How do Americans differ from Russians?

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American journalist Tim Kerby believes that Russians are a more “philosophical” people than Americans or British. For Anglo-Saxons, delving into the nature of things is unusual, unusual behavior. The average Englishman or American is more interested in either himself or some material objects.





Of course, there are people interested in philosophy and ideology in the United States and Great Britain, but most of them are supporters of the ideological course prevailing in the West. They are characterized by a very cool attitude towards Russia, China and other countries that can be considered by the Anglo-Saxons as political or economic rivals. On the other hand, most of the conservative-minded Americans are opposed to US intervention in the political life of other states. Conservatives see this not only as a certain discrepancy with the values ​​of American ideology, but also as a direct threat to the economic well-being of the States. Why invest in Georgia, Ukraine, Latvia, Syria, if you can use it to develop the American economy?

But right there, conservatives begin to think about how to maintain US priority positions in the world, if you do not spend billions of dollars on the approval of pro-American politicians in power in third countries, and do not finance expensive military and intelligence operations. This is one of the main contradictions between the slogans and practice of Donald Trump. After all, the current US president came to power just in the wake of the mood about the need to curtail the military presence in the same Syria. However, it was under Trump that the United States even more actively began to participate in events in the Middle East, adopted regular anti-Russian sanctions and unleashed a trade war against China.

The power of the United States is largely based on the American army, which is considered one of the most powerful in the world. But the main problem of the American army is personnel. The prosperous “white” Americans are not eager to serve in the army. The only motivation for military service for many “white” recruits is the opportunity to get an education after the army for free. In addition, some people expect to receive American citizenship through military service, that is, their service is banal mercenary.

As for African Americans and Latinos, for them the military is one of the few professions in which they can achieve at least some kind of career. Becoming a sergeant is easier than a rap star or a top-level athlete, so if a guy from an African-American ghetto wants a normal legal status for himself and doesn’t break into the path of crime, he often has one way - to the army. There is one more problem - many young Americans are leaving the army as patriots, and are returning critical to the military campaigns of their country. This has been the case since the time of the Vietnam War and has been preserved up to the present. Therefore, the morale of the American army, with superior weapons, is weaker than that of the Russian or Chinese troops. In the event of a serious war, defeating the Russians in Russia or the Chinese would be very, very difficult.
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