No offense to decent, red-blooded Americans, but the difference is that Russia is a serious country, while America is in free-fall due to not facing any challenges since 1991.
Orwell describes it well in 1984. The three powers face no challenge from each other, so they can indulge in denials of reality. Whereas in previous times, any state that did so would be destroyed by its enemies.
I remember when the American ads looked more like that Russian one. "We do more before breakfast than everyone else does all day", or some such. Pretty bad-ass stuff, from what I recall.
Now, well ... if you think you got your butts kicked in VietNam ....
One of those is a country that wants to win the next war. The other is a corrupted, debased and degenerate society that will still be shocked when the great defeat comes.
I'd still bet on the latter for toppling a major world power.
... that power being the US, of course.
"If you go woke, you will destroy a great world power."
- Oracle of Delphi
No offense to decent, red-blooded Americans, but the difference is that Russia is a serious country, while America is in free-fall due to not facing any challenges since 1991.
Orwell describes it well in 1984. The three powers face no challenge from each other, so they can indulge in denials of reality. Whereas in previous times, any state that did so would be destroyed by its enemies.
Vanity goeth before a fall.
I remember when the American ads looked more like that Russian one. "We do more before breakfast than everyone else does all day", or some such. Pretty bad-ass stuff, from what I recall.
Now, well ... if you think you got your butts kicked in VietNam ....
Where do I sign up for the Russians? Jumping out of a plane with a gun? Let's go.
One of those is a country that wants to win the next war. The other is a corrupted, debased and degenerate society that will still be shocked when the great defeat comes.
Fuck them. Fight for no one. If rich billionaire assholes want to go to war, they can go themselves or send their own children.