It looks like you're using an Ad Blocker.
Please white-list or disable AboveTopSecret.com in your ad-blocking tool.
Thank you.
Some features of ATS will be disabled while you continue to use an ad-blocker.
originally posted by: Freeborn
a reply to: WanderingMrM
Are you seriously suggesting Putin is some sort of master military tactician and political strategist?
Are you seriously suggesting that the recent Russian losses and Ukrainian advances are all part of some sort of Putin masterplan?
Well, at least his speeches are on par with ancient Germanic chiefs, who were renowned for their cunning. The Romans suffered a series of humiliating defeats which threatened to undermine the solidarity of their colonies.
originally posted by: Freeborn
a reply to: WanderingMrM
Are you seriously suggesting Putin is some sort of master military tactician and political strategist?
Are you seriously suggesting that the recent Russian losses and Ukrainian advances are all part of some sort of Putin masterplan?
originally posted by: Freeborn
a reply to: hjesterium
I've never questioned the fighting resolve of the ordinary Russian soldier.....providing they believe in the cause.
I'm not sure they do at the moment.
But its their poor quality leadership, lack of planning, awful and inadequate logistics, piss poor equipment and a complete lack of motivation.
If these Russian troops etc were to come into direct contact with highly trained, well led and well fed, well equipped professional Western forces they would be annihilated.
I'm no military expert, not by any stretch, but the impression I get is that the Russian military machine is a bit of an anachronism.
As for finding the right leadership?
The right leader for Russia at the moment is someone who will take them out of this war, try to fix the rampant and endemic corruption within Russia and who will be able to reach out and mend relationships on the international stage.
That person is not Putin, a man consumed with his own sense of glory and a Great legacy and epithet gained through Russian expansionism.
This egoistic impulse is common to every bureaucratic minded individual in science, art, philosophy, religion, etc. That's how they all make the beginnings of their career. Why do we tolerate glory seekers in artistic and intellectual spheres, but not in politics and military?
originally posted by: Freeborn
a reply to: hjesterium
That person is not Putin, a man consumed with his own sense of glory and a Great legacy and epithet gained through Russian expansionism.
If modern technology were to be disrupted by atmospheric disturbances, say for instance solar flares, what's regarded as outdated will suddenly become relevant again. Also, modern tech requires engineers to maintain it. If those engineers were to die off in mass heart attacks or were liquidated by revolutionaries, nobody could make avail of modern technology in the long run.
originally posted by: Freeborn
a reply to: hjesterium
But its their poor quality leadership, lack of planning, awful and inadequate logistics, piss poor equipment and a complete lack of motivation.
originally posted by: ReggieWrightworth
It's been an interesting read, thanks for continuing to update it OP.
I'm far from an expert on this subject, but I have read French mystics/holy people speaking of a Great French Monarch during the End Times, likewise Islam has the Madhi, the Jews a future Jewish king from the Davidic line. I can't say I've read much about a White Tzar. Fascinating to ponder how all the End Time visions from the various parts of the world will fit together.
You'd be surprised by how many Russian Orthodox saints and seers predicted the return of the Tsar! They're practically unknown in the West. I won't name all of them here, as that may just fuel skeptics who'll conclude the op borrowed from them, a typical discrediting tactic.
originally posted by: ReggieWrightworth
It's been an interesting read, thanks for continuing to update it OP.
I'm far from an expert on this subject, but I have read French mystics/holy people speaking of a Great French Monarch during the End Times, likewise Islam has the Madhi, the Jews a future Jewish king from the Davidic line. I can't say I've read much about a White Tzar. Fascinating to ponder how all the End Time visions from the various parts of the world will fit together.
Then that'd be good reason to exercise due caution. Since Luther, false Protestant sects grew like wild mushrooms. There is presently no society exclusively devoted to the cultivation of saints. If a country is swarming with saints in modern times, then there must be many charlatans in their midst. On the other hand, it's true that Russia has produced many saints in the past.
originally posted by: WanderingMrM
a reply to: hjesterium
Russia seems to be the only country in the world where Saints grow like wild mushrooms...
originally posted by: WanderingMrM
a reply to: hjesterium
I literally spat out my coffee today after I looked up information on Russian saints today.
What is up with Russia and Saints?!?
Russia seems to be the only country in the world where Saints grow like wild mushrooms...
What is going on here?!?
originally posted by: FlyInTheOintment
a reply to: WanderingMrM
The falcon represents an ancient aspect of the journey, a symbol of regal nobility in egalitarian imperial syncretic systems which were put together by incredibly talented & intelligent players, systems for whole cultures & civilisations to live their lives by, hundreds of thousands of years ago. The golden falcon represents heavenly flight, he is a symbol of reaching upwards for the divine, and reflecting God's glory by his efforts to ascend in the noble pursuit of proper, benevolent, libertarian/meritocratic governance, charitable towards his people & beloved as a result of his fair, common sense policies & directives/ orders. Militarily strong, he maintains peace by being ready at all times for war, so that any aggressors who might seek to influence his civilisation negatively are swept away in an instance of immediate, decisive action.
That's what it speaks of to my mind, anyway.