Comments on: Russian engineers locate short circuit problem on Soyuz https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/russian-engineers-locate-short-circuit-problem-on-soyuz/ Thu, 22 Sep 2016 22:17:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: PeterF https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/russian-engineers-locate-short-circuit-problem-on-soyuz/#comment-931065 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 14:10:23 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=41834#comment-931065 Wayne, yes Putin IS KGB. and like I said, “Eventually the old guard will die off.
Luckily for humanity, God has provided us with a method where the population is cleansed on a regular basis without the need for other humans to intervene. Unfortunately it also operates without regard to an individual’s value to humanity.

J.R.R. Tolkien imagined a world populated with some species that were virtually immortal. “Civilization” remained largely static for millennia and new paradigms could only be attempted following the violence of armed conflict and the chaos caused by the destruction of the preceding society without regard to its advance or regression.

A nice fantasy to visit in book form. Not someplace where I would want to spend my brief time on earth.

]]> By: wayne https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/russian-engineers-locate-short-circuit-problem-on-soyuz/#comment-931050 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 13:36:19 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=41834#comment-931050 Putin is KGB!

]]> By: PeterF https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/russian-engineers-locate-short-circuit-problem-on-soyuz/#comment-931020 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 12:18:05 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=41834#comment-931020 This is good news, internationally and nationally. Internationally because the ISS reminds the entire world that there are benefits to international cooperation. Nationally for both the Russians and the U.S. because it keeps the ISS viable and reminds leaders in both countries that there are benefits to peaceful cooperation. (One of which is an alternate diplomatic channel.)
It is good that the Russians have been squirming with the drop in oil prices. The pressure reminds them that socialism works great until you run out of other peoples money, but we don’t want them to become desperate and look to their military to supply them with wealth. The sale of seats on Soyuz reminds them that diverse capitalism can provide an alternate source of funds. Eventually, the old guard will die off and the leadership will not have fond memories of the “good old days” when the KGB kept things in control.

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