Dear Friends,
It seems to me, the United States and Russia should be natural allies, that we are not, is a testament to the power of psychopaths in government. The national interests of both nations align in far more ways than they are at odds. That Russia has been cast as the perpetual enemy, both plays into the Russian phobia that they could be invaded, and holds them at arms length. Since Russia has been invaded so many times by the Mongols, the French, the Prussians, the Germans and who knows next? Such depredations leave immortal scars on the psyche of a people. Staying at odds with Russia does provide the military industrial complex with a tidy profit though. Even if that profit comes at the cost of human suffering and life itself. Such is the calculation of a psychopath.
When Russia was the hegemonic power in the USSR, it made sense to stand against them, they were an expansionist communist entity. Expansionist is the key word. Any political entity that is autocratic and expansionist must be stopped. If on the other hand, political entities seek to join each other, at the suffrage of the people themselves, it is to be encouraged. Whenever a political entity seeks to force others under it’s control, by violence, it is acting psychopathically. To march an army onto land that is not yours, (expand) is the epitome of psychopathy, it is to feel no shame, no empathy, have no humanity, to be controlled only by lust for power, land, fame and wealth. It is to forswear the suffering of a human existence, humanity itself, for the luxury of the demon… and his end as well.
Being at odds with Russia gives evil political actors a means to get weapons… even nuclear. Turkey is rapidly becoming a rogue nation. It has a dictator who is clearly a psychopath. Now that psychopath is not only getting weapons from NATO and the US but from Russia as well. No one in their right mind can think that is a good idea. Everyone knows Iran is building ICBMs for the day when they have deliverable nuclear weapons. We also have that dark fear in the pit of our stomachs, warning us that the zealots that run Iran will gladly use nukes, to hasten the return of the Mahadi. The leaders of Russia know this as well, but are forced into bed with such actors, to counter the influence of the US. Were we allies, it would shut off the ability of bad actors to get weapons, to oppress and expand.
Today China is the expansionist entity. They seek to bring Taiwan under their political control, despite the near absolute opinion of the Taiwanese people, against it. China openly demands islands from it’s neighbors that were court adjudicated decades ago. It is using atolls as military firebases to bring the entire South China Sea under their monopoly control. China demands territory from India, Vietnam, Philippines, etc… Unstopped, the Chinese government will waste the lives of as many of their young boys as it takes, to force more people under their autocracy. Such is the nature of psychopathic expansionist governments. From Cyrus the Great, Alexander, Caesar and Napoleon to Stalin, Hitler and Mao. Human suffering is no impediment to a psychopath… it is an inducement.
Russia is no longer an expansionist power, it seeks to grow it’s economy rather than it’s political territory. In as far as Russia does seek to expand it’s political dominion, it should be obstructed, but even close allies disagree. As long as Military force is not used political disagreements remain in the realm of thought. China is aggressively expanding and growing it’s military, to bring violence to bare, if economic blackmail fails. Until the communist government of China regains it’s sanity, and eschews their expansionist agenda, it is and will remain, the principle force for war on the planet. A strong alliance with Russia would stop much of the needless bloodshed on the planet, and our friendship could stymie Chinese expansion, not to mention result in dramatic economic growth for both.
Sincerely,
John Pepin
