[lbo-talk] Why do Russian and Chinese regimes support the most disgusting ones?

[Wojtek S]

As a follow up thought - it appears to me that the US and EU are
fundamentally hostile to Russia, regardless of its political system.
Under the Soviet system, that animosity was greatly exacerbated by the
hatred of Communism, but the anti-Communist shrill was merely a cover
up of the "yellow peril" attitude that the "enlightened" West harbors
against non-European countries perceived as a challenge.  It is
basically the old "White Man's Burden" attitude carefully camouflaged
by the lip service paid to "democracy" ans similar nonsense.

Wojtek

On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Wojtek S <wsoko52 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I posted this query to another list that focuses on Russia.  Below is
> one of the responses, which I my view makes a lot of sense.
>
> Wojtek
>
>
> " I think "support" is the wrong word.
> I think Moscow's greatest concern is of an alliance (NATO) that is
> hostile to it getting into the habit of overthrowing regimes it
> doesn't like. Especially when, in Moscow's ever-cautious view of
> things, it tends to make things worse (eg Kosovo and Libya).
>
> Russia is at present very much a status quo power and prefers things
> to stay as they were while it pays attention to its internal problems.
> So it's caution and defensiveness not love of Assad or the others. All
> of Russia's overtures to the West have been rejected, don't forget --
> and there was a real chance of an common interest after 911.
>
> Given the skepticism with which Moscow views the spontaneity of the
> "coloured revolutions" and suspicions about the involvement of
> Washington & Co in the current anti-Putin protests, lots of people
> there wonder who will be next."

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Wojtek
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