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Rick Merlotti's avatar

NATO is nearly nothing more than an enormous money-laundering scheme, cycling taxpayer money to the “defense industry” and the politicians they pay off. Should’ve been shut down in the early nineties when it’s purpose for existence had ended. It’s no longer, if it ever was, a defensive alliance. As Michael mentions, it’s done nothing since the 90’s but expand geographically and in its “mandate”. Utopian Atlanticist madmen and madwomen are gonna get us all killed by goading the Bear until it turns around and bites our face off. Putin has spent most of his time in power building a nearly self sufficient industrial base and a rebuilt military. They spend maybe 10 cents on the dollar for weaponry that actually works, as opposed to the fantastically expensive wunderwaffen of the US and its satraps. They have already defeated Ukraine, so the mighty Wurlitzer spends enormous time and energy gaslighting and lying to us. Truthfully most of Asia and the global south are with Russia and China in wanting NATO to go away and let the sane peoples build a just multi-polar world.

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Professor Lindenbrook's avatar

Hearing how willingly the press is manipulated is both amusing and depressing at the same time. But then I am reminded that you were actually there, doing the work, reporting on the fakery and showing what journalism can and should be. Kudos.

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