Kiev egged the Russian Embassy, but Maria Zakharova is the one with egg on her face, by Scott

Scott, thanks for your insights.
I think perhaps Zakharova was simply looking for a way to shame the vandals, to call them cowards. And that she does not really want them to take up arms.

As for Cat’s blog, and my comments in the previous thread, it’s worth noting that it is hosted by google, which is by now a wholly-owned subsidiary of this other evil empire over here. Also interesting is that when I do a google search, I get some results in Cyrillic now. Pfft, what am I going to do, I can’t read them!

I try to use other search engines, but it isn’t always easy.

I read Zakharova’s statement and “it is addressed to those who accept and take part in these pogroms”. I do not know who this “Cat” is but I get the impression that he/she is deliberately twisting Zakharova’s words. Scott, I value all your posts and I think you are a very good analyst, and I’m sorry that you had that traumatic experience. Please don’t let that cloud your good judgement.

Previous posts by Scott, I have enjoyed for the depth of research..

Sorry to say that I was disappointed by the lack of objectivity and misdirected anger in this article.

I think the meaning of Zakharova’s words have been twisted … and who is this ‘Cat’.

Rabel
Have to say I thought better of Zakharova, What I say and mean sometimes are very often misconstrued, however someone of her standing it’s a little harder to accept . Pictures to me can say a lot more than words sometimes and her with that creature to me says everything. So many of these spokespersons we’re lead to believe are on our side, but only tell us what they know we would like to hear. I think dress( what we’re wearing not necessarily a women’s ‘dress’) is part of the props. Look at what she wears in presence of the creature and what she wears in her interview on recent RT interview posted on The Saker.

I know we’re only human and error, as well as are misconstrued, but I’m with Scott it’s hard to take what she saying. I’ve liked what I’ve seen, heard from her so far and hope it’s not been a front but must admit I’ m leery. All this Cass Susstien, Bernays propaganda makes me suspicious of all these figures that our portrayed as our representatives.

I wonder what show those photographs next to Viktorow?
Is that a sign that she is a personal friend of him?

In one of them, she is on a walk with him, I imagine that in the path to the studies where she will participate in a program or an interview.
Perhaps President Putin is not always available also to being interviewed by Viktorov or any other element of the neoliberal opposition ? At his Annual Press Conference, do not get permission to enter the Kremlin room where it takes place and get the word to ask questions people like Ksenia Sobchak for DozhdTV and the like?

In the other, she is playing a joke on Viktorow, pretending she kills him.
Is not that also the attitude of Mr Putin, who uses with these opponents the same tone than with everybody else, precisely to not give them the utmost importance, because, in fact, they do not have?

As for those who always take the opportunity to demolish a woman by how is she dressed…. without comment ….. …. your misogyny stinks.
She is a young woman, wearing a very proper clothing, both when making official statements and in his spare time.
This attitude is the same as in the comments of some in the last few days trying to introduce Anissa Naouai as “traitorous and fifth columnist” in RT because she has guests in her program who speak in favor of the Empire and its lackeys……
Perhaps other conductors of RT programs do not? Yes, they do.
Are they accused of being 5th columnists? No, they are not.
Why? Because they are men…and wear suits? Period.

As I see it, there are some in this blog that can not face the idea of ​​a woman in a prominent position in any area of society or life. They see it as a target to shoot down and, when the moment of lack of arguments come, they resort to the usual, what these women are wearing.
You, guys, should ask yourselves why you do this.
What is your story and what is your problem with women, fellas.

Scott: Zakharova: Maybe she should be invited onto Crosstalk to be grilled by Peter Lavelle et al or are they also 5th columnists also? She tried to get into the psyche of those she was condemning in order to play devil’s advocate and she obviously was maladroit at it. It is a tricky maneuver and requires a quick sarcastic mind which this woman does not have. Jeez, she even teared up during an interview with Noussaiou on RT upon contemplating a possible WWIII. At the time, I thought very uncharitably of me—” Did she get the job because Putin has a soft spot in his heart for her?” I know, I know: thunderous condemnation will follow that remark. But her remarks supposedly in rebuke to the Kiev fascists do not prove malevolence necessarily but since you are more in tune with Russian media types , I will keep a sharper eye on her.

Thank you, Scott, for taking the time to answer our questions. I am the “Anonymous” who posted on the 14th at 6:08pm UTC. (Gave myself a name this time.)

This thread is so interesting because of its implicit topic: “Who are the traitors in our midst, and how do we recognise them?” This is a fascinating question, probably one of the most decisive questions throughout Russian history. Correct me if I am mistaken.

I am well aware that the so called (neo-) liberals are identified as the main enemies by Russian patriots. I have watched and read numerous discussions by S.Glazyev, N.Starikov, E.Fedorov, the Saker, A.Dugin and others. Russia apparently is a country with enormous intellectual capabilities, and all these people are making a powerful impression.

Basically, you are saying what they say – that Russia’s enemies are out to destroy the country. The question of “Who is the traitor?” is always the central question in these discussions.

It’s easy to understand that persons like B.Yeltsin, M.Gessen, Khodorkovsky or G.Kasparov are clearly perceived as destructive elements, and as traitors to the “true Russian cause”.

But things are not always that clear cut. Let’s look at a person like Mr. Strelkov, for example. Everybody seems to have a different opinion about this man. Is he really just an ultraconservative, a tsarist fanatic who is (was) acting out of his own impulse? Or did he act in someone else’s interests? If yes, then whose? What were his aims? Who removed him? All that remains in the dark. Even here on this website he was – nearly unanimously – hailed like a Messiah. And now? At the moment, nobody talks about him. But let’s not forget, for the things that happened in Donbass, his actions were of enormous consequences, and the outcome of all that is still open.

Or the director of Russia’s central bank. Many people seem to think that she is definitely acting against the interests of the Russian people, and they demand her resignation. But others say that actually she is doing the right things considering Russia’s long-term economic development. If she is clearly acting against Russia’s interests, then why is Mr. Putin defending her? (It is apparent that he identifies the economic situation as maybe the most urgent of Russia’s problems, so he must be very interested in that!)

You see what I mean? Most people are neither competent enough to answer these questions for themselves, nor do they have the necessary information to make up a sound opinion of their own. This applies to people inside Russia, and all the more to us who are outside.

I want to repeat: most people on this planet do not possess the necessary information to make up a sound opinion on the big questions. Why did Mr. Putin suddenly decide to pull Russian planes out of Syria? Now, is he a traitor to his own cause? Hardly. The thing is, we just don’t know, and we can’t know because we don’t have the information that led to his decision. Nobody else has all the information he has, and there is no way anybody else can get that information. Maybe part of it but never, all.

So, all we can do is guess. I always find it entertaining when people in the comment sections write, Putin should do this, Putin must do that. How naive.

– As far as it concerns Madame Zakharova, I doubt that she is really such an important figure that we should care about her. Of course, she is highly visible. But she is just a messenger. She does not decide anything, does she? I wonder if you really have to worry about her that much, and whether her mouth is ugly or beautiful.

As I said, I have some reservations about her myself. But, after all, she is Mr. Lavrov’s spokeswoman. Don’t we have to assume that she is doing her job to his satisfaction?

You are saying that her connections to the neo-liberals are provable true. Maybe. But then, having connections does not automatically mean that she is one of them, does it? Doesn’t Mr. Putin himself talk to all the sides? Doesn’t he have good personal connections to Mr. Medvedev who is regarded as a part of the liberal block? And didn’t he even honour Mr. Yeltsin’s legacy who is considered by practically all patriotic Russians as an enemy of state?

You see, I am playing devil’s advocate. I think I understand you very well, and I think you are also trying to tell us that not everything can be explained in a simple, rational way. I can relate to that.

You said that you have “started putting together a couple of articles with general information” on these items, but I was unable to identify/find any of them. Maybe you could provide some links? Thank you. –

I like Maria Sakharova . I like Maria Sharapova . Svetlana Kapanina . Asma Al Assad . I am not here stating that they belong in a set of mutual equals , but that it is only natural to compare them with the vipers of the west and to take them to one’s breast and defend them. And thus to make sets and categories in one’s own mind .
In addition , rare are the human beings without faults , and the greater good may be undermined by myopic attention to details .
I am also an artisan and have spent decades restoring art objects and antiques . People with treasures worth a great deal of money do not exist is squalor and live on meal tickets . That is just not how it is . People who project a public image believed by the millions , in their background have stories unknown by the millions . The points raised by Scott , while I still ‘like’ Maria Zakharova , are logical , with basis , and should not be dismissed .