tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post5580888902569937608..comments2024-03-06T06:34:42.881-05:00Comments on EconoSpeak: Putin Supporters In US Becoming DesperateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-9034625293766999712022-10-06T20:22:34.846-04:002022-10-06T20:22:34.846-04:00Given that the usual proto-fascist propagandists o...Given that the usual proto-fascist propagandists on Channel 1 (Solovyev et al) like to cite Carlson, I suspect Kingsley's judgment is way off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-78120484063464415842022-10-06T18:24:03.022-04:002022-10-06T18:24:03.022-04:00Kingsley,
Well, I do not watch Carlson all that f...Kingsley,<br /><br />Well, I do not watch Carlson all that frequently, so maybe he is more critical of Putin than what I have seen. But he was almost frothing at the mouth in rage when I saw him, absolutely certain the US ia responsible for the pipeline incident, when it is clear we shall not know for sure what happened for a long time, if ever. He was furious, and all in on how the US must stop aiding Ukraine because of Putin's nuclear threats.<br /><br />Two additional observations on this. One is that there is a new report raising the probability that it was a matter of mismanagement by the Russians, who have a history apparently of having gas pipelines blowing up due to mismanagement. This cannot be ruled out, and may well be what happened.<br /><br />As for the nuclear war threat, reportedly according to David Ignatius at a conference in Warsaw, the Europeans are simply not at all afraid of this nuclear war threat, and note what I did: it would not help Russia all that much militarily. Franckly, Carlson has hjyped up a hysterical nothing on this, yes, pushing for just plain old appeasement in response to something that is just not a credible threat.<br /><br />Oh, and again on Biden's statement about Nordstream II, the Germans shut it down themselves two days before the invasion. Nothing was coming through it. Apparently it has been repaired, but nothing is still flowing through it because the Germans are saying nothing will flow through it. This is onw where Putin would like the flow to be happening, but it is not because others are disgusted by his conduct. Not much about Biden or any direct action here.<br /><br />Maybe Carlson is semi-reasonable at times on this. But his fevered-eyes-blazing declaration that the US definitely did this is just completely off the wall. Very few observers out there believe it was the Russians, although it may well have just been a mismanaged accident.rosserjb@jmu.eduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300046915843554101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-266181528714720742022-10-06T18:11:54.128-04:002022-10-06T18:11:54.128-04:00let me put this in an academic perspective: Carlso...let me put this in an academic perspective: Carlson is whack - pro Putin, pro Orban, etc. So we should just let Russia take over Ukraine - are Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania next?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-75279311173063695082022-10-06T08:16:05.472-04:002022-10-06T08:16:05.472-04:00Usually Prof. Rosser expresses clear and balanced ...Usually Prof. Rosser expresses clear and balanced views but his comments in this post regarding Tucker Carlson are exceptions.<br />It is simply not true that Tucker is “full in on supporting Putin”. Tucker regularly states his abhorrence of Putin’s actions and regime.<br />Rather Tucker questions the wisdom of the USA risking nuclear war and the wealth of the USA to support Ukraine. Personally I disagree with Tucker’s pacifism and advocacy of appeasement, but he has a valid point of view.<br />Regarding the sabotage of the pipelines, Tucker is very persuasive. Note that Biden very recently stated that it was US policy to stop the pipelines and that he intended and had the means to do so.Kingsley Lewisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-91603319270490289382022-10-05T21:31:54.701-04:002022-10-05T21:31:54.701-04:00This may be worse than the Russo-Japanese War back...This may be worse than the Russo-Japanese War back then. At least the tsar did not have people fleeing his country in huge numbers to avoid fighting.rosserjb@jmu.eduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300046915843554101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-36954811354127140932022-10-05T11:50:01.263-04:002022-10-05T11:50:01.263-04:00hard to annex something when the lines keep being ...hard to annex something when the lines keep being redrawn as Russian troops retreat. Seems like Putin is as effective in fighting the Ukrainians as Czar Nicholas was fighting the Japanese.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com