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Sergey Lavrov
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov apparently shows more concern for ordinary white Americans than the average Republican lawmaker. In April, Lavrov called out America’s aggressive anti-white racism. While insisting Russians were “the pioneers of the movement for equal rights of people of any skin color,” he stated Black Lives Matter pushes “aggression displayed against white people, white US citizens.”
Lavrov also mocked the political correctness of American culture. “Hollywood changes its rules now, too, so that everything reflects the diversity of modern society, which is likewise a form of censorship, which stifles art and imposes various artificial restrictions and demands,” he argued. I saw black people playing in Shakespeare’s comedies. I don’t know when we will have a white Othello. You see, that’s absurdity. Political correctness pushed to such absurdity won’t end well.” How many western politicians would dare question blacks playing white characters?
Lavrov’s purpose was to skewer the United Nations dedicating a day to acknowledging the horrible threat posed by “white supremacy.” The Russian diplomat said that the decision reflects the UN operating as the “the Organization Promoting American concepts, or American trends.”
This position contrasts sharply with that of our own diplomats. Joe Biden’s UN Ambassador, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, went before the international body twice this Spring to denounce white Americans and the Founding Fathers.
Four-hundred-and-two years ago, African slaves were forced onto the shores of the colony of Virginia. Two years ago, the 1619 Project brought attention to this anniversary, and put the consequences of slavery, and the contributions of Black Americans, back at the center of our history and of our national narrative. As the project detailed, slavery is the original sin of America. It’s weaved white supremacy and black inferiority into our founding documents and principles.
She repeated those remarks again a month later. American media outlets praised her comments as a “powerful” rebuttal against racism.
America is fond of calling out Russia’s alleged human rights abuses and disregard for democratic norms. Lavrov responded to these claims with a reminder of America’s own record, particularly its persecution of Trump supporters involved in the Capitol protests.
“We are following with interest the persecution of those persons who are accused of the riots on January 6 this year,” Lavrov said last week, stressing that Vladimir Putin will press Biden on this issue when the two meet this summer. “A lot of really interesting things are happening from the point of view of the rights of the opposition and protecting those rights,” the Russian diplomat added.
It is rich for America to attack other countries that suppress protesters and dissidents when our regime does the same thing. We attack China for denying bail to non-violent election protesters while we deny bail to non-violent election protesters here. We criticize Belarus for diverting a flight to arrest a dissident while we don’t even allow dissidents to fly here. We denounce Russia for firing government workers for their political beliefs while every corporation and institution does the same thing here. This isn’t the Land of the Free anymore.
It’s good that Russia is taking this line in favor of Trump supporters and conservative whites. China and Iran prefer to celebrate Black Lives Matter and condemn America as the Great Racist Satan. China usually botches its attempts at wokeness, but it still sticks to that line. China doesn’t care about anti-white racism or the persecution of Trump supporters. The Red Dragon tries to appeal to the Left, even though the ChiComs do a poor job of it. The Iranians appear to be better at this, and it’s probably impossible for them to ever appeal to ordinary American conservatives. Russia seems to be the only world power to make this play.
Back in the Obama and early Trump years, many right-wingers idolized Putin’s Russia. Too often, they fell for the media’s depiction of Russia. Western outlets shrieked that Putin was a white nationalist, a fascist, and a threat to democracy everywhere. Some right-wingers believed these claims and decided that made Putin based. They liked how Russia seemed to oppose western degeneracy and foreign interventions. Russia was one of the few countries to stand with Bashar al-Assad against the “moderate” jihadis backed by the West. Right-wingers also liked Putin’s swagger and his status as a serious statesman.
Some of these views were more accurate than others. It is true that Putin’s Russia serves as a counterweight to America’s Empire of Nothing on the world stage and stands up for worthy states like Assad’s Syria. Putin also pursues some sensible policies in his home country, such as banning homosexual propaganda to children. (Meanwhile, American children’s cartoons teach kids to march in gay pride parades with their two daddies.) Russia also doesn’t tolerate national hatred or guilt, for better and for worse, and cracks down on traitorous billionaires. Putin also is a serious statesman, an extinct species among our pathetic political elites.
But Putin’s Russia is also far away from the fantasy ethnostate or Orthodox kingdom of right-wing fantasies. It locks up nationalists for hate speech and other dubious charges. Its immigration policy still lets in many foreigners and the regime preaches a form of multiculturalism (albeit, one less insufferable than ours). Very few Russians go to church and the nation is plagued with all types of social ills, from addiction to widespread corruption.
Russia also threatens the sovereignty of many of its neighbors. This, of course, is not a major concern for American nationalists, but it does explain why Eastern European nationalists don’t like Putin. Ukrainians, Balts, and Poles all have memories of what life was like under the bootheel of Russia. It makes sense why they would oppose Russia and their stance does deserve a bit of understanding.
That does not mean we, as American nationalists, should see Russia as the great enemy. Nor does that mean we should fawn over Russia as the SUPER BASED AND REDPILLED EMPIRE. We simply need to recognize it as a necessary counterweight to America’s BLM imperialism. No other nation will denounce anti-white racism or confront Biden about the persecution of ordinary Trump supporters. It’s good for a world player to defend our people and force the American regime to answer for its anti-white racism. Every other foreign power prefers to denounce America for the same reasons leftists do here. Russia is the only one to speak for us.
We shouldn’t turn ourselves into unwitting tools for Russian designs or into some kind of pro-Kremlin fifth column. We merely need to acknowledge that Russian propaganda is more sympathetic to our side than ever before. RT and Sputnik read more like Breitbart, minus the boomerism and zealous Zionism. They seem to no longer care about appealing to the “anti-establishment Left.” In America, there is no more anti-establishment Left. Antifa is sympatico with the FBI and major corporations. Liberals and leftists both want a more authoritarian government that locks up their political enemies. They also hate Russia and want the state to spread our “democratic values” to every part of the globe. Russians may finally realize the Left is hopeless. It makes more sense for the Russians to side with the nationalist Right.
What this realignment will look like is anyone’s guess. But as long as Russia calls out the system’s anti-white racism and abuses, it’s good for us.
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“We shouldn’t turn ourselves into unwitting tools for Russian designs or into some kind of pro-Kremlin fifth column. We merely need to acknowledge that Russian propaganda is more sympathetic to our side than ever before.”
Correct. Eastern Europeans are usually far less p.c. and anti-white than Western European cucks.
Kevin MacDonald believes this is due to evolution.
Expect increased arrests of dissidents under “foreign espionage” charges in addition to terrorism/extremism. Guantanamo might see a change in visitors in the future. Chasing Mohammed will fall out, in favor of going back to chasing Boris & Natasha.
A good heuristic regarding Russia and Russians is to understand that they’re neither monstrous orcs nor angelic saviors. Rather, it’s a place populated by humans, which has its own agenda, but can be reasoned with.
Actually Russians can’t be reasoned with.
A Russian’s ability to reason is subject specific.
It is pointless to use the term “anti-white racism” because the dominant narrative holds that ONLY White people are and can be racist. “Racism” is a slur used solely against White people.
Try using anti-Whiteism instead – which is far more effective. Note that a certain group never says “anti-Jewish racism”, they say anti-Semitism. There’s a reason why.
@Some White Guy – You needn’t be so pedantic in your language policing; it’s tiresome. And I do know whose talking points you are repeating. “Anti-White racism” is precisely understood by everyone, even if you prefer — or, rather are instructed to insist on— “anti-Whiteism”.
It is impossible to be racist against Whites. (Because “power plus prejudice” and so on.)
“Anti-Whitism” is the way to go. “Anti-White racism” sends a confused message. And the words we say matter.
Russia does not seek a fifth column within the Alt-right community, not necessarily (that probably wouldn’t bother them but that’s not a priority), their priorities concern mainly the Russian communities living in North America. They know that if non-white fuelled propaganda takes the upper hand and completely wins (over time) then it’s just a matter of time until they will be a target again (as in the cold war days). They are white and their country of origin is not politically aligned with the current US empire, on the contrary. Considering the precarious circumstances of the Alt-right movement in North America (and Europe) it’s probably wise to take any help is available and leave big politics aside. Those big politics guidelines are made by institutions that are already infiltrated by woke imbeciles, as simple as that.
It’s hardly unusual for Russia to try to embarrass the USA over ethnic relations. Still, this might raise some awareness at least. I figure we’ll have to take our friends as we find them. This is especially so when the government in our own country wants to subjugate its founding population.
Russia is still made up of a mostly White, mostly farming peasant stock, and Moscow keeps the outskirts, such as Chechnya et al. at bay. Russia only has a huge land-mass and a good many educated engineers to keep their technology and factories running, as well as oil, gas, gold and other minerals of world interest. It’s really a ‘Potemkin Village’ on a large scale. American Whites have every reason to make common cause with Russian Whites in a low-key manner, and to visit the country and see its reality from time to time — keep in touch, but quietly. Their takeover of Ukrainian Crimea a few years back was definitely not a good idea, since many Ukrainians already make common cause with Russian farmers and other Whites. Americans need to visit places in Central and Eastern Europe and get to know this region. I think we all have far more in common with them than our equally stupid, eternally-feuding governments lead us to believe. I doubt you’d see any BLM banners anywhere there, except maybe in a couple of renegade-reminiscent socialist coffee-houses here and there in big cities, such as Kiev or Prague.
As a further aside — in regard to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaking earlier this year — is she actually admitting there might even be such a thing as ‘Black inferiority’ out loud?
The Russian attitude toward the Poles and similar is perfectly understandable given the Polish role in provoking Germany by mistreating its German citizens, Poland’s provocations in no small part due to the ludicrous “guarantees” offered by the YUK, were the casus belli for the whole damn thing.
Russians, Poles, East Europeans, West Europeans, ….whatever. if you don’t want the non-white forces to seed wedges among you , then you most recognize the common interests of white people. Do not try to completely align diaspora interests with the official policies of the country of origin or historical grudges. Those kind of mistakes can be exploited by the non-white forces and the whole fucking establishment behind them . That’s a major mistake beware.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204180.Bobby_Fischer_Goes_to_War
Next year will be the 50th Anniversary.
I am really not a scholar of Russia but it seems to be that besides the unfortunate years from 1917 to 1991 Russia was part of Western Civ. I know I am arguing against heavy hitters like Samuel Huntington, but Russia was white and Orthodox Christian. So, if Russia wasn’t part of the West, then why was Poland? If we talk about religion, we have Catholicism, many versions of Protestantism and Orthodoxy. If we hate Russia, then why shouldn’t we hate Serbia as well?
The hatred of Russia seems to me to be generated by the (((neo-cons))).
I like Putin very much. Let me give you several reasons.
1) He gave asylum to Ed Snowden who is an international hero.
2) He recently gave a speech criticizing the WEF.
3) His foreign secretary recently criticized the US correctly for its attack on white Americans.
4) The Dems, the media and all the libs hate him so there must be something good about him.
5) Alexander Solzenitzen praised him and in my view AS is the greatest hero of the 20th Century, even greater than Charles Lindbergh who is my favorite American hero of the 20th Centery.
I would rather be governed by Putin than by Biden, Schumer, or even Trump.
I agree re Biden and Schumer but Trump was just as bad. He knew the difference between right and wrong and chose to do nothing.
Could we please stop repeating the canard that Russia is threatening its neighbors?
Not a canard.
I make the following remarks with all respect. Of course you are correct, the Russians have an imperialistic mentality, they are an empire, and that will be dealt with at the proper time when white ethno-states will exist in North America . For the time beeing though the Western civilization is under siege by globalists , non-white forces, Jews or white race traitors (greed, spite, hate , cowardice, all the “good” stuff ) with hidden agendas and all of them have families, friends, homes and street addresses within your midst (do you see the problem here?). It’s a matter of priorities. The problem is not Mohammed , Jose , Kafi, Ambrocio or Ishaan taking advantage of the open doors (who can blame them, wouldn’t you do the same?) but rotten figures like Alzheimer Biden and his entourage (just an example among many , I don’t think this senile puppet is aware of anything anyway , he would be like Alice in wonderland without his teleprompter or “hearing ” aid ).
Long story short, It’s not a canard, you are right logically . The question is whether that’s relevant or not, considering your priority list as an American white nationalist.
We might note that Russia has been a stalwart foe of the Turk and friend to Serbs, in contrast to such British politicians as Tony Blair who bombed the latter while scheming to have the former admitted to the EU.
If it were ever possible to wrest Europe’s most Holy Basilica from the gore-spattered grasp of Islam we can be sure that Moscow would assist and Britain oppose.
The Eternal Anglo had been scheming against Russia at least since they started making inroads in Persia and expanded towards Central Asia (“The Great Game”). Russian foreign policy during American Revolution (refusal to loan troops, Armed Neutrality Treaty) contributed to the success of 13 Colonies.
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