GP Taylor: Real agenda behind the Russian ‘threat’

After many years of the Cold War, the great thaw of glasnost saw relationships with the old enemy Russia change dramatically. The aggressive neighbour on our eastern doorstep appeared to be distracted from its mission of world domination. Internal struggles and fragmentation took away the threat perceived by the rest of the world. It suited the West to believe that Russia was the loser of the Cold War and treat the Great Bear with little deserved contempt.

Russia got on with sorting out its domestic problems and rebuilding its shattered economy and Vladimir Putin reformed the KGB. It’s this which was a fatal mistake in world diplomacy. A broken Russia could be kept in its place, but a new Russia was once again a threat.

The trouble is, there will never be true world peace as long as there is an American superstate hell-bent on controlling the world. The constant anti-Russian propaganda that is put out by their media is never questioned. It permeates throughout the world. In an almost Star Wars environment, Russia is seen as the “Evil Empire” that has to be destroyed.

It is as if we are being manipulated into thinking Russia is a beast waiting to attack. Every newsroom seems to be pushing the same party line. Putin is a monster and Russia a dangerous neighbour. Headlines suddenly fill media outlets that Russian planes are flying around our coast in an act of intimidation. This is old news. It has happened most days since the 1960s.

It’s not just one way traffic. Britain and America regularly fly similar sorties. So why is it suddenly front page news?

The American agenda is that if those countries it deems to be a threat are in chaos then it can be in control. In the pursuit of this, the masses have to be made to believe that Russia is a legitimate enemy. Russia is being demonised whilst states like Saudi Arabia have been given best buddy status.

“Islamic State” are a key feature in world destabilisation. Hence the reluctance of America and Britain to destroy them quickly. It is not beyond belief that these terrorists groups are being secretly armed by the West in an effort to prolong the chaos. Recent news stories coming out of the Middle East would suggest this is the case, but we will never see them reported in the UK.

This is not what our puppet masters want us to hear.

America and Britain gleefully start war after war and occupy foreign lands. They practice invasion by stealth under the banner of an expanding European Union, setting their sights on lands that were formerly parts of the USSR and offering them protection under Nato. It is as if the current situation in the Ukraine is being used by the West to push Russia to the brink of war.

It is no wonder that Russia wants to protect its borders and not allow the erosion of its country through the wilful interference of the West. Imagine if the Isle of Wight was invaded by France or Northern Ireland by the south. Britain would surely feel threatened and want to protect its borders.

The trouble is that we are being duped into fearing Russia. Instead of setting up the Great Bear as an enemy, the West should be making every effort to bring this nation into the democratic fold.

Russia has a positive part to play. They have been right so many times on issues such as Syria and the war on terrorism.

Russia is not to be feared, but respected as an equal in world politics.

If we truly want world peace then Britain has to play its part and stop dabbling in countries where it does not belong. The age-old distrust of the Great Bear can be broken down by honest dialogue.

The trouble is, that fear and distrust of Russia is built into the nation’s psyche. The novels of John Le Carre and the 
plots of every James Bond movie have painted Russia as a subversive and dangerous state. These beliefs have permeated our reality and we can no longer separate fact from fiction. So, why do we fear Russia? Because those in power want us to.

GP Taylor is a writer, and broadcaster, a former police officer and vicar and can be followed on twitter @gptaylorauthor