Civilizational Difference.

A little piece of news this morning. Recall new Russian Constitution, which sets precedence of Russia's laws over international ones. It also defines marriage as that between the man and the woman. You know, the Article 72 Para G1. 

Under combined management of Russian Federation and its subjects are: defense of family, motherhood, fatherhood and childhood; defense of the institute of marriage as a union of a man and a woman; creation of the conditions for an appropriate upbringing of children within family and also for grown up children  carrying out their duty of providing care for their parents.  

This morning Vladimir Putin signed the Law on Constitutional amendments as applied to Family Code of Russian Federation (in Russian). Yep, about preserving a traditional family and telling others to go and screw themselves if they don't like it. Constitution of Russia trumps any international law if international law contradicts said Constitution. Sir Elton John got sad now. As I always say, when you have national security establishment such as Russia has, it is not difficult to tell others what you think about them. Speaking of which--I am considering writing about Russia's soft power which flies under the radar of many Western objective observers and I am not talking about such outlets as RT. In related news, as NYT reports, there is a sanction fatigue in D.C. No shit, pardon my French: 

An article in the New York Times, written by David Sanger, claimed on Wednesday that newly inaugurated President Joe Biden’s top aides think further restrictions on Russia may not be the way forward. “More than six years later, [the] sanctions regimen has failed in its one goal: to force Mr. Putin to reverse course, remove his forces and cease harassing a sovereign former Soviet state,” the article said, noting that economic restrictions had failed to achieve the US’ foreign policy goals.

At this stage, it is absolutely redundant discussing how those sanctions not only failed but exposed America's weakness vis-a-vis Russia. As per this Navalny (known in Russia as Analny and Sissyan, he DOES have tits) fellow, who is at the center of new West's Russo-phobic hysteria, today this jerk will be delivered to the court again to listen to another--more are coming--indictment on slandering the veteran of Great Patriotic War. And then, some time later, he will also be charged with being an intelligence asset of foreign state and that, folks, is a treason issue. So, all in all, he will spend a rather hefty time behind bars, which will allow him to learn a real trade, such as sowing, and, finally, will consummate his handle of Analny within penitentiary environment. 

Of course, many Ambassadors from Western counties, who attended his initial hearings in court are free to volunteer to join him in penitentiary and share experience of this uncompromising fighter with Putin's corruption and castles and backwardness of Russia, which, for some unknown reason, doesn't want Western-style "democracy". Ah, he is a millionaire? Never mind, then. As the old proverb goes--tell me who you friends are and I will tell who you are. West's propensity for extolling all kinds of Russian lowlifes is astonishing. Even when one makes an adjustment for cruel necessities of operations of influence, which, by default, require involvement of less than admirable human material. But the West outdid itself in this respect. Is it a competence issue only, or, maybe, it shows a civilizational difference between modern Russia and the West. I would say--both.    

Independence Day.

Not the one you thought, though. I guess there is truly a great irony that first real Russian Constitution, or rather amendments which make it such, which declares Russia's full sovereignty from the combined West comes into force on July 4th, 2020. Vladimir Putin signed those amendments which were passed with overwhelming vote by Russia's citizens today. 77.9% of Russians voted for this new Constitution (in Russian). There is more to this Constitution than mere primacy of the Russian Law over any "international" law--euphemism for West's self-proclaimed monopoly on judgement and its largely degenerate modern values. It is the end for Russia's experiment with "liberalism". 

The United States was active in trying to sabotage this referendum and in doing so... put out LGBT flag on US Embassy in Moscow.

Vladimir Putin's comment was very short on this issue: 

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday mocked a rainbow LGBT pride flag hung from the US embassy in Moscow, suggesting it reflected on the orientation of the diplomats. During a televised video conference, a lawmaker told Putin that the US embassy had hung a rainbow flag on its facade for the first time to celebrate Pride month in June. "Who works in this building?" Putin asked the speaker, Senator Alexei Pushkov, to be told "Americans." "Let them celebrate. They've shown a certain something about the people who work there," he added with a smile.

That was purely Russian response with a profound second meaning many people in US Embassy, let alone some media pundits in US, due to their ignorance wouldn't even get. Those who know, they will understand. With a smile, because it is very close to truth. What a funny coincidence. As for US Independence Day. I couldn't put it better than James Kunstler who wrote today an excellent piece. And looking at the mayhem unleashed in the US, one, even out of most basics American patriotism, has very little to celebrate. Yet, we all here, in the US, will get to our grills, open beer and many, very many--I am absolutely sure--will contemplate the fate and history of the United States which is being erased as I type this. Thus the recognition of Russia being the last vestige of West's normalcy becomes even more poignant, especially on a true Independence Day for Russia.