(April 10, 2014 at 6:28 pm)orogenicman Wrote: We "won" the last 'cold war'. Is it possible to win another? Would the Russian people honestly risk all out war with the west over Chernobyl-irradiated lands in Ukraine? Would we? What would be the point of that?
Last time we faught an cold war because Russia was powerful enough to present an genuine and credible existential threat to us, and by far the most serious one at that. Furthermore Russia with its internationalist marxist outlook was explicitly gunning for our economic system, which means they were explicitly gunning for the wealth and personal welfare of all those with clout in our society.
Now Russia is much less credible as an existential threat, perhaps no more serious than China. Furthermore they have much stake in protecting the personal wealth and walfare of many with great clout in our society.
So no new cold war, unless we are just stupidly belligenerent for sake of belligerence.
