Tuesday, September 1st, 2026, 3:39 am
United States on the Side of the Soviet Empire
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ermany lost the Second World War 81 years ago. Then, the Soviet Empire grew a bit. NATO was created. The Cold War soon began.
One could argue that the Cold War never truly ended, it just cooled down (further) for a few decades. By 2014 the Soviet Empire made its imperialial ambitions known again (Crimea) and 12 years later we still try to punish the Soviet Empire for it [1,2].
About 75 years after the Second World War the US elected a Putin-friendly (or Putin-admiring) loser as its national leader and we’re still paying the price for it in Europe [3,4].
I don’t view the US as our ally anymore. Worse yet, Americans keep attacking me personally, and also my family. It has gotten so ridiculous that for pointing out Americans’ aggression against American women I am asked to spend money on lawyers here in the UK.
To me, the US is not much more benign than Russia. Same playbook.
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