The only way to stop US aggression is to get rid of dollar addiction, a Kremlin advisor said on Friday.
"The more aggressive the Americans are, the sooner they will see the final collapse of the dollar and by getting rid of the dollar this would be the only way for victims of American aggression to stop this onslaught. As soon as we and China dump the dollar, it will be the end of the US’ military might," Sergey Glazyev said in an interview with TASS.
Glazyev with Putin and Lavrov
Commenting on the policy of the new US president, Glazyev noted that Donald Trump is doing what the ruling elite expects him to do.
"I had no illusions about him, regarding any change in policy. First, America’s aggression around the world is rooted in its aspiration to preserve US hegemony when they have already yielded economic leadership to China," he said.
"The United States has no tools to make all others use the dollar other than a truncheon. That is why they are indulging in a hybrid war with the entire world to shift their debt burden on to other countries, to confine everyone to the dollar and weaken territories they cannot control."
"In this context, the anti-Russian hysteria and growing Russophobia can be seen as a long-term factor linked with the specific interests of the United States’ ruling elite," the Kremlin advisor said.
"In objective terms, they are conducting a global hybrid war and in subjective terms, this war is aimed at us. Moreover, as it always happens when a global leader is changed, the war is for control over Rimland nations.
Rimland, Heartland and Outer Islands in MacKinder theory
During WWI and WWII, Britain acted as an instigator in a bid to keep its global leadership. Now the United States is doing the same. And Trump expresses these interests," he said.
#1: A Pole To: Vicomte13, ConservingFreedom, Willie Green, hondo68, calcon, Deckard, sneakypete (#0)
In 1904, Sir Halford Mackinder published a theory about political strength in Eurasia. He analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of the various regions and concluded that the Russian Core and areas east of the core contained the potential to become a world power. In 1919 he revised his theory to include Eastern Europe and the theory became known as Mackinder's Heartland Theory.
Basically stated:
- Who rules East Europe commands the heartland.
- Who rules the heartland commands the World Island (Eurasia and Africa)
- Who rules the World Island commands the World.
A Pole posted on 2017-04-28 14:30:30 Reply Private Reply
#2: Vicomte13 To: A Pole (#1)
The British were absorbed with concern at the one nation they could not control.
The Americans speak English, but they're not the British.
Truth is, there are atavistic Russians and atavistic Americans who want to get back to the Cold War.
Vicomte13 posted on 2017-04-28 15:53:08 Reply Private Reply
#3: A Pole To: Vicomte13, Gatlin (#2)
A Pole posted on 2017-04-28 16:51:29 Reply Private Reply
#4: A Pole To: All (#3)
A Pole posted on 2017-04-28 17:00:22 Reply Private Reply
#5: Hondo68 To: A Pole, Taterland not on map (#3)
Gatlin's region Taterland, is too small to even appear on the map!
Hondo68 posted on 2017-04-28 18:57:52 Reply Private Reply
#6: A Pole To: hondo68 (#5)
They say "size does not matter"
A Pole posted on 2017-04-28 20:01:46 Reply Private Reply
#7: sneakypete To: Vicomte13 (#2)
There are literally tons of gold to be earned from peddling fear and terror,and the Russia side has those people just like every other side.
sneakypete posted on 2017-04-28 23:33:42 Reply Private Reply
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