is more popular than Sirskiy, I would guess, and by extension Zelenskiy. They’re ALL Banderites, so there’s not much to choose from there.
Outstanding commentary, Mark.
Who really knows? Putin said what he thought was most important. Tucker needed to stay on and get more detail, in order to get a more detailed picture of the last 10 years. In any case, Americans have been trained to have the attention spans of jackrabbits. Only a tiny number of people here will have the staying power to watch this anyway. Making my suggestion of Part 2 absurd. Heck, I haven’t watched Part 1 yet. But, I have been paying attention, thanks to Mark’s brilliant reporting. And, it is no surprise that there is nothing new in this interview, according to Mark.
I didn't even watch the interview because I knew Putin's answers to any questions posed would be composed, rational and intelligent. The western regime media would've had you believe that the man was falling down steps and losing his mind. Just goes to show how utterly corrupt and useless as a source of information they are!
Respectfully disagree Mark. For Putin to have focused on the oppression and "literal pogram" against the Donbas would have come across as propaganda, exactly what the western media is trying to pin on Tucker. But for Europeans, history is important. Unlike in America, where we've been burning and tearing down our history for the last 4 years, Europeans have a respect for their history that we will never understand -- but that doesn't mean that Putin should have catered to the least common denominators (that would be us). At least Americans could see that Russia has a long and diverse history outside of "communism." And they could also see that Putin is an extremely intelligent and refined person, not a knuckle-dragging dictator. I couldn't help thinking how Biden, who can't remember what he ate for breakfast, would do if anyone asked him about US history. The comparison is chilling.
There are people out there like Sachs and Mearsheimer that tell the truth about US/NATO provoking this mess.
Great presentation on the historical background of the current situation by Putin. Brain dead or at best “short attention span” Americans must have dozed off before Putin chugged into 1200 AD (the longest 30 seconds in broadcast history). Carlson really came off as kind of a lightweight (“Jimmy Olsen” like) asking mostly specious questions to a far more substantial person (“what year are we at?” being my favorite).
Ahem, my hub and I live in America. You need to keep in mind the TONS of Americans who really are not American. Us ethnics. Putin forgot to mention that Batu gave the Tsardom to Ivan in Moscow :)
We found the entire thing outstanding, excellent and were glued to it.
This is true
Thanks for your analysis Mark. I wonder though, if the historic summary was more addressed to those confused Ukrainian (those still not completely brain washed) who they are and where are they from.
In the western weeb community a nickname like "butcher" is a favorable moniker XD
Why won't this play? Every time I press play it tries to start then just turns off.