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Hi Edward, nice post; you provide a very valuable service by detailing to western audiences in English the globohomo-controlled nature of the Russian elite via their focus on COVID shutdowns, COVID vaccines, 15 minute cities, upcoming CBDCs, and others. They are quite in lockstep with the overall agenda.

My only quibble is that I believe the Russian elite are not just aping globohomo leaders in a Big Brother/Little Brother relationship, but that the Russian elite are completely controlled via Rothschild ownership of the Russian central bank. I go into this here: https://neofeudalreview.substack.com/p/how-real-is-the-russiaukraine-war and here: https://neofeudalism.substack.com/p/goals-motivations-and-strategies if you have interest in taking a look.

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Jun 6, 2023Liked by Edward Slavsquat

People don’t want nuanced discussions they unfortunately prefer “us vs them” and take sides so they can feel like they’re a part of something big and important.

I’m definitely a proponent of a varied information diet, people need to read as many news sources as possible from across the spectrum

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Jun 6, 2023·edited Jun 6, 2023Liked by Edward Slavsquat

Welcome to the world of 'discredit-by-association' (DbA), although what you're experiencing is *unintentional* DbA, many intel agencies and propaganda outlets exploit intentional DbA, and I think this is a good opportunity to discuss it.

DbA works generally by forming a *perceived* (typically false, but can, rarely, also be real) association between one person and another. It exploits a natural 'social phenomenon' in human psychology; if a person is friends with an enemy, then that person isn't *likely* to be friends with you either.

Intentional DbA destroys the message with the messenger ('baby with the bathwater' phenomena). So lets say, Edward, you knew a criminal pervert; a DbA would work by saying 'hey it's Edward, the criminal pervert enabler spreading his pervert-enabling lies'.

Now, DbA is usually more subtle than this. These days, getting merely associated with <insert political team here>, in a very Robbers cave-esque manner (see: https://thedailybeagle.substack.com/p/what-robbers-cave-can-teach-you-about) is enough to "destroy" you in the views of whoever hates <insert political team here>.

For example, Conservatives could not raise legitimate concerns about Donald Trump sponsoring Operation Warp Speed and the child murder poison shots to the tune of billions, without other Conservatives screaming "TDS" (Trump Derangement Syndrome) and calling them "Liberals" (there's that association, and thus, discredit).

The Daily Beagle, trying to point out the unhelpful (to Conservatives!) aspects of Donald Trump walked on eggshells (see: https://thedailybeagle.substack.com/p/the-critique-of-donald-trump) and still got DbA'd.

This is due to the fact establishment media intentionally made baseless criticisms of Trump (like, attacking his tan colour, or how old he was, or his hand size), trying to make it seem like *anyone* criticising Trump is baseless.

You, my friend, are caught in the same wave. The same establishment media who have made many baseless criticisms of Russia, sets the stage for a discredit-by-association that anyone criticising Russia must somehow be baseless.

The mainstream media's goal is to protect and *not* criticise globalism, where-ever it resides; even if it resides in Russia. So they might invent fabricated 'Putin has cancer' and 'the war will end May 9th (2022) for victory day' stories, but not say 'oh hey Russia is killing the public with a British-Swedish AstraZeneca knock-off that induces blood clots'.

DbA can be reversed, however; you can pre-emptively accuse those who engage in DbA as working for the globalists (many a 'TDS' invoker flees when they get accused of enabling child murder and supporting multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical companies).

In a way, they are enabling globalists; by refusing to see the various globalist tentacles everywhere, even in Russia, they enable globalism to grow. My recommendation is you should also caveat your criticisms aren't against the Russian public (I.E. extract as many unrelated elements as possible) or a vague 'Russia' (which people can interpret one way or another), but against globalists residing in Russia.

By isolating and identifying who your targets of criticisms are, and extracting possible collateral (for example, in my article I explicitly say I support Patriotic Conservatives who are opposed to corruption), you can avoid getting washed up in DbA because you're removing the false association by adding explicit nuance.

The frustrating part will be having to caveat it on a per-article basis, but it's one of the problems in dealing with advanced, fifth column Psychological Warfare waged by an out-of-control State.

For the record, there are also a lot of Controlled Opposition (ConOp) elements. Your experience with 'alt media' Thomas Roper defending the poison shots in Russia is a prime example; so it's best not to ridicule the concept (because ironically, it's what the ConOp types do), given people will have seen many examples of it (best case: it makes one seem ignorant, worse case: it makes one seem even more ConOp).

For the record, on a lot of Ukraine-Russia war topics, you will often find my articles attempt to criticise or address all sides, unless it is a 'statement of fact' article (E.G. US is running low on ammunition), so people don't feel like I'm just attacking one side alone. It's a good way to neutralise perceptions of bias and actually offers well rounded reporting.

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Haha, I had Bach running through my head as I got to the end of your piece, just as you wrote that you were longing for his music as well.

I appreciate Ritter's sunny disposition, but he understands things less well than I would expect for a guy who has been knee-deep in these issues his whole adult life.

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Hello, dear Edward! Great article. I am ethically Russian but have been living in USA for 20 years. During and after COVID, I cannot seem to get very clear picture of what is going on in Russia from friends but your substack really did help! Thank you for your insight! Yes, somehow we, living in the West, were all hoping and praying Russia will not escape Great Reset but it looks like they are facing the same issues. God help us all. Let's all stay and be united to win it!

I hope you have seen a new documentary

https://thehighwire.com/thegreatawakeningpremiere/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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Jun 6, 2023Liked by Edward Slavsquat

Eight centuries ago Dante wrote in his Divine Comedy that there is a special place in hell for those who refuse to take sides. He was half right - for those who try to stay objective hell is Earth right here right now

For what it is worth, I really appreciate your work and musings and I hope you keep on shattering (at least some of) my preconceived notions that I wasn't even aware of.

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Jun 6, 2023Liked by Edward Slavsquat

"The ascendency and apparent untouchability of an ineffectual, greedy, corrupt elite who are smitten by the West, and/or are trying to constantly appease Russia’s unapologetic enemies."

BTW, does anyone else remember Aleksey Mozgovoy? The former commander of the Prizrak ("Ghost") Brigade in the Donbass? I was a big admirer of him in those days, and I was deeply saddened by his death. I recall that, shortly before is untimely passing in his final communiqué, he excoriated the greedy élites *on both sides* for setting a cage-match between the working class in Eastern and Western Ukraine, respectively. His dream, he said, was the working class on both sides would stop quibbling over borders and join together against their ruling-class oppressors. (In case you haven't guessed, he was a communist). He didn't last too long after that. Of course, it could have been NATO or someone working for Kiev, as the pro-Russian types then insisted. But I always had my doubts, and a few years later, when some court connected to Denis Pushilin smeared him as a hitman for hire. To be fair, Mozgovoy, as a commander in war time, was sometimes known for meeting out 'rough justice' via his own military courts. But a professional hitman? I doubt that very much.

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Jun 6, 2023Liked by Edward Slavsquat

Many thanks for introducing me to Glenn Gould - WONDERFUL + of course for your many varied and informative articles, including your ability to make me smile instead of crying...

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Jun 6, 2023Liked by Edward Slavsquat

''Basically from the first day I started this blog, I have been attacked by Western “pro-Russia” alternative media for having the audacity to highlight how Russians discuss Russia.''

FASCIST

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Jun 8, 2023Liked by Edward Slavsquat

You have the honest part down; now all that's left is to try to stay sane.

Thanks for your writing, your perspective, and the musical tidbits that end your articles. I especially like Gould/Bach too; who doesn't. Oh, wait...

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Jun 7, 2023Liked by Edward Slavsquat

Ah...my good Edward. I'm delighted to make your acquaintance. The very kind Peter Halligan posted a number of blogs/substacks Sunday. I pursued one only to find, to my utter amazement, that Russia is being subsumed very much as the U.S.A. is by the Global Oligarchs aka Rothschild Cartel aka GlobalCap aka Klaus' Friendship Circle (just kidding!), etc. I was astonished. Truly. I loosely have followed the "Ukraine War" because I've known that the war stands as a proxy for the U.S.A. whose military performs as the enforcement arm of the Global Elités. [Which is why the U.S. military currently has bases in Syria and is protecting Conoco in their theft of Syrian oil.] So, I simply assumed the Globalists wanted Russia undone. Never did I imagine that they were orchestrating the very coup de grâce they are in the U.S. within Russia!! Using Russians against Russians!!! I marvel at their ingenuity. Truly they are light years ahead of the average citizen in both countries. I was able to follow up with you today...as Peter gave me so much reading on Sunday.

I've just subscribed to your substack for free and for which I apologize. I can only plead my case that I'm elderly, retired, and on a limited income so I mean no disrespect nor devaluing of your work...but do look forward to discovering more shenanigans from GlobalCap in Russia.

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Jun 7, 2023Liked by Edward Slavsquat

Edward! This was comprehensive and outstanding!! Ha ha ha. SPACE LIZARD’s! Love it.

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Jun 6, 2023Liked by Edward Slavsquat

I think that what is "strictly haram in Western “pro-Russia” alternative media" has the function to cultivate the old dynamic of the East and Western blocs proven dialectics, but with a positive polarity to usher in the multipolar world dialectics between the BRICS and the West.

During my past professional years spent in the Middle-East, I also joined the shisha brotherhood. But, in that time, what we were listening to was more Umm Kulthum or Fayruz. Although J.S. Bach occupies a sizable portion of my music library, I never thought that those two worlds were compatible. I am gratefull to your daring mind for always opening new horizons of discovery.

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Jun 6, 2023Liked by Edward Slavsquat

Glenn Gould - a curious selection! Is there a message? You know, he had a bit role in a very dark time of the Cold War? 1957 - Stalin dead just four years; he was the first North American musician to travel to and perform in Russia; concerts in Moscow and ... what-was-it-called?... Leningrad. Audiences were amazed - the young Ashkenazy and Rostopovich were totally wowed - I assume Shostakovich was present. Something very civilized in all that; fast forward 65 years - exactly - Gould's visit was in the spring and Russian conductors and musicians summarily fired from their European positions - performances of Tchaikovsky even, banned in the West ... ... it feels very cold and getting colder.

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Jun 6, 2023Liked by Edward Slavsquat

I like you better than Rolo! Lol As you said, “The fog of war” is just that. There are plenty who attempt to penetrate it, and I’m content to leave them to it for the most part. I appreciate your perspective, however. You seem reasonable enough. Don’t be too hard on Westerners who are hoping Russia will stand in the way of Western elites (psychopaths) getting everything they want.

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Jun 7, 2023Liked by Edward Slavsquat

Excellent writing/content. Also enjoy the fine comments.

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