tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post8621004496937147640..comments2024-03-28T11:58:31.928+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: Ukraine crisis - Eastern and Western characteristics revealedBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-3321668168242286272014-03-06T12:09:43.353+00:002014-03-06T12:09:43.353+00:00@stats - "You are correct. "
And we hav...@stats - "You are correct. "<br /><br />And we have all done it! I put my hand up as guilty. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-28349148477937539192014-03-06T11:51:10.974+00:002014-03-06T11:51:10.974+00:00You are correct. My post betrays my own disappoin...You are correct. My post betrays my own disappointment that Russia and Putin can't possibly be an effective opponent of Western decadence. statshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09828943997163012027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-78704681548525280672014-03-05T13:31:01.414+00:002014-03-05T13:31:01.414+00:00@stats - Your comment bears no relationship to my ...@stats - Your comment bears no relationship to my posting. You are reading into what I wrote something that isn't there but which you presumably expected to find. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-34582649674497421432014-03-05T10:33:16.742+00:002014-03-05T10:33:16.742+00:00It's all very understandable to dream that Put...It's all very understandable to dream that Putin will be the great white hope, but Russia is a demographic basket case. More pregnancies end in abortion than live birth. Pensioners are the fastest growing portion of the Russian population. And despite Putin's best efforts the population is still in decline. Russian military moral is low and the desertion rate is high. Russia has small industrial base and outside of gas and vodka there is little that the world purchases from Russia. <br /><br />The west is decadent, but Russia isn't far behind. And at least the US has a positive birth/death rate. Other than ballistic nuclear weapons there isn't much reason to fear Russia.statshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09828943997163012027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-29055302043355090212014-03-04T11:19:36.020+00:002014-03-04T11:19:36.020+00:00A brilliant and accurate assessment of the crisis,...A brilliant and accurate assessment of the crisis, Prof. Charlton. I believe the insanity of the West can be epitomized by a statement John Kerry made shortly after Russian forces entered the Crimea region to defend its naval bases:<br /><br />“You just don’t invade another country on phony pretext in order to assert your interests,” John Kerry said during an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press. <br /><br /><br />Francis Bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063224017320651978noreply@blogger.com