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Paul Edwards's avatar

There can never be an ethical arrangement made with the stupid, infantile hustler and money-driven schlockmeister and shmata dealer, Trump. His whole persona is built on fraud, bullying, and cheap trickery that only ever works with thieves and pimps of the same ilk.

mary-lou's avatar

there are many more in his orbit that fit this pattern. the Russians, and Ritter are right: no good has ever come from any deal-maker (the sleazy car dealer springs to mind).

Kathleen McCroskey's avatar

Thank you, Scott for this essay on trust. Unfortunately, as Lavrov has said, America is not “agreement-capable.” Both because, as you have previously noted, they always lie, and equally important, the constant administrative churn every four years resulting in no consistent governance - any treaty can be tossed out, witness the Pairs climate accord and the Iran nuclear deal. Until America learns to develop a true system of government based on meritocracy and truth (similar to China and Russia), there is no entity there which can earn trust with any other nation.

Ole Jorn's avatar

thank you, Scott Ritter for an essential text!

Tatjana's avatar

Excellent article, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!

This corresponds to what Brian Berletic has noticed in the new US National Security Strategy: https://rumble.com/v72plpo-deep-dive-new-us-national-security-strategy-is-repackaged-wolfowitz-doctrin.html In a word, US has wrapped everything in shining paper, but the essence remains the same - US wants to be global hegemon (by using soft power to create more proxies all around the world). Trump is on the same page, he wants to be the king of the Western empire.

I am glad to see that Russians are aware of the nature of this war against them!

The fact is that, in the West, our governments have betrayed us. We must protect ourselves from this "mental war" our own, on local level. We must learn, just like Russians did, how to protect ourselves from counter-culture and other psyops.

Sharon Aldrich's avatar

Thank you, Scott for bringing these conversations to us. Enlightening!

Charles Wilkie's avatar

From Aotearoa. Thanks Scott - really good information. The mental war that Andrei Ilnitsky describes is also being waged on the peoples of the West (as you well know and talk about) - the hate Russia project. It's so pathetic. In the West we've got a gormless bunch of 8 year old in suits calling the shots. We are so dumb we do not know we are dumb.

Aearnur's avatar

It is surely abundantly clear to most Russian officials by this time that when talking to officials connected to western NGOs that they must be extremely careful not to take them at their word. The bedrock concept underpinning such NGOs, that all political systems not strictly aligned with the concepts they hold as sacrosanct must be undermined by all means necessary, makes them all inherently untrustworthy. When the parent of these NGOs, the CIA, sent them out into the world the motive was clear. Seduction. Think 'The Queen' in 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'.

'The Queen then appears disguised as a farmer's wife and gives Snow White a poisoned apple. Snow White bites into it and falls to the ground, apparently dead.'

Pete MacNeil's avatar

Better to be an enemy of the US than an ally.

mary-lou's avatar

beautiful microphones used for this podcast.

Gunnar Forsgren's avatar

The string ”hybris warfare” appear in the text. Check if a mis spelling.

HAK Allawati's avatar

Scott, things are mixed up on you. Until now you can't understand that the American Regyme is not the same as the American People. American People don't rule their country, they don't know what is being done under their name, they even don't know, that they don't know, who rules them, including yourself.

The elite who rules in DC, will never give up their Satanic Interests, in Russia or else where.

Billy Greco's avatar

A lot of words about nothing. USA and Russia have been (secretly) working together since 1917. The real purpose has been the destroy Europe and Christianity.