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Category Archives: Russia
Steve Sailer: Chernykh Sisters of San Bernardino Terrorism Penumbra Are Likely Subbotniks
Steve Sailer writes: As Raymond Chandler’s detective novels pointed out, spectacular murders give outsiders an excuse to snoop around in corners of society that may not have anything directly to do with the murder, but don’t otherwise get much attention. … Continue reading
Trump Is Factually Right on Putin and Journalists
Anatoly Karlin writes: In the past few days there has been a sort of alt-singularity as Putin and Trump exchanged compliments, as one might think befits mature heads of powerful states (one actual, one potential). Naturally, one of these men … Continue reading
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Steve Sailer: The Statue of Liberty Should Have a Bill of Rights Plaque
Steve Sailer writes: Here’s a video by Ami Horowitz showing Yale students signing a petition to repeal the First Amendment. Obviously, put that baldly, most people wouldn’t go for it, at this point. Still, it’s clear that large swathes of … Continue reading
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Steve Sailer: Nobody Remembers Immigration Religious Discrimination Against Soviet/Russian Gentiles
Who cares about goyim right? Steve Sailer writes: From the NYT: Donald Trump Calls for Barring Muslims From Entering U.S. Updated, 10:42 p.m. | Donald J. Trump called on Monday for the United States to bar all Muslims from entering … Continue reading
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Why Russian-Jewish Refugees are Different From Syrian Refugees
Yuri Kruman writes: In a recent op-ed entitled “I’m a Russian-born American Jew. My people’s rejection of Syrian refugees breaks my heart,” Ilya Lozovsky slanderously paints all Russian Jews as fascist hypocrites for failing to join his crusade to resettle … Continue reading
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Putin – The Quintessential Realist
John J. Mearsheimer writes in December of 2014: …To argue that Russia’s reaction to NATO expansion was based on “resentment,” as Sestanovich does, is to trivialize the country’s motives. Fear is at the root of Russia’s opposition to the prospect … Continue reading
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Putin Vs Erdogan
Comments to Steve Sailer: * The difference between the two is that Erdogan has been very successful, and Putin has been a failure. Turkey is now more influential internationally than at any time since the Ottoman Empire collapsed. It has … Continue reading
Ilya Lozovsky: I’m a Russian-born American Jew. My people’s rejection of Syrian refugees breaks my heart.
He can’t conceive that there might be any other perspective but his own. Any other viewpoint is bigoted and racist. From the WP comments section: * Maybe it’s because no one thinks or ever thought that the Jewish refugees from … Continue reading
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Russia’s Moral Framework and Why It Matters
From The National Interest: Russia’s moral framework, particularly as it applies to contemporary Russian foreign policy, differs markedly from that of the West. While post-Soviet Russia has no guiding ideology, it does argue that certain values, if adopted as shared … Continue reading
Let Putin Have His Way In Syria
Steve Chapman writes: Vladimir Putin is having a field day in the Middle East. He has sent Russian planes to bomb rebels in Syria. He has reached an intelligence-sharing agreement with Syria, Iran and Iraq. At the U.N. Monday, he … Continue reading