The Geopolitical Fallout of the Putin Interview
The Geopolitical Fallout of the Putin Interview
A 'Bird's Eye View'-Analysis of Where things are headed after the Historic Meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with U.S. journalist Tucker Carlson in an interview in Moscow on Tuesday, released on his Tucker Carlson Network website Thursday evening. (Tucker Carlson Network/Reuters)
“Let's look where our relationship with Ukraine started from. Where did Ukraine come from? The Russian state started gathering itself as a centralized statehood. And it is considered to be the year of the establishment of the Russian state in 862. But when the townspeople of Novgorod invited a Virangian Prince Rurik from Scandinavia to reign. In 1862, Russia celebrated the 1000th anniversary of its statehood. And in Novgorod there is a memorial dedicated to the 1000 anniversary of the country. In 882 Rurik's successor, Prince Oleg, who was actually playing the role of regent at Rurik's young son. Because Rurik had died by that time, came to Kiev. He ousted two brothers who apparently had once been members of Rurik's squad. So Russia began to develop with two centers of power Kiev and Novgorod. The next very significant date in the history of Russia was 988, this was the baptism of Russia when Prince Vladimir, the great grandson of Rurik, baptized Russia and adopted Orthodoxy, or Eastern Christianity. From this time, the centralized Russian state began to strengthen. Why? Because of the single territory. Integrated economic ties. One and the same language. And after the baptism of Russia, the same faith and rule of the Prince, the centralized Russian state began to take shape. Back in the Middle Ages, Prince Yaroslav the Wise introduced the order of succession to a throne. But after he passed away, it became complicated for various reasons. The throne was passed not directly from father to eldest son, but from the prince who had passed away to his brother. Then to his sons in different lines. All this led to the fragmentation and the end of Rus as a single state. There was nothing special about it. The same was happening then in Europe. But the fragmented Russian state became an easy prey to the empire created earlier by Genghis Khan. His successors, namely Batu Khan plundered and ruined nearly all the cities. The southern part, including Kiev, by the way, and some other cities, simply lost independence. While northern cities preserved some of their sovereignty. They had to pay tribute to the horde, but they managed to preserve some part of their sovereignty. And then a unified Russian state began to take shape with its center in Moscow. The southern part of Russian lands, including Kiev begun to gradually gravitate towards another magnet, the center that was emerging in Europe. This was the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and it was even called the Lithuanian Russian Duchy because Russians were a significant part of this population. They spoke the old Russian language and were Orthodox. But then there was a unification, the union of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland. A few years later. Another union was signed, but this time already in the religious sphere, some of the Orthodox priests became subordinate to the Pope. Thus these lands became part of the Polish-Lithuanian state. During decades the Poles were engaged in colonization of this part of the population. They introduced a language there, tried to entrench the idea that this population was not exactly Russians, that because they lived on the fringe, they were Ukrainians. Originally the word Ukrainian meant that the person was living on the outskirts of the state, along the fringes, or was engaged in a border patrol service. It didn't mean any particular ethnic group. So the poles were trying to, in every possible way, to colonize this part of the Russian lands and actually treated it rather harshly, not to say cruelly, all that led to the fact that this part of the Russian lands began to struggle for their rights. They wrote letters to Warsaw demanding that their rights be observed and people be commissioned here, including to Kiev.”
~Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, Sitting Russian President; interview with US Journalist Tucker Carlson, Opening elaboration upon the Roots of the Russo-Ukrainian War & ongoing Crisis in Eastern Europe, February 6, {broadcast February 8} (2024)
Let's be blunt from the onset regarding some essential matters:
Much of what President Putin told Tucker in last night's broadcast was not 'groundbreaking information.'
He rehashed many key talking points which, for the past 2+ years, the broader Russian leadership has used to justify the Special Military Operation & its vital role in safeguarding the integrity of the Russian Federation.
What was different, however, was twofold:
First, this was a unique attempt by the Russian President to reach out to a largely sympathetic audience (i.e. that of Tucker Carlson & friends) on the Populist & New Right & make the case that he is a Rational Actor, willing, ready & able to speak.
Granted, many have consistently held that view regarding the Russian President, but there have always been those who (courtesy of Russophobia & related propaganda drives) fallen victim to the West's machinations, viewing Putin instead as 'Hitler v2.0.'
For that group of 'stragglers,' Putin chose his words on February 6 (& broadcast last night to the world). & on that front, he passed with flying colours, convincing them of his overall Rationality, Candour & Openness to Talk.
Second (& more importantly), given the sheer size & scope of Tucker Carlson's Media Network, it was an attempt to speak directly to the Deep State Cabal running the show in the 'Empire of Lies' & the sundry Western vassals:
On this front, he exuded Strength, Conviction & overall Grit, making it decisively clear to them that 'Russia is in it for the long haul' & that said 'Elites' can forget about a 'Russian defeat on the battlefield:'
Instead, they are more than welcome to stop munition shipments to their proxy, humiliate themselves in the process & seek some form of negotiated settlement with Russia on the future of Ukraine.
Granted, that level of Implosion is not something the 'Elite' will be signing up for anytime soon, but the message got sent & Russia's defiance of their machinations made abundantly clear.
Less touched upon, however, is the Geopolitical Fallout of the interview, which is now beginning to take hold worldwide:
President Biden said (on February 8) he was "pleased" that the investigation into his handling of classified documents was "closed." (Photo by AP)
Note: The presser occurred moments after the Putin-Tucker interview was broadcast worldwide on TCN, YouTube, 'Xitter' & elsewhere. Therefore, it made for a stark contrast of where both Russian & American leadership stand regarding overall competence:
While the Russian President showed ample know-how, understanding & grasp of Russian History, Culture, etc., President 'Biden' demonstrated that he cannot differentiate the Mexican President from the Egyptian Dictator. Calling this debacle SHAMEFUL is quite the understatement of the year!
Last night's broadcast dealt a devastating, mortal blow to the 'Mainstream media.'
American 'soft power' is derivative from a band of merry Presstitutes, whose primary objective is to parrot talking points, which are not supposed to make Rational Sense but rather are Narrative devices which, via repetition, take hold of people's psyches.
Take, for example, the nonsensical drivel of 'Israel has a right to defend itself!' Such a slogan is, ipso facto, sheer nonsense:
An occupying power has zero right to 'self-defence.' This fact is well-established in International Law & has multiple precedents.
The point behind the slogan is not to make a 'Rational Case' against said fact but rather to use spaced repetition to drill in said mantra:
Repeat the nonsense long enough, in enough English-language media, with sufficient emotion, et viola! Within mere days & weeks, you have organically generated sufficient license for Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing.
This ability to leverage the 'World Language' is the 'Superpower' of the United States of America, & it is in many ways the last remaining 'glue' that holds together said 'Empire of Lies' in any meaningful manner:
The preponderance of the English Language makes Media, Language & related cultural forays (be it memetic or otherwise) effortless to pursue by the United States of America & its 'Elite.' Such is not the case for the other Great Powers.
Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Persian, etc., media will always have a 'language gap' whereby translation will make their content (however rational, well written, etc.) lack intimacy & persuasive power.
President Putin, & world leaders of his overall calibre know this very well & so they always try to keep some channels open with the English language world, albeit said channels tend to be 'on the margins' of Western societies.
Enter Tucker Carlson & his 2 hour, in-depth interview:
As of the writing of this piece, the 'Xitter' broadcast of said interview has garnered well over 148+ million views. Calling this an 'unmitigated disaster' for the Western Presstitutes is quite an understatement!
The 'media blockade' has been decisively beaten for all to see:
Screenshot from the ‘Xitter’ broadcast of the interview. The upload has breached well over 148+ million views in under 24 hours. Many Media analysts surmise that it will cross the 200+ million mark quite easily & (counting all duplicates, mirrors, etc.) the total impressions may well tally over 1 billion very soon.
President Putin is now 'in the mainstream Zeitgeist' of the English-speaking world. The various 'filters' that get applied (i.e. 'fact-checks,' editorializations, etc.) have gotten decisively swept aside, & this has caused considerable panic:
For much of the past 2+ years, the objective behind the 'Putin = Hitler v2.0' nonsense has been to make sure that whatever Russian leadership has to say regarding their side of the story is swept aside:
In its place, the 'Elites' have concocted a Boogeyman narrative, whose purpose (as we have seen over the past few months) is to justify the failures & outright stupidity of the various liliputian vassal regimes dotting most of Western Europe.
Farmers' protests have brought the capitals of various European nations to a standstill, & the mantra thus far has been relatively consistent:
'We spent all the money, weaponry, supplies, etc., in Ukraine to stop POUTINE the madman! Please Understand!'
This 'song & dance,' whereby Davos Man & their lackeys have sought to 'outsource' their failures via the 'POUTINE' Boogeyman narrative, said strategy is now in its denouement phase, & will crash & burn quite soon:
Given the manner, etiquette, etc., with which the Russian President carried himself & made his stance clear, the protestors in these European capitals & cities can now inform themselves 'straight from the horse's mouth' regarding the matter:
Far from being a 'deranged man responsible for all our woes,' given the interview's rapid, diffusive & viral nature, it is reasonable to expect the various Farmers' protests to accelerate in scale & scope:
Damage control is already in full swing across the various European vassal regimes but appears to be a lost cause.
As hundreds of millions more people (Westerners & non-Westerners) watch the interview & 'decide for themselves' the kind of man the Russian President is, one thing is clear:
Soon, the general public will not be tolerating any nonsensical drivel regarding how 'there are not enough resources' to help the nation & people courtesy of the 'war against the bad Russian Tsar.'
Yesterday's broadcast irrevocably shattered this myth, & there is now no turning back:
Farmers drive their tractors during a protest in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, February 7, 2024. (Photo by AP)
Note: For much of the past decade or so, Davos Man & other 'Elites' have sought to disparage these populist revolts using a wide variety of crude & vile tactics. One of these is to label such protestors 'Agents of Vladimir Putin,' thereby foreign agents who ought not to be taken seriously.
However, with the broadcast of the interview yesterday, what has become apparent is that such rhetoric is utterly hollow. More & more of the People in the various European nations realize that this rhetoric is simply a diversionary ploy used by the 'Elite' to mask their corruption & incompetence.
Putin, being a Rational Actor (which the interview demonstrated for hundreds of millions to see), means likewise that all these silly excuses of 'Putin is to blame for your economic woes!' will soon be tossed to the wayside.
Once that takes shape, social turmoil will accelerate in Europe as the People's Revolutions take more & more the form of a New 'Springtime of the Peoples' akin to the movements that sprang up in 1848 & beyond in an organic fashion.
The likes of Rishi Sunak, John Kirby, etc., can holler, yell, cry & whatnot, that 'nobody should watch the interview,' but their reputation is nonexistent, meaning there is little they can do to stop what is to come:
Populist waves will spread with increased ferocity as the Putin interview gets viewed, retweeted, shared, etc., by hundreds of millions. The peoples of Europe, the USA & elsewhere in the Western World will be galvanized by the obvious:
'POUTINE' was never the bad guy 'responsible for all our problems.' Granted, Russophobia runs deep in many people & nations, but the nature of yesterday's broadcast is such that the Mythology of 'Russian meddling' took a mortal blow.
No longer can Western' leaders' & vassals 'blame the Russian Hitler,' but instead, they need to make genuine efforts to assuage the concerns of their citizenry.
But, given how duplicitous, vile & whatnot these people have been the past few years & decades, that will likely not be on the cards for most of them. If so, we can expect in the coming weeks & months further social, political & cultural turmoil.
A Russian victory in Ukraine, all but a done deal at this point, will move closer to being outright formalized, as most of these EU vassals, alongside the Empire of Lies, will find themselves overstretched & gasping for Oxygen.
Please make no mistake: the Empire & its vassals will not go down without a fight. Censorship of the interview, Sanctions on Tucker Carlson & all other manner of hijinks are now getting employed as we speak.
However, Cyberspace has sufficiently decentralized the material in question, & there is now 'no going back.' The 'Elite' & their lackeys have suffered a mortal hit to their prestige, legitimacy & standing:
As their rein on power slips further, they will find themselves cornered soon enough; at this point, a negotiated settlement with the Russians (favouring them immensely) will be the least humiliating option for them to pursue.
It may not be this year, but at the minimum, such trends will accelerate in 2024 & beyond.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared on MSNBC & reacted to Tucker Carlson interviewing the Russian President. (Screenshot / MSNBC)
The Wicked Witch of the East called Carlson a ‘Useful Idiot’ for interviewing the Russian President & then went on an unhinged diatribe & rant to further make her displeasure known.
Of course, all this disparaging of actual Journalism made her look like an utter fool to many, & such outbursts from related ‘Elites’ will simply make the coming turmoil in Western societies all the more kinetic & outright violent.
Some Concluding remarks: Many who watched yesterday's broadcast wondered aloud: 'Why is President Putin not being more harsh & blunt?'
For instance, why not be more forceful & outright say that the Americans blew up Nordstream, that the LGBT+ agenda is destroying the West, or that the USD will die violently quite soon?
There are several ways to think about this matter, but I believe that the eminent Brazilian expert in Geopolitics, Pepe Escobar, put it best long ago:
Putin is a judoka & lawyer (by background); essentially, he is generous when giving his foes sufficient rope to hang themselves with. Given the fractious nature of not just the Empire of Lies but likewise its various vassals & their 'governments:'
It makes sense to merely let them implode from within & give a 'helping nudge' in that direction rather than try something more bombastic & direct.
Indeed, the Russian President has access to far more information than us plebians, & that may be at play as well:
However, it may be as simple as 'Don't interrupt your enemy as he makes an error,' as Napoleon Bonaparte put it succinctly, long ago.
If so, yesterday's broadcast accomplished all of that marvellously so!
Addendum: As requested by many of my Wonderful Readers, here is the YouTube rendering of the full interview on Tucker Carlson's official channel for those interested in going through the full interview.
Warning: It is 2 hours & 7 minutes long, so make yourself extra cozy when watching!
Enjoy, Dear Readers!
Full Transcript: http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73411
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You are most welcome. I will have a lot more to say but like Tucker I am still digesting the interview.
Excellent commentary.