El-Murid: As soon as the first and most important condition is created [this refers to a systemic crisis within Russia, which the author claims now exists there], the appearance of the rest becomes a matter of time. The delay is not always brief, it may be lengthy, but a systemic crisis becomes a trigger that starts an irreversible processes. History shows that after this there are only two possible outcomes and either is equally effective to overcome the crisis: the first is an internal shift through riot, revolution or coup, and the second is external, through war. If the war ends in victory, the government has the opportunity to carry out reforms on a wave of euphoria that would have been impossible to conduct in a “normal” time. If outcome of the war is defeat, this is the prelude to an internal explosion. In our information age, the concept of “victory” or “defeat” is greatly determined both by the actual situation and by its reflection in the media space. For example, the euphoria after the Crimea has now been replaced by a dull lack of understanding of the actions of the Russian authorities in the Donbass. The genocide being conducted by Nazi Kiev in relation to the Russian population of Donbass, is perceived in unequivocal terms in Russia, and our people will inevitably perceive the victory of Kiev over the rebellious Donbass as the defeat of Russia, although formally these events have no bearing on our country. Mar 4 2014 (Putin’s speech on Crimea – RB) gave rise to expectations that were too powerful to be fulfilled, and compared to them, what is happening now looks like the result of the inactivity of the Russian authorities in relation to the extermination of “compatriots”, so there is some trying somehow to cover the catastrophe with reflections on geopolitics or on some imagined “cunning plan” of the Russian leadership.
Posted on: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 00:15:58 +0000