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Behind the coup in Russia
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Dusty Track
2023-06-26 00:31:54 UTC
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Real power resides in economic power. The Oligarch economic-political model has brought on this coup. As the war has dragged on, the Oligarchy's position has strengthened relative to the old state apparatus between which Putin straddles. It's either the corrupt Global Cartel or domestic Oligarchy (really foreign sponsored) or a return to a nationalized economy with a large small and medium sized business sector and rewards for innovation and hard work.
Dusty Track
2023-06-26 22:55:35 UTC
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Post by Dusty Track
Real power resides in economic power. The Oligarch economic-political model has brought on this coup. As the war has dragged on, the Oligarchy's position has strengthened relative to the old state apparatus between which Putin straddles. It's either the corrupt Global Cartel or domestic Oligarchy (really foreign sponsored) or a return to a nationalized economy with a large small and medium sized business sector and rewards for innovation and hard work.
I may have this wrong. Not about the fundamental power structures and the need for a return to a fundamentally nationalized economy, but on Prigozhin's motivations and his backing, certainly I have if this is so:

The meaning of Prigozhin’s short-lived mutiny in Russia (DT: MacGregor)


This is the opposite view, though these two jokers milk it for all the monetization it's worth. Love the sound of their own voices...
Prigozhin mutiny and Putin's speech, 1917 (Live)

Dusty Track
2023-06-26 23:08:59 UTC
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Galloway serially says he has the same view as Macgregor. Where did he express this before Macgregor said it? Never I'd say.

Says any fucking thing. Egoist and go-getting opportunist.

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