Thank you for bringing that insight to me. You've mentioned it before but I'd never considered it myself. All makes sense now! On Putin, Hitchens appears to be the guy who thinks the biggest whore in… (View Post)
Peter Hitchens being made to look like a bit of an idiot by comedian Konstantin Kisin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fd392zi2uc The point Hitchens never addresses in his version of events is that … (View Post)
Yeah but we are assuming we all know what is in the deal. I suspect it would be an improvement on what the Johnson deal was. But until we can see it, we don't know. (View Post)
I'm not wholly pessimistic on Russia's future. Samuel Huntington's Clash Of Civilisations posited an Orthodox christian civilisation centred on Russia in the 21st century. I think it is safe to say t… (View Post)
Leon- the war is not existential for Russia in any meaningful sense. That's just what people are being told right now. The amount of territory Ukraine is looking to seize back is equivalent to 0.6% o… (View Post)