He is still #President, but all the different clans”—the factions within the #government, the military, and, most important, the security services—“now have the feeling that ‘Russia after Putin’ is getting closer. Putin is still alive. He is still there in his bunker. But there is the growing feeling that he is a lame duck, and they have to prepare for Russia after Putin.”
Men don’t so much blush for their Crimes, as for their Weaknesses and Vanity.
[Les hommes rougissent moins de leurs crimes que de leurs faiblesses et de leur vanité.]
Jean de La Bruyère (1645-1696) French essayist, moralist
The Characters [Les Caractères], _ch. 4 “Of the Heart _[Du Coeur],” § 74 (4.74) (1688) [Bullord ed. (1696)]
#quote #quotes #quotation #blushing #crime #failing #shame #sin #vanity #vice #weakness
Sourcing / notes: https://wist.info/la-bruyere-jean-de/2333/
Western #civilization is under attack using #migration as a #weapon. This is not the first time in #history such a #strategy has been deployed.
The likely culprit is #China / #CCP, working with #Western traitors who are likely to be mostly #IndoEuropean, #Afroasiatic & #Chinese.
The #West is unassailable by #military force, so alternative forms of #warfare have been formulated & deployed.
In my opinion #Russia isn't a primary actor, but is keen to take advantage of the situation & capitalise on Western #weakness.
Domestic #traitors are very likely among the wealthiest people, who benefit most from China, are most insulated from #migrants & feel they are above the #law. #Government employees and #politicians are highly #suspect; many are likely #puppets.
A quotation by Maugham, W. Somerset
Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one’s mind.
W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) English novelist and playwright [William Somerset Maugham]
Of Human Bondage, ch. 39 (1915)
#quote #quotation #anchor #change-of-mind #consistency #determination #meme #stubbornness #weakness
More notes and sourcing on WIST: https://wist.info/maugham-william-somerset/37249/
https://twitter.com/SenSanders/status/1491877228426280963
Bringing people #together to #resolve #conflicts without #war is not #weakness - it is #strength. #berniesanders
a Jakob send from Russia...
In a harsh indictment against the medical facility, Zoran Milanovic announced that the Croats were “sufficiently vaccinated.”
“The media are spreading panic and nonsense. I start every day with CNN and these few channels, and I wonder if I’m normal or if they’re crazy. They are spreading panic. They did it from the very beginning.”
Unlike American politicians who are too weak, compromised, or just plain evil to ever say anything like that, Milanovic is not going to stand aside while his compatriots continue to be medically raped by Big Pharma’s machine.
“There is no life without risk, without the possibility of getting sick. People get sick from a thousand other more serious things, and while this is happening, we have been talking about C0VID-19 for a year and a half.”
#covid #panic #stupidity #nonsense #weakness #USA #idiocy #numbness #Croatia
