09-01-2016, 09:26 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-01-2016, 09:28 AM by John J. Xenakis.)
I never refer to cultural/political alignments. I do refer to
identity groups, but those are based on history. Cultural
relationships are often the most vitriolic, as can be seen in any
divorce court. On the other hand, sometimes the people who stab you
in the back are the ones that you're emotionally dependent on, since
the sex is so good after you make up.
There's absolutely no history to support the belief that Russia and
China are going to be united on anything except ephemerally. They
hate each other, they've been in massive bloody wars with each other
for centuries, and they were close to war as recently as 1970. China
is totally disgusted with Russia for the collapse of Russia's
communist party. Their respective client states, India and Pakistan,
are close to thermonuclear war. They're competing for resources in
Russia's Far East and in Central Asia. Russia is on Vietnam's side in
the South China Sea.
They only have one thing in common. They're both imitating Hitler by
annexing regions belonging to other nations, they're both contemptuous
of the United States and the United Nations. Those "commonalities"
could dissolve at a moment's notice.
Actually, they do have one more thing in common. They both want to
kill jihadists in Syria - Caucasians and Uighurs. But China is allied
with Saudi Arabia and Russia is allied with Iran, so that part of
Utopia won't last for long either.
As for domestic politics, Chaos Theory tells us that you can't predict
elections.
identity groups, but those are based on history. Cultural
relationships are often the most vitriolic, as can be seen in any
divorce court. On the other hand, sometimes the people who stab you
in the back are the ones that you're emotionally dependent on, since
the sex is so good after you make up.
There's absolutely no history to support the belief that Russia and
China are going to be united on anything except ephemerally. They
hate each other, they've been in massive bloody wars with each other
for centuries, and they were close to war as recently as 1970. China
is totally disgusted with Russia for the collapse of Russia's
communist party. Their respective client states, India and Pakistan,
are close to thermonuclear war. They're competing for resources in
Russia's Far East and in Central Asia. Russia is on Vietnam's side in
the South China Sea.
They only have one thing in common. They're both imitating Hitler by
annexing regions belonging to other nations, they're both contemptuous
of the United States and the United Nations. Those "commonalities"
could dissolve at a moment's notice.
Actually, they do have one more thing in common. They both want to
kill jihadists in Syria - Caucasians and Uighurs. But China is allied
with Saudi Arabia and Russia is allied with Iran, so that part of
Utopia won't last for long either.
As for domestic politics, Chaos Theory tells us that you can't predict
elections.