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I was speaking to someone Russian on here though and he seemed bemused by all this, like from their point of view Russia doesn't really want a war. So maybe all this stuff in the news is just western powers blowing things out of proportion for some nefarious reason like trying to force people into the army, or making us panic-buy supplies, or as an excuse to declare martial law or take away our few remaining freedoms. I guess also if it causes stock markets to crash etc then the rich would buy up everyone's assets cheaply and the masses would own nothing.
We're constantly urged to fear Russia, China, DPRK, Iran and so on. Apparently they're up to no good?
Meanwhile the U.S. empire has been waging bloody wars, terrorism, coups and other "destabilizing actions" non-stop for 80+ years.
Our ruling class has long wanted to take on Russia and China. Russia even since before WW2. So while Putin won't be starting it, there are good reasons to expect various attempts at escalation from NATO, such as the March 2024 terror attack in Moscow.
It's been quite the revelation for me, the older I've become, to realise that western countries are probably actually the baddies.