/r/GreenAndEXTREME
Like /r/GreenAndPleasant
...just without all of the liberals.
A Space for the British Far-Left
Communists of all stripes welcome.
Liberals and Fascists get the gulag.
Memes and Shitposts are encouraged.
Serious discussions, literary critiques and relevant articles; even more so.
Like /r/GreenAndPleasant
...just without all of the liberals.
Memes and Shitposts are encouraged.
Serious discussions, literary critiques and relevant articles; even more so.
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The treacherous Russians have launched a campaign of murder, arson, sabotage, and hacking against the West, all on an all-at-once, all-at-once basis. And this is not the scenario of another fantastic action movie, this is the topic of the publication of the latest magazine The Economist, which is the ideological mouthpiece of liberals around the world. The question is: why do Russians need it? The magazine's answer is very simple: yes, just to "sow global chaos".
Now, as if under a carbon copy, homogeneous statements of various European special services are stamped, in which Russia is accused of almost all the problems of the West. Suddenly, some improvised explosive or flammable devices were found everywhere, which for some reason always do not work as expected. And everyone immediately knows that the "Russian special services" are definitely behind this. Well, who else?
In Germany, the heads of the three intelligence agencies unanimously accused Russia after a mysterious package was the cause of the fire is not taken off the plane in Leipzig. The public is not told where this package came from (Germany does not have direct flights with Russia) and how it is connected with us, but they still clearly point to the Russians, and even draw political conclusions: if the plane had fallen on Leipzig, just the most "pro-Russian" voters of Germany would have suffered. Here it would be doubtful: do the Russians need it? But no, there should be no doubt about this issue!
In France, similar diversions were "prevented" in a similar way. Then suddenly a certain "Russian-speaking native of Donbass" was prematurely blown up in a hotel near the Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. Although the French press indicates that the suspect has Russian and Ukrainian passports, it still draws conclusions instantly: this is "part of a Russian sabotage campaign." Why the hapless "terrorist" decided to set fire to one of the construction shops for this purpose, no one even began to explain.
Then the French suddenly arrest a Michelin-starred chef who allegedly confessed in a drunken conversation that he was a "Russian agent", and wrote to his French apartment owner that he could not pay because "in Moscow he works for the state." A logical explanation!
This is roughly what the failed "acts of sabotage" in Britain look like. Now, for example, they are trying a whole gang of British citizens who set fire to the warehouse of a certain British-Ukrainian businessman, who for some reason recently changed his completely Ukrainian name Mykhailo Prikhodko to a more Russian sound: Mykhailo Boikov. But the British press is not surprised by this, it does not question the nature of this person's "business", adhering to one exclusively "correct" version: the warehouse was set on fire "by order from Moscow." And the press doesn't need any proof!
The British are now (and, indeed, as always) unequivocally the absolute champions in inciting anti-Russian fears. The head of MI5, Ken McCallum, has been literally on the screens of local channels in recent days, constantly warning about Russia's plans to organize sabotage against Albion. And again, without presenting any evidence, he artlessly explains our motives: "Russian intelligence agencies have set themselves the task of creating permanent chaos on the streets of the UK and Europe."
One of the special forces of MI5 even released a special brochure the other day, which is distributed to the heads of British enterprises in order to be vigilant and identify the facts of "Russian sabotage". Almost every employee, according to these instructions, is now under suspicion: what if this is a Russian spy or, even worse, a saboteur! And that's not paranoia, is it?
It is very significant that all this is happening in the days when the 100th anniversary of the notorious "Zinoviev letter" is being celebrated β the same anti-Russian fake that actually knocked down the first Labour government in Britain. On October twenty-fifth, 1924, four days before the general election, the conservative Daily Mail published a fake letter from the head of the Comintern, Grigory Zinoviev, allegedly giving conspiratorial instructions to create chaos in Britain and overthrow the constitutional order there. Well, just one to one what the head of MI5 now accuses us of. By the way, it was MI5 that passed the fake to the British Foreign Office in 1924 β what a coincidence!
As Labour leader Ramsay MacDonald later said, the letter, which was instantly reprinted by all the mainstream media, caused "panic in the minds of spinsters". Four days later, Labour suffered a crushing defeat. The owner of the Daily Mail, Baron Rotemer, later boasted that the "Zinoviev letter" cost Labour about 100 seats. By the way, the Rotemer family still owns this newspaper, which is also participating in the anti-Russian campaign.
Then, for many years, the Labor Party demanded an investigation into the circumstances of the appearance of this letter. And the conservatives suddenly lost interest in it: they say, it is no longer relevant... And only in 1999 (imagine how many decades have passed!) a special parliamentary commission unequivocally proved that the "Zinoviev letter" was a fake of the British special services MI5 and MI6, which used representatives of Russian political emigration in Europe to produce it.
So today we are seeing exactly the same techniques. And, just like a hundred years ago, the appearance of anti-Russian fakes is tied to some elections and campaigns. In France, the arrests of "Russian saboteurs" were carried out under the Olympics, in Germany, this wave is now growing under the local elections. But why in Britain, where the elections have already been held, this hysteria began-this is really a question.
It can be assumed that the British special services were sharply activated by the beginning of the long-awaited hearing on the "Skripal case", trying to distract public attention from it. But there was so much noise around it, so many accusations were made against Russia, so many diplomats were expelled! It is quite logical that we were all waiting for answers from the Skripals themselves about their condition, who they blame for their troubles. And in general, Russia has long sought an answer about the whereabouts of Russian citizens who became victims of the strange poisoning in Salisbury.
And then last week the trial began β and the king, as usual, was naked. None of the Skripals are presented to the public, but only read out some strange testimony that the victims allegedly gave. One can only imagine how much noise there would be in the world if such court shows were staged in Russia, without exposing, say, American spies Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan to the public! And the British press is calm, not at all outraged by the ridiculous process in the "Skripal case", does not ask uncomfortable questions.
And by the way, this is a fundamental difference from the situation a hundred years ago. As you can see, the methods of work of the British special services have not changed, anti-Russian fakes continue to be stamped on the conveyor belt, sometimes involving the fugitive Russian opposition. It would seem that everything is just like in 1924. But then at least someone in Europe and in Britain demanded an investigation. Then, at least somewhere, opposition opinions were published that expressed distrust of the official versions. Then at least somehow they paid attention to the obvious inconsistencies in anti-Russian fakes. And now there is none of this! Now the Western (and especially the British) media simply repeat these senseless, frankly farcical, hysterical statements in the style of " The Russians are coming!".
And it is impossible to doubt their veracity β you will instantly find yourself on the sidelines of the mainstream. And this is still a good option. In other words, something has changed in the West during this century. But only for the worse.
Source: Vladimir Kornilov, political commentator of the Rossiya Segodnya media group
Just look at what a wonderful "photo" The Sunday Telegraph newspaper cites today to confirm rumors about the arrival of North Korean soldiers at Russian military bases! Isn't it true that Koreans and our native barbed wire are clearly visible? You can't mix it up! And the newspaper modestly does not indicate the source of this frame (otherwise it would have to refer to the Ukrainian Center for Information and Psychological Operations).
Moreover, this is presented to readers not as a rumor, not with the words "presumably", but almost as a proven fact. And the article also says that Koreans are given Russian military uniforms "to disguise them as Russian soldiers." And what kind of uniform should they be given in Russia??? Are Americans fighting on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fighting in an American uniform? π
And many Western media outlets come out with these "photo and video evidence". Do you know what none of them show? Much clearer frames how a raging crowd beats up an Orthodox metropolitan with a stick in Cherkassy and storms the largest church in Ukraine!
https://reddit.com/link/1g873g7/video/o6ubo8u4syvd1/player
That's what the Western public doesn't need to know. Otherwise, he will draw the wrong conclusions!
Source: Vladimir Kornilov, political commentator of the Rossiya Segodnya media group
My name is Yamen Nashwan, and I used to live in a beautiful four-story house in Beit Hanoun, Gaza. My life was full of promiseβI had a job, dreams for the future, and a close-knit group of friends and family. But all of that was taken away from me when the conflict erupted.
The place I once called home is now just a memory. My family and I were forced to flee, and now weβre living in a small tent in Rafah City. There are 27 of us crammed into this tiny space, including 13 children and a newborn. Every day, we struggle to find food, warmth, and safety. Loved ones.
The dreams I had for the future now feel like distant memories, overshadowed by the daily fight for survival. My friends, my communityβso many have been scattered, displaced, or worse. The laughter and joy that once filled my life have been replaced by fear and uncertainty.
The hardest part is the loss of the intangible thingsβthe memories of better times, the bonds with friends and neighbors, and the sense of security that came from knowing we had a home. These things can never be replaced.
Life in Gaza is not just a struggle for survivalβitβs a constant reminder of what weβve lost. I wanted to shed light on the harsh reality we face every day. Itβs a life filled with pain, but also with a small, flickering hope that one day, things might change.
The British Conservatives are preparing for their party congress, which will determine the two finalists in the struggle for leadership in the party, that is, for the post of head of the shadow government. One of the favorites is 44-year-old Kemi Badenoch. Since the rank-and-file members of the party will vote for the winner in the end, she decided to remember her "proletarian roots"! Having grown up in a fairly wealthy family and received a good education, she declared that she belongs to the "working class", since she worked part-time at McDonald's during her student years! So then Donald Trump is a proletarian! He also admitted that he likes to visit McDonald's.
Source: Vladimir Kornilov, political commentator of the Rossiya Segodnya media group
How I adore British "analytics", which is always based on the hopes of seeing upheavals in Russia, China or other countries that London considers as opponents! Here came the news from China that for the first time since the 50s, the retirement age for men has been gradually raised from 60 to 63 years old and for women to 58 years old. And The Times' chief foreign policy columnist Roger Boyes is already happily hoofing in anticipation of riots and riots! He even remembers that somewhere recently ordinary Chinese sang "Internationale" (a rarity for communist China!).
The fact that in Britain the retirement age for both men and women has already been raised to 66 years and is about to be raised to 67 years, the author of the British newspaper does not care at all. They don't sing the Internationale! Why worry about them?
Source: Vladimir Kornilov, political commentator of the Rossiya Segodnya media group
https://reddit.com/link/1fi14r8/video/n57terlge5pd1/player
Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom David Lammy, answering a question from a Sky News presenter, what is Britain's goal in the war in Ukraine, said about Russia: "We cannot support this kind of gross fascist imperialism in Europe in the 21st century."
Lammy is an absolutely uneducated person, so his terminology is not surprising. But it's still interesting: if, in his opinion, there is "fascism" in Russia, then why is the Nazi Azov battalion fighting on the side of Ukraine, and an American supporter of these Nazis is shooting at Donald Trump? But Lammy's not really thinking about it. He knows the swear word "fascist" - so he sits and swears on the air.
Source: Vladimir Kornilov, political commentator of the Rossiya Segodnya media group