Librarian

Everything is drawing not towards UA capitulation with this proposal but the US declaring "we tried, we give up. Do whatever"

And all of this happened despite the sluggish and cowardly reaction of the Biden administration, or rather the completely absurd foreign policy of the Trump administration.

The prospects for a favorable resolution to the war are weak, and society and the economy will face structural problems for generations to come. There is not much success or skill involved.

In the end, he dragged the country into war through aggression and turned Russia from a first-rate European state, deeply integrated into the European economy, into a country decisively dependent on China’s goodwill; it is not even a vassal, because China does not want to be its vassal.

No, he isn't.

The American political crisis is a domestic product. The Russians, like others, try to meddle, but without much strong effect.

His popularity is sustained by repression, persecution of political opponents, including executions, and massive, continuous propaganda.

Trump should first and foremost stop bothering the public with this nonsense.

Yet another completely unacceptable proposal shows that Putin is, first and foremost, a bad politician.

Putin is now putting all his strategic cards on an erratic Trump adminisration that may well end up paralysed and wracked by infighting after 2026 mid-terms and then replaced by forces deeply hostile to Russia after 2028.

Trump's cowardice is destroying America on the world stage; Trump’s corruption is destroying America at home. #Trump

Costs for ordinary American workers are higher than ever; Trump's agenda has boiled down to the abuse of police power and random killings of people in the Caribbean; the 2026 elections could be a turning point in the fight against attempted autocracy; an opportunity that must not be missed. #Trump

Will an impeachment procedure be initiated against Donald Trump after the Epstein scandal? Someone involved in such a scandal is not worthy of holding the office of the American president. #Trump #EpsteinFiles

Unpopular Opinion: We shouldn't abolish the Property Tax.

The Trump administration is facing perhaps the greatest scandal in American political history; the idea that it can credibly and effectively lead any diplomatic process is not convincing at all.

It could be argued. But, probably, yes.

In the US, immigration restriction was a leftist policy because it is clear that cheap labor most severely affects, perhaps surprisingly, the working class. Not those who live off capital yields in comfortable houses.

The Labour party will be literally wiped out in the next elections if they do not come to their senses; and they should not come to their senses because they subordinate all policy to the pensioner caste; which also happens in the US with proposals to abolish property tax.

Two factors that determined the elections in the US are: cumulative inflation over the previous years and the reluctance of the Biden administration to close the southern border with Mexico; every election cycle in Britain repeats the same: voters want immigration policy reform.

In the US, the Biden administration was unwilling to close the southern border, which is technically a trivial matter, and we ended up with probably the most corrupt government in several generations.

Yes, and that has empowered the populist right so much that the next prime minister will most likely be Nigel Farage. Well done.

Half percent increase per year is also very large influx.

It is becoming somewhat absurd how much the left and liberals refuse to face the problems and prolong the political crisis that keeps Western democracies on the edge; either immigration will be reduced, or the populist right will come to power.

Maybe incresing wages for ordinary American and British workers would help. But who cares for them, we need to offer cheap solution for the Voting Granny.

All of this is much more expensive than what a country the size of Finland could afford; however, relative to the size of the German economy, it is nothing extraordinary. Besides, Poland is already importing several armored divisions.

I don’t believe anyone suggests that Germany should have five million poorly equipped infantrymen; however, the German army should have more armored-mechanized brigades, robust logistics, and a strong air force.

Such a workforce comprises only very small part of overall immigration; however, the question is how much society is willing to tolerate subordinating everything that exists to slightly cheaper care for the elderly population segment; the political inclination simply suggests a no for much longer.

Of course, the number of soldiers is not the only parameter; but it is an important one. A large logistical machine requires tens of thousands of people; this is not combat duty, but it is of crucial importance.

The issue is political; Finland rightly believes that its sovereignty may be at risk, while the German population not only does not believe this but also considers national defense to be outdated, almost barbaric.

Low fertility rates do not affect the current labor market; after all, why wouldn’t the law of supply and demand apply to labor as well? Doesn’t a tight labor market strengthen the working class?

Considering that the United Kingdom has about sixty million people, a net immigration rate of 1.5 to 2 percent per year seems unsustainable; how many housing units would need to be built to accommodate such an influx of population?

However, given the age of the electorate, it is likely that society as a whole will be subordinated to subsidizing the pension and healthcare systems.