Poking the Bear Again

[Smitty-48]

at the same time all this is going on, there is actually an escalation at the strategic level as well

I call it Trilateral Escalation

China is escalating against both Russia & America at the same time

when Russia & America counterescalate against China, this is an inherent escalation against each other as well

a three way escalatory spiral

[Smitty-48]

within the paradigm of Thucydides Trap, China is in the role of Imperial Germany here

the Great Game between Anglo-America & Russia had stabilized into a hundred year peace

the rise of Imperial Germany incited both Anglo-America & Russia to escalate the Arms Race in response

[Smitty-48]

when you see liberal Democrats screeching "Russia ! Russia !! Russia !!!"

that is how the First World War started

it wasn't started by the Crown Heads of Europe, they never saw the wave coming

it was the masses in the streets who were clambering for war over the summer of 1914

just like now, they were being whipped up by the liberal media of the time, for the same reason, to sell papers

[Smitty-48]

it's like Jordan Peterson says that the masses in the West feel so safe now, they have become reckless

the Woke tear it all down effect, includes tearing down the walls around the burg which prevent war

this is how it was in 1914 too, the masses were clambering for a "just" war against the "immoral" enemy

after a hundred years of Pax Britannia, they had no idea what they were messing with

[Xenophon]

NATO is doing drills in the area, so Russia has deployed the entire Black Sea submarine fleet.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/ ... lls-a73298

Russia has deployed all six of its Black Sea Fleet submarines as NATO drills kicked off in the area, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported Friday.

“All Black Sea Fleet submarines are performing their tasks outside their bases,” said Vice-Admiral Igor Osipov, the fleet's commander-in-chief.

“None of the submarines are at their base,” RIA Novosti quoted Osipov as saying.

The commander of the Black Sea Fleet’s submarine flotilla, Captain 1st Rank Anatoly Varochkin, called the deployment “unprecedented.”

“This doesn’t happen with either Russia’s other fleets or those of foreign states,” Varochkin was quoted as saying.

The deployment took place as 18 NATO warships with 10 aircraft and 2,400 troops are set to begin Romanian-led multinational exercises dubbed “Sea Shield 21.”

“Sea Shield 21” aims to enhance interoperability and cooperation between the Romanian and other NATO members’ naval forces. From there, NATO’s standing maritime group composed of Spanish, Turkish, Bulgarian and Romanian frigates will make port calls in Turkey and the republic of Georgia.

[SuburbanFarmer]

These little jabs and pokes and patrols are constant and pointless. The opposing militaries aren’t going to start shooting at each other without orders.

If anything, it looks like trying to provoke the other side into a mistake.

[Xenophon]

These little jabs and pokes and patrols are constant and pointless. The opposing militaries aren’t going to start shooting at each other without orders.

If anything, it looks like trying to provoke the other side into a mistake.

It's all jockeying for position. It's not checkers or chess. It's Go.

[PartyOf5]

Biden agreed that Putin is a "killer" and Putin challenged Biden to a live debate.

It's never gonna happen but that would be fun to watch.

Putin made Biden look like the incompetent fool that he is with that challenge. He's openly calling out the façade that is POTUS Biden.

[Martin Hash]

Biden agreed that Putin is a "killer" and Putin challenged Biden to a live debate.

It's never gonna happen but that would be fun to watch.

Putin made Biden look like the incompetent fool that he is with that challenge. He's openly calling out the façade that is POTUS Biden.

The world knows but takes pleasure in the perversity. Perversity underlies all of modern politics, and perhaps all politics in the past too, it just wasn't as apparent.

[kybkh]

Pretty amazing how disrespected the Biden admin has been versus our top biggest enemies. It’s obvious Biden’s lost his jelly beans, how long can this last?