tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post6726807431201540215..comments2024-03-29T02:11:14.885-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: Alexander Mercouris — Putin’s Grand Strategy: The Greater Eurasia Projectmike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-65721910468792928952016-07-02T04:22:31.695-04:002016-07-02T04:22:31.695-04:00A friend of mine used to say to me it would be bet...A friend of mine used to say to me it would be better if we just let Washington have the lot. I guess he was thinking that we could carry on living the same as now as middle-class Europeans while the US one percent got to own it all. But that was never going to happen as the one percent were going to use global competition to reduce wages and working conditions to increase their wealth.<br /><br /> I don't know what the end game will be, what sort of society there would be left? Sort of like Latin America, I guess? <br /><br />The propaganda of the neoliberals is to say that you just need to work harder to get up the ladder. That this is fair competition and that good education is the answer. But these are only part truths designed to conceal the true agenda. Kaiveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04195639305785321786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-26538017935149935202016-07-01T14:59:22.270-04:002016-07-01T14:59:22.270-04:00Washington had other plans. Russia was supposed to...Washington had other plans. Russia was supposed to be run by neoliberal oligarchs taking orders from Washington, and Russia was to become a resource exporter like other colonies. <br /><br />Washington figured it had won the Cold war and eliminated its chief adversary, and was ready to cash in on the spoils of war.Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-23112036803502009392016-07-01T14:49:58.504-04:002016-07-01T14:49:58.504-04:00Well they're not getting trade, but a Cold War...Well they're not getting trade, but a Cold War. This is entirely the fault of the European leadership who have failed to stand up for their own interests. Maybe they can come to an arrangement where NATO is neutered and the Cold War becomes more 'pretend' than real. Then they can continue to build trade and other links.<br /><br />Bringing Russia into Europe should have been the objective from the beginning, after the fall of the USSR. Unfortunately, Washington was distracted, or had other plans.Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-29607641947121893662016-06-30T19:07:49.766-04:002016-06-30T19:07:49.766-04:00Good article, anything that helps loosen the ties ...Good article, anything that helps loosen the ties between Europe and the Washington is a good thing for peace in the world. Putin is okay, the Western propaganda against him is outrageous.Kaiveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04195639305785321786noreply@blogger.com