What about the sense of constant impending doom that Russia feels when they are being threatened from every direction?
Does Russia have gear on America's border pointed at the U.S.? OF COURSE NOT, EVEN A COMPLETE DUMBASS WOULD BE ABLE TO REALIZE THIS
The United States outspends Russia 10 to 1 by conservative standards.
Russia isn't in any way a threat to anyone. Their military is a DEFENSIVE military. Their military is designed top to bottom to defend their homeland and strategic interests. On the other hand, the U.S. and their vassal states in NATO have developed an OFFENSIVE army designed to invade other countries and destroy everything within it's borders. Russia has ONE fucking aircraft carrier... ONE and it looks like it's powered by coal some other 19th century fuel source.
Just look at the numbers of troops ready to destroy Russia whenever they are given the signal - 8.4 million NATO personnel are ready to obliterate Russia... with all of the necessary gear for war right on Russia's border. The only thing preventing NATO from destroying Russia is Russia's nuclear arsenal. If Russia didn't have nukes, NATO would have wiped them out years ago.
Belgium 125,000,
Bulgaria 337,500,
Canada 95,000,
Croatia 198,000,
Czech Republic 23,416
Denmark 82,911,
France 322,215,
Germany 325,676,
Greece 460,000,
Italy 220,867
Netherlands 104,860,
Norway 82,400,
Poland 635,000,
Portugal 255,830,
Romania 153,250
Spain 139,200,
Turkey 1,349,473,
UK 387,571
US 2,459,532
total NATO personnel =
8,420,000
Russia brings a plastic fork to a knife fight and the media loses it's collective shit. What YOU should be worried about is how CNBC has become a PR wing of the Pentagon.
Does it seem normal to you that a financial network based on the stock market is reporting military propaganda in a salacious fashion? DOES THIS SEEM NORMAL TO YOU?!?!?
How many nuclear weapon and nuclear subs are pointed at Russia right now as I type this?!? FUCKING WAAAAY MORE THAN RUSSIA HAS POINTED AT THE U.S.
But that's what Bullies do... the moment their target decides to defend themselves, the bullies cry foul and convince authority to come down on THEIR side against their target.
Next time you get asked to empty your pockets by a police officer... just tap them on their forehead lightly with your index finger and see if that doesn't get you tased and or beat the fuck up by a nightstick. This is how a bully reacts to a perceived "threat".