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After this is all done, the real number of Ukraine will eventually be revealed. If you look at twitter sources, you'd think thier wasn't 1 casualty
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After this is all done, the real number of Ukraine will eventually be revealed. If you look at twitter sources, you'd think thier wasn't 1 casualty
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It is important not to be biased toward either side. It is going to be a long war.
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don't read too much in it , it all about economy , as Iran election also all was about economy ,
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This should put into perspective how much “ammo” countries stockpile. We sometimes hear wild claims that X country has X many missiles or this or that.
Reality is countries don’t continuously produce armaments unless in war time scenarios. Because cost of storage and transportation is significant.
One of Russia's objectives was to prevent Ukraine from acquiring nuclear weapons. Chernobyl was right on the border, therefore it only made sense to go for it. At the start even some western analysts were predicting that the Kiev government would fall in days, so going for Kiev seemed like the logical thing to do.
It's easy to rant after the fact and act like an arm chair general but come on, if there had been no threat from the north then Kiev could have focused it's troops in the south. Yes Russia could have targeted concentrations of troops but realistically troops can disperse and it's difficult to target every single team that splits up on foot to ambush or raid your own troops.
Russians are claiming Mariupol has been liberated. Only the Azov battalion is still holding out, hiding in underground tunnels at the Azovstal plant. Russia has given them an ultimatum, surrender or die.
In the last few weeks Russia has been gathering forces in the east for a new push there. They haven't even begun their new offensive but they're still making progress in the east of Ukraine.
After Mariupol is fully liberated, that will free up atleast 5000 Russian and allied troops. Those troops along with the reinforcements I'm pretty sure should be able to take Donestk region quite easily.
The Lugansk region has been almost fully liberated, more than 95%. The Donestk region, if they can liberate that and if Kramatorsk falls then they have a few options.
They can either just keep bombing Ukrainian targets and defend the territory they've taken
From Donestk head further west and try to take Dnipro city.
Extending west from Donestk they can also head north on the highways and surround Kharkiv completely.
Odessa is another option if they want a land bridge to Transnistria (Moldova)
Of course the Russian's would prefer a negotiated settlement in order to end this war, but with the west constantly flooding Ukraine with weapons, I don't think the Ukrainians will be ready to negotiate in good faith until they've had a chance to go on an offensive with their new toys to try and liberate eastern Ukraine.
I'm guessing that any such Ukrainian offensive attempt would fail miserably but with the huge western propaganda push making Ukrainians believe that they're winning the war and that they can actually win the war, along with the weapons, it seems that the Kiev government won't stop until they've been dealt a very decisive and devastating blow.
It's easy to rant after the fact and act like an arm chair general but come on, if there had been no threat from the north then Kiev could have focused it's troops in the south. Yes Russia could have targeted concentrations of troops but realistically troops can disperse and it's difficult to target every single team that splits up on foot to ambush or raid your own troops.
Russians are claiming Mariupol has been liberated. Only the Azov battalion is still holding out, hiding in underground tunnels at the Azovstal plant. Russia has given them an ultimatum, surrender or die.
In the last few weeks Russia has been gathering forces in the east for a new push there. They haven't even begun their new offensive but they're still making progress in the east of Ukraine.
After Mariupol is fully liberated, that will free up atleast 5000 Russian and allied troops. Those troops along with the reinforcements I'm pretty sure should be able to take Donestk region quite easily.
The Lugansk region has been almost fully liberated, more than 95%. The Donestk region, if they can liberate that and if Kramatorsk falls then they have a few options.
They can either just keep bombing Ukrainian targets and defend the territory they've taken
From Donestk head further west and try to take Dnipro city.
Extending west from Donestk they can also head north on the highways and surround Kharkiv completely.
Odessa is another option if they want a land bridge to Transnistria (Moldova)
Of course the Russian's would prefer a negotiated settlement in order to end this war, but with the west constantly flooding Ukraine with weapons, I don't think the Ukrainians will be ready to negotiate in good faith until they've had a chance to go on an offensive with their new toys to try and liberate eastern Ukraine.
I'm guessing that any such Ukrainian offensive attempt would fail miserably but with the huge western propaganda push making Ukrainians believe that they're winning the war and that they can actually win the war, along with the weapons, it seems that the Kiev government won't stop until they've been dealt a very decisive and devastating blow.
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There is deep loss of confidence of the citizenry in the political system of the west, and reasons for that go well beyond economic conjuncture. In most western European countries political apathy has been a much discussed issue for at least three decades, and the tendency hasn't ceased amplifying.
Political institutions are losing their efficacy and legitimacy, trust in the elites has been crumbling, social movements are growing and increasingly taking aim at the foundations of the system (the Yellow Vests were demanding fundamental systemic remodeling, direct democracy and so on, not just a revision of specific governmental policy measures), so-called populist movements are on a steady rise, and so is communalism as well as incivility.
In France, according to a survey conducted by a notable research institute, 70% of citizens are of the opinion that democracy does not function well. Contrary to previous periods, they no longer consider policies by this or that administration, but the system itself as the primary cause for hardships.
There is abundant academic research on the topic, and it definitely points to a crisis of legitimacy rather than momentary discontent induced by economic downturns.
Alain Eraly, sociologue: «La crise de légitimité est une crise de la démocratie»
La fermeture du monde culturel et du divertissement réunit les conditions pour une « aggravation de la crise de légitimité » du politique, selon le professeur émérite en sociologie.
"La démocratie est au coeur d'une crise de légitimité et d'une crise d'efficacité" - Fluicity
Clément Mabi est enseignant-chercheur à l’UTC de Compiègne au sein du département des sciences humaines. Ses analyses et publications, …
Le Baromètre de la confiance politique | Sciences Po CEVIPOF
Le Baromètre de la confiance politique » est une enquête académique devenue l’enquête de référence française sur la question de la confiance des français dans la politique.
www.sciencespo.fr
https://www.institutegreatereurope.com/single-post/2019/04/11/lunion-européenne-et-sa-crise-de-légitimité
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There is deep loss of confidence of the citizenry in the political system of the west, and reasons for that go well beyond economic conjuncture. In most western European countries political apathy has been a much discussed issue for at least three decades, and the tendency hasn't ceased amplifying.
Political institutions are losing their efficacy and legitimacy, trust in the elites has been crumbling, social movements are growing and increasingly taking aim at the foundations of the system (the Yellow Vests were demanding fundamental systemic remodeling, direct democracy and so on, not just a revision of specific governmental policy measures), so-called populist movements are on a steady rise, and so is communalism as well as incivility.
In France, according to a survey conducted by a notable research institute, 70% of citizens are of the opinion that democracy does not function well. Contrary to previous periods, they no longer consider policies by this or that administration, but the system itself as the primary cause for hardships.
There is abundant academic research on the topic, and it definitely points to a crisis of legitimacy rather than momentary discontent induced by economic downturns.
Alain Eraly, sociologue: «La crise de légitimité est une crise de la démocratie»
La fermeture du monde culturel et du divertissement réunit les conditions pour une « aggravation de la crise de légitimité » du politique, selon le professeur émérite en sociologie.www.lesoir.be
"La démocratie est au coeur d'une crise de légitimité et d'une crise d'efficacité" - Fluicity
Clément Mabi est enseignant-chercheur à l’UTC de Compiègne au sein du département des sciences humaines. Ses analyses et publications, …get.flui.city
Le Baromètre de la confiance politique | Sciences Po CEVIPOF
Le Baromètre de la confiance politique » est une enquête académique devenue l’enquête de référence française sur la question de la confiance des français dans la politique.
https://www.institutegreatereurope.com/single-post/2019/04/11/lunion-européenne-et-sa-crise-de-légitimité
Breaking news: Governments across the political ideology spectrum are not popular
You don’t need to write a short novel to describe an obvious event.
All forms of government these days are corrupt in one shape or form as well as inefficient as the electors (politicians) struggle to hold power against rivals.
But the alternative to government is anarchy. Since that isn’t a better option, people just stop voting knowing outing one crook will bring in another crook. Hence why voter turnout has been dropping in many countries. Wether democratic or authoritarian is irrelevant. The citizens have realized change just doesn’t happen anymore and governments are brutally inefficient at meeting their needs.
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Russia says Israel turned Gaza Strip into 'a prison under open sky'
Foreign Ministry slams Israel's illegal occupation, ‘creeping annexation’ of Palestinian territories
09:17 April 16, 2022 AAhttps://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/...za-strip-into-a-prison-under-open-sky-3593860
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This is while the NATO-controlled Ukrainian regime is increasingly presenting the zionist occupation entity as its role model.
Zelenskyy says wants Ukraine to become a ‘big Israel’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the main issue for Ukraine after Russia’s invasion ends will be security.5 Apr 2022
Zelenskyy says wants Ukraine to become a ‘big Israel’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the main issue for Ukraine after Russia’s invasion ends will be security.
Zelensky: Jerusalem is 'constructive place' to hold Russia-Ukraine talks
By TOVAH LAZAROFF AND LAHAV HARKOV AND REUTERS - Mar 12
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"Breaking news" indeed, since this is certainly the first time I'm being confronted with the far-reaching, generic and rather daring theory that "governments these days aren't popular" plain and simple... But wrong, in fact. It certainly depends on which government, because popularity strongly varies from one example to another, as any comparative empirical analysis will yield.
The Russian government for instance has continuously proved to be highly popular among its constituency for the past couple of decades. President Vladimirovich Putin's approval rate, which jumped from around 65% to over 80% since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, has been the envy of western leaders.
Besides, popularity and legitimacy aren't exactly identical concepts.
Some political systems do enjoy a significant degree of legitimation in this day and age. There's no general rule in this regard. Nor is there any widely accepted finding that governance is destined to be corrupt and inefficient today. Tall claims like these cannot be tailored on the go, they've got to be based on concrete data and lots of methodical work to be taken seriously.
Actually it's the opposite that happens to have been established, since it was shown indeed that where there's crisis of legitimation, causes may vary considerably. Political apathy in liberal "democracies" isn't grounded in the exact same factors as political apathy in other types of systems. Causes also show qualitative differences in developed and developing nations.
I very much doubt that scholars of political science who're arriving at these conclusions, are going to waste humongous space equivalent to thousands of articles and books just to "describe an obvious event".
Yet another very interesting looking paper:
Walden Bello, The Global Crisis of Legitimacy of Liberal Democracy, in Globalization and the Washington Consensus: Its Influence on Democracy and Development in the South, Gladys Lechini (editor), Buenos Aires , CLACSO (Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales), 2008.
Like the previously cited ones, the above work is focusing on liberal "democracies". Its demonstrations and conclusions are case-specific and don't apply to just any contemporary political system and government.
Conclusion: we're witnessing a crisis of legitimacy characteristic of liberal and secular so-called democracy. It's not a general characteristic of our contemporary era and doesn't affect every state invariably. This has been illustrated beyond a doubt by ample and valuable scientific research.
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Back to Iran and for those who love the nature more than the war in Ukraine! :
One of the most beautiful tourist attractions of Khorasan Province "Arghavan Valley"..
One of the most beautiful tourist attractions of Khorasan Province "Arghavan Valley"..
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