COLD
WAR II
It can be said that Cold War 2
started at the beginning of 2012 with Putin’s election campaign and reelection
as president of Russia. Cold War 2 will probably last as long as Cold War 1,
some 40 to 50 years for the next two parties in Russia after Putin’s party are
the Communists and the Russian Fascists. Russians don’t seem to have any deep
desire for democracy and tolerated Communists for over 70
years (1917 – 1991) with no
attempt to overthrow them.
In Cold War 1, the borders between
democracy and communism, between the Warsaw pact and NATO, were well defined
and clear. Today, NATOs eastern border should be the eastern border of Latvia, a
member of NATO, but it is not. The border runs somewhere thru the middle of
Latvia for in Latvia are almost a million Russians who did not leave Latvia and
did not return to Russia in 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed. Almost all of
them are militarists, secret policemen (KGB) and their families and relatives.
Even before 1991, many Russian officers chose to retire in Latvia for it was
warmer there and brought their families. Latvia was a border country and
therefore filled with military bases and soldiers. In 1991 rather than return
to Russia, many of these militarists only took off their uniforms and remained in
Latvia. The secret policemen didn't even have to take off their uniforms. All
together, the earlier retired Russian officers, those who took off their
uniforms in 1991/92, the secret policemen, the Russians who worked on the
military bases as drivers and cooks for example, and the secret police
secretaries and their families and other dependents, make up the vast majority
of the Russians in Latvia.
Therefore Latvia, a member of NATO is still occupied by Russians.
The problem is magnified because
the older generations of these militarists, being angry about their lost
privileges and power, have so poisoned and corrupted the minds of the younger
generation of Russians against the Latvians, that they are ruined for any
normal life in Latvia, and all must leave. Recently these younger Russians have
burned Latvian flags, put hateful antilatvian skits on the internet, have
vandalized Jewish cemeteries and tried to blame it on the Latvians, and bragged
that they are disloyal to Latvia, which means that they are disloyal to NATO.
Until now Western Europe and USA,
lead by their leftists, bought OSCE commissars and Russian agents of influence
recruited during Cold War 1, have taken the side of the Russians against the Latvians,
calling the Russians some kind of minority. The last two USA ambassadors to
Latvia exemplify this clearly. But now that Cold War 2 has started its time for
NATO and USA to get serious and remember that almost all Russians in Latvia
voted against Latvia joining NATO and European Union and almost all Latvians
voted for it. Every year in Russia there is a survey as to which country the
Russians consider their greatest enemy. USA and Latvia are usually 2 and 3 in
this survey (first usually is Georgia or Estonia). Why do you support your
enemies against your friends?
From Russians and Russian media
the Latvians have heard:
- We should have shot more of you (Latvians) when we could.
- Latvia is a nice place except there are too many Latvians there.
- Latvian language is a dogs language.
- Latvia is part of Russia.
- Latvia's independence in 1918 was a mistake.
It is very stressful and unfair
for the Latvians to have their country be still partly occupied and to tolerate
so many Russians who are there illegally and who hate and dislike them. The
Russians should have all left in 1991/92 and only the leftists in Western
Europe and US state department prevented it. But now you have no choice. Cold
War 2 needs clear borders, so that there are no misunderstandings, and that
should be the Eastern border of Latvia.
Fortuitously, Putin needs these
close to million Russians in Latvia back in Russia. The older generations of
Russians have ruined the younger generations for any normal life in Latvia, but
only in Latvia. They would be ideal in Putin’s Russia, for Putin is similar to
the older generation of Russian militarists in Latvia. Russia’s population is
decreasing by over a million Russians every year. Recently, Putin bragged to
Hilary Clinton that he will now develop Russia’s Asian part – 3/4 of Russia,
but with what? Vietnamese, Korean and Chinese workers won’t be enough. There
has to be a substantial number of Russians there also.
US foreign policy is turning
justifiably towards Asia, but in Eastern Europe there is unfinished business from
WW2 when the West gave Eastern Europe to Russia and Stalin. The Russians in
Latvia are a direct result of this. It would be morally good for Western Europe
and USA to get these less than a million Russians out of Latvia. You will feel
good. It should also not be too difficult for that is in the real interests of
NATO, USA, Latvia and also Russia.
Aivars Slucis
3452 Autumn Woods Drive
Chasca, MN 55318
USA
