The funniest thing for me has always been that the empire just openly writes policy papers detailing exactly what they’re doing, and then we have a bunch of people running around pretending it’s not happening.
Oh man, wait till you find out how much fascist crap gets published in the west. Yet, somehow you chuds don’t claim it’s official state policy here, even though it’s much easier to make that case.
Well the good news is liberals will have the opportunity to test their theory
I apologize for my ignorance, what does it mean to balkanize?
Its a reference to how the balkan peninsula, specifically former yugoslavia, was broken into a multitude of weaker independant states primarily by exploiting ethnic tensions. This allowed western capital to exert significant influence on the political-economy of these countries in a way they could not when they were united. As these new states fought eachother and destroyed themselves foreign capitalist bought up their economies and to this day remain significant employers in the region; allowing them to extract wealth they couldn’t have without balkanization and the violence that came with it.
It essentially boils down to the divide and conquer strategy. I honestly don’t believe the west is currently capable of accomplishing this in Russia no matter the outcome of the Ukraine war. The Balkans have a history of nationalist movements and a dense diversity of cultures that made them much more vulnerable to this strategy than modern Russia would be.
Thank you for your detailed reply.
It’s has a long history but first usage of this when Ottoman empire collapsed in the Balkans many states were governed. Then, Yugoslavia dissolved by NATO through IMF and they ignited ethnic conflicts. As a result, they “created” 7 new countries which are Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Croatia, Bosnia, North Macedonia and Slovenia.
So, If Nato would won this war They will use the same tactics like dissolving the Russia Federation creating new states like Chechenia, Dagestan
