Decades of Cold War have made many Americans reflexively fearful of Russia. They still think Russia intends to destroy America even today. But where's the evidence of this?
I have written about Russia and its love of tradition here, its resistance to social Marxism here, and have shown here that in terms of economic policies and social
policies, the US is much more socialist than today's
Russia.
The above-linked articles all contain links to evidentiary documentation, but
the Russian bashers, who by now run a full-blown cottage industry, brush me off
with keen observations like "that's all nonsense!" In fact, yesterday, one asked
"are you a communist?" I responded, "no I am not, but if you are looking for a
communist, you might try the Berkley Yellow Pages."
The more charitable say I am "a sincere patriot but tragically wrong" about Putin, who they declare is "insincere." Yet, nota bene: I have never argued that Putin was sincere. Are Western politicians sincere?
When I ask how these Russophobes can be sure of Russia's sinister plans, they say Soviet defector Anatoliy Golitsyn has provided air-tight evidence.
Golitsyn is practically their only link to their airy world of Cold War intrigue and is their most-cited author. Practically everything hinges on Anatoliy. What would they do without him? I bought his book for reference to make sure I wasn't missing something. Indeed, it turns out that Golitsyn does thoroughly detail the strategies of the Soviet Union and it is hard to doubt his veracity. But there are 2 problems for my Russophobe friends:
Read more:
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The more charitable say I am "a sincere patriot but tragically wrong" about Putin, who they declare is "insincere." Yet, nota bene: I have never argued that Putin was sincere. Are Western politicians sincere?
When I ask how these Russophobes can be sure of Russia's sinister plans, they say Soviet defector Anatoliy Golitsyn has provided air-tight evidence.
Golitsyn is practically their only link to their airy world of Cold War intrigue and is their most-cited author. Practically everything hinges on Anatoliy. What would they do without him? I bought his book for reference to make sure I wasn't missing something. Indeed, it turns out that Golitsyn does thoroughly detail the strategies of the Soviet Union and it is hard to doubt his veracity. But there are 2 problems for my Russophobe friends:
Read more:
http://www.
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