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By John Helmer, Moscow
@bears_with [2]
Pejorism is the idea that the world is getting worse so you should prepare yourself, your house, your country, your army.
Meliorism — the opposite idea that the world is getting better, that time and history are on your side, etc. — has been so powerful for so long that it has suppressed the skeptics and buried pejorism. The term doesn’t rate an entry in the Shorter Oxford Dictionary. The digital version of the full Oxford Dictionary [3] claims the idea, or at least this word for it, is a modern one even if it is based on the ancient Latin word peior which described the condition of comparative degree between malus (bad) and pessimus (worst).
In the war of civilizations in which Russia finds itself with the US, Germany, and the NATO allies, and also in the war for the sea lanes and freedom to trade, the longest lasting ally Russia has has had is India. In this hour-long discussion with Lieutenant General P.T. Shankar and Brigadier General Arun Sahgal, the former a specialist of artillery, the latter of intelligence, we discuss the issues that were addressed during President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Delhi earlier this month, and the problems to be solved by the two allies in the year ahead.
Click to view or listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n4Xb3rWa3w [4]
For following up with detailed evidence:
For following up with detailed evidence:
- The H-1B visa problem for India in the US [5].
- Australia reverts to racial and religious prejudice in its visa policy towards India [6].
- RELOS means the India-Russia agreement on Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Support for analysis, read [7].
The White House National Security Strategy (NSS) of November 2025 [8]