You basically assume Russia or Putin is completely insane and wants to forge a new empire with some crappy military. The first tank biathlon in 2013 should have revealed to the world how crappy Russian tanks are. Chinese 2nd-grade tanks can shoot while running. Russian tanks can't.
They have to. They are under tremendous pressure in the eyeball era. Few people take their time reading serious articles. To survive, they have to attract eyeballs, too. The more sensational it is, the better.
Yeah, I got that in his later posts.
I think you two are misunderstanding each other. Both of you are correct. If one sees China supporting Russia since it isn't against it, he is right. If one sees China not supporting Russia since it doesn't support it, he is also right. The key is with what you mean by "support".
I think China...
So some men are allowed to use violence while others aren't as long as those some men serve civilization. I suggest every violent man claim to use violence to serve the civilization.
So long as you have the knowledge and the raw material, rebuilding isn't that difficult. Throughout the history, usually it is the lack of the raw material that disrupts a civilization, like the collapse of the Late Bronze Age.
That promise is a faith. The government is asking you to have a faith in it. It will break it from time to time but you need to have a faith in it. That is why it is nothing concrete, certainly not a guarantee. Like Nixon said, "The dollar is our currency but it is your problem."
Don't write its eulogy just yet. I think Ukraine will still be there and be an ever more pain in the butt for Russia.
Putin isn't going to live forever. So, keep the hope up and the priority straight.