I {from USA) don't understand why you show such a bleak mindset about Russia in your essay. I look at Russia from the outside and wish the US could have a President like Putin. It's astonishing that one can have a subway system which is safe & clean with no drug addicts, criminals, and trash. In all the photos I have seen of modern Russia, I've seen no litter, no drug addicts, no porn, etc. When Tucker Carlson went to Russia to interview Putin, he also marveled at how clean & safe Moscow is. Russia may be the last remaining Christian Country on Earth. Russia is RISING! The US is collapsing (such is the inevitable consequence of the belief system of modern day Americans). I'd emigrate to Russia if I weren't so old.
The Globalists hate Russia BECAUSE of her Virtues. They love perversion and stealing. That's why they (especially that brain dead Estonian woman who is No. 2 at the EU) want to dismantle Russia.
On compromises and the loss of the USSR: indeed, the USSR was lost out of the desire to compromise in the face of the old adversaries and join them. It was clear that the Soviet system could not continue its life, even if it tried to transform itself like the Chinese system did earlier, so successfully, I might add. Furthermore, the USSR failed dramatically to create a cohesive union out of her satellites that could have been helpful in a common transformation endeavor. An external policy based on domination can only allow an internal order based on like principles. The Bolshevik system, based on class battles, had in itself the gene of self-destruction. This is a risk that any search for a future self entails. The elites eager to invent a new sociopolitical system should be aware of this risk.
On “Trump shattered the American status quo”: I happen to believe that he only managed to scratch a little of its façade, and this only in full agreement with the Anglo-American “Deep State.” His arrival to power is a requirement of the same Deep State to give the feeling that “things have changed and we start a new era.” Most telling in this respect is the now famous Alaska meeting, followed by a myriad of twists and turns in the Ukrainian peace seeking process. Trump has done nothing to fundamentally change the Anglo-American system. If he were able to create the conditions for a like-follower to take over, he should consider this as his top achievement. I fear that, should this be so, his follower will be met with difficulties of the same kind as in Trump's first term. The City of London Deep State has roots stretching beyond the American Independence, after which it extended itself into the new American states, thus becoming the invigorated Anglo-American Deep State that we are seeing right now at work. Nothing has changed in its realm since Magna Charta, when the English earls decided to accept the king on the condition that he do what he is told to do. We are forced to admit this is a long and successful existence with hardly any end in sight.
Four introspective and illuminating responses to Prof. Dugan’s provocative article. I as well see a beacon being lit in/by The Rus peoples based loosely on a renewed rebirth in spiritual principals. It is these values that form the basis for a reformation of society. The West has become untethered from a viable society; may Russia be our bellwether.
Why is it that you think that society does not form itself?
If the government provides a stable environment, including protection from outside interference, will the society (and culture) not evolve by itself, assuming that the populus shares unconsciously the same goal, a good and moral life? Is active shaping and guiding really necessary? Will poets, philosophers, but also capable engineers and craftsman, not pop up by themselves if a stable social environment is upheld long enough?
Making sense of Dugin's essay requires the ability to view the issues philosophically, not merely politically. The problem is: have you ever heard a U.S. politician, or a mainstream media outlet, analyze a problem from a philosophical perspective? What we get is a political perspective with guardrails to ensure that any truth necessary for a real understanding of a concern does not see the light of day. The best we can expect from so-called alternative news outlets is chiseling away at the guardrails. While chiseling away at the guardrails is beneficial, it lacks the philosophical perspective necessary to implement the changes Dugin recommends. Chances that would be necessary for a better future, not only in Russia but also in the Western world.
Yes. Under our Constitution, there is no state religion. However, the religious philosophy of Christianity is a large component of protection for traditional values. This is good for the other Christian denominations and other religions.
If President Trump and the MAGA forces are defeated in the 2026 elections, Russia will be the last strong sovereign Christian nation on earth! Russia is a Fortress!
You imply that the USA is currently a Christian nation, Dr. Katz? If so, I beg to differ. It's been decades since that claim could be made with a straight face.
Thank you Prof. Dugin. You mention ‘values and priorities’ in this important essay concerning the imperative of a national vision. I understand that you seem to prize brevity, but is not virtue or a spiritual (Christian) essence important or even essential to mention? Neglect of these two fundamentals is the reason the barbarians are at your gates.
I think the Russian leadership will ramp up the retaliations to NATO military bases and political leadership once they are at the end of their train gauge. Or as far as they are going to go with that logistical advantage.
They can hit non-American military bases. European orbiting satellites and even target political leadership.
I wish they would target banking dynasties.
The next ramp up would be to hit the American versions of the above.
The future is Christ. All things came out of Him, and all things and peoples will return to Him, but passing through the fire of His Holy judgement. He is the center, the spokes, and the circumference of all that is created. Apart from Him, nothing was created, and His will, His hearts desire will be accomplished. Love His appearing to you, through His voice to your conscience, through His testimony from other saints, to His revelations of truth to you in His Word.
Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus, the Author and finisher of our faith. All of this will pass away.
A compelling and necessary critique of technocratic stagnation and the exhaustion of future-oriented politics. Implications that reach well beyond Russia and into the liberal West.
I {from USA) don't understand why you show such a bleak mindset about Russia in your essay. I look at Russia from the outside and wish the US could have a President like Putin. It's astonishing that one can have a subway system which is safe & clean with no drug addicts, criminals, and trash. In all the photos I have seen of modern Russia, I've seen no litter, no drug addicts, no porn, etc. When Tucker Carlson went to Russia to interview Putin, he also marveled at how clean & safe Moscow is. Russia may be the last remaining Christian Country on Earth. Russia is RISING! The US is collapsing (such is the inevitable consequence of the belief system of modern day Americans). I'd emigrate to Russia if I weren't so old.
The Globalists hate Russia BECAUSE of her Virtues. They love perversion and stealing. That's why they (especially that brain dead Estonian woman who is No. 2 at the EU) want to dismantle Russia.
On compromises and the loss of the USSR: indeed, the USSR was lost out of the desire to compromise in the face of the old adversaries and join them. It was clear that the Soviet system could not continue its life, even if it tried to transform itself like the Chinese system did earlier, so successfully, I might add. Furthermore, the USSR failed dramatically to create a cohesive union out of her satellites that could have been helpful in a common transformation endeavor. An external policy based on domination can only allow an internal order based on like principles. The Bolshevik system, based on class battles, had in itself the gene of self-destruction. This is a risk that any search for a future self entails. The elites eager to invent a new sociopolitical system should be aware of this risk.
On “Trump shattered the American status quo”: I happen to believe that he only managed to scratch a little of its façade, and this only in full agreement with the Anglo-American “Deep State.” His arrival to power is a requirement of the same Deep State to give the feeling that “things have changed and we start a new era.” Most telling in this respect is the now famous Alaska meeting, followed by a myriad of twists and turns in the Ukrainian peace seeking process. Trump has done nothing to fundamentally change the Anglo-American system. If he were able to create the conditions for a like-follower to take over, he should consider this as his top achievement. I fear that, should this be so, his follower will be met with difficulties of the same kind as in Trump's first term. The City of London Deep State has roots stretching beyond the American Independence, after which it extended itself into the new American states, thus becoming the invigorated Anglo-American Deep State that we are seeing right now at work. Nothing has changed in its realm since Magna Charta, when the English earls decided to accept the king on the condition that he do what he is told to do. We are forced to admit this is a long and successful existence with hardly any end in sight.
Four introspective and illuminating responses to Prof. Dugan’s provocative article. I as well see a beacon being lit in/by The Rus peoples based loosely on a renewed rebirth in spiritual principals. It is these values that form the basis for a reformation of society. The West has become untethered from a viable society; may Russia be our bellwether.
Mr Dugin,
Why is it that you think that society does not form itself?
If the government provides a stable environment, including protection from outside interference, will the society (and culture) not evolve by itself, assuming that the populus shares unconsciously the same goal, a good and moral life? Is active shaping and guiding really necessary? Will poets, philosophers, but also capable engineers and craftsman, not pop up by themselves if a stable social environment is upheld long enough?
Making sense of Dugin's essay requires the ability to view the issues philosophically, not merely politically. The problem is: have you ever heard a U.S. politician, or a mainstream media outlet, analyze a problem from a philosophical perspective? What we get is a political perspective with guardrails to ensure that any truth necessary for a real understanding of a concern does not see the light of day. The best we can expect from so-called alternative news outlets is chiseling away at the guardrails. While chiseling away at the guardrails is beneficial, it lacks the philosophical perspective necessary to implement the changes Dugin recommends. Chances that would be necessary for a better future, not only in Russia but also in the Western world.
Yes. Under our Constitution, there is no state religion. However, the religious philosophy of Christianity is a large component of protection for traditional values. This is good for the other Christian denominations and other religions.
If President Trump and the MAGA forces are defeated in the 2026 elections, Russia will be the last strong sovereign Christian nation on earth! Russia is a Fortress!
You imply that the USA is currently a Christian nation, Dr. Katz? If so, I beg to differ. It's been decades since that claim could be made with a straight face.
Soy de Brasil. Excepto las mujeres de culo-nada de luz!
Thank you Prof. Dugin. You mention ‘values and priorities’ in this important essay concerning the imperative of a national vision. I understand that you seem to prize brevity, but is not virtue or a spiritual (Christian) essence important or even essential to mention? Neglect of these two fundamentals is the reason the barbarians are at your gates.
I think the Russian leadership will ramp up the retaliations to NATO military bases and political leadership once they are at the end of their train gauge. Or as far as they are going to go with that logistical advantage.
They can hit non-American military bases. European orbiting satellites and even target political leadership.
I wish they would target banking dynasties.
The next ramp up would be to hit the American versions of the above.
The future is Christ. All things came out of Him, and all things and peoples will return to Him, but passing through the fire of His Holy judgement. He is the center, the spokes, and the circumference of all that is created. Apart from Him, nothing was created, and His will, His hearts desire will be accomplished. Love His appearing to you, through His voice to your conscience, through His testimony from other saints, to His revelations of truth to you in His Word.
Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus, the Author and finisher of our faith. All of this will pass away.
All very wise thoughts.
A compelling and necessary critique of technocratic stagnation and the exhaustion of future-oriented politics. Implications that reach well beyond Russia and into the liberal West.