Every Eastern and Central European country today that was part of the Spring of Nations including the Baltics, Poland and Ukraine has a past and present tied to ultra-nationalist politics. The Warners of Warner Brothers Picture fame emigrated to escape the 1880's murder and rape at the hands of Polish Nazis one year before Adolf Hitler was even born. Warner would go on to fight Fascism and Nationalismthrough film.
"When I first came to Lithuania 22 years ago to try and help convince the local authorities to bring unpunished Lithuanian Nazi war criminals to trial, I tried to convince them that such proceedings were the best history lesson to help their society honestly deal with Lithuania's bloody Holocaust past. Unfortunately, those efforts were only very partially successful, and now that fight for historical truth must continue without the advantages provided by the prosecution of local killers." -Dr. Efraim Zuroff
Where does modern Lithuanian ultra-nationalism come from? In their own words- " ...the birth of nationalism (and of ethnic consciousness) occurred simultaneously in America and in Lithuania. Further, he believes that such a development would not have been possible without Lithuanian-American contributions.".."Jonas li????pas himself, one of the prime movers of nationalism in the United States." The CEE (Central & Eastern Europeans) have all been the largest promoters of nationalism in government in the USA for the last 50 years.
Pound for pound the vote from the Baltic's is symbolic, but their influence on Russia policy is huge. The emigre influence is so great in the Baltic States some have gone over and served as Presidents. Can you imagine being so dedicated to "freeing the old country" as an American, you decide to take over the presidency there? What started as anti-communist showed its true light when the "wall" came down. Russia was the new old enemy. American and other emigre populations were the true citizens of those countries.
In this light, Estonia still hasn't ratified a border with Russia in all these years. What would be the reason why?
According to Russian analysts , they need to wage one more little victorious war in order to keep the euphoria alive -- or carry out some sort of foreign policy operation and make Russia's situation in the international arena even more complex in order to show voters that they really are under siege," said the center's director. "An unratified border treaty with Estonia may play some kind of role in such a combination which we are yet unable to picture."
Perhaps they should read Ukrainian- American scholarship a little more closely as both countries are aligned at the hip these days, nazis and all . Professor Moytl, a Ukrainian-American nationalist, thought at the time statements like this were ok.
"Although the possibility of war is not as far-fetched as one would like it to be, it would not work to Ukraine's disadvantage. Indeed, the emergence of a genuinely hostile Russia would translate into Ukraine's rapid integration into European economic and security structures and its concomitant transformation into a client state of the United States. As an East European version of South Korea, Ukraine would become the recipient of large-scale Western--in particular, American--military and economic assistance that would guarantee its stability, if not its prosperity.... Russia's aggressiveness, therefore, could be Ukraine's salvation . " [See Alexander J. Motyl, "Will Ukraine Survive 1994?" in the Harriman Institute Forum, Vol. 7, No. 5 (January 1994), p. 4.]
The unratified border serves as a friction point to start a war Estonia cannot fight. Help us NATO! Which candidate do the Baltic states and emigres support for president?
" Because of her "hawkish" approach towards Russia, she would most likely step up the rhetoric against the country when in the Oval Office. This would work well for the Baltics, especially Lithuania," the analyst underlines. "She is kind of a bellicose person. Hillary Clinton supported the war in Iraq and wanted US intervention in Libya."
One plus one equals two.
Russia's response to all this is amazing and not something you see much of in today's world. It's the kind of statement governments across the world should take note of when they claim the high ground.
The Russian Response" After World War II we tried to impose on many Eastern European nations our model of development and we did it through force. We must acknowledge that. There's nothing good in it, it still affects us today...The Americans are doing something like that now, trying to impose their model on virtually the entire world. They will fail too." - Vladimir Putin, 2015 Q&A
What do the Baltic emigres want? Lithuania along with the other Baltic states are trying to light the flames of war between the US and Russia. At the same time, they celebrate their home grownNazi heroes. Are they or have they ever been democratic?
I've started to wonder if the high degree of propaganda in the US is to keep you in line or keep them in line. As we all found out this primary season your vote didn't have enough dollars attached to it to make a difference. The only way to combat this right now is to get people to vote. The more people that do, the less effective they are. Election reform, anyone?
Part 3 is where this article series will liven up. Do you still doubt the power of the CEEC super bloc? If you do go to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial "the Wall" and count the names. Does one plus one equal two?
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