Between 2005 and 2010, a set of books called “Project Russia” was distributed to high-ranking officials in the Russian government and other influential thought leaders. The books offered a detailed program of spiritual warfare against Western democracies culminating in “controlled global collapse” and the establishment of a “supranational” state headed by a Prince-Monk who “best understands the world.” The plan described is ultimately a program for subjugating the world, which would also be united together in a single religion.
This all may sound fantastical, or even absurd. But the Project Russia plan comports very closely with what’s unfolding now, and has been linked to groups acting on behalf of the FSB, Russia’s security agency. It’s worth considering the ways in which this plan also reflects the inflection point we now face in the United States.
Brief overview about the relationship between post Soviet Russia and the Heritage Foundation can be found in this post if you’re interested
I mean it’s definitely nuts, but when you think about why it exists, most likely it’s just a propaganda tool that lays out a proposed future guided by traditionalism and religious nationalism as a patriotic duty.
Basically, if you buy in, this is the greatness that awaits you as a reward. Whether or not they intend to fully carry out any of that beyond whatever is necessary to gain and protect the power/wealth of the people that put the movement together, is unclear.
As long as they claim these are the overarching goals, it’s a pretty effective tool. If you join us, this is what you’ll be working towards as a loyal servant to your God and a patriot for your country.
Project 2025 isn’t quite as heavy on the globalist Orthodox aspect, but it also doesn’t seem that Christianity in the U.S. has really become homogenous enough (yet) to make that an effective propaganda tool.
Over the last few decades, you have had an increasing number of conservatives converting to Catholicism, and it’s definitely being used to gain a broader following by people like J.D. Vance via exploitation of Charlie Kirk’s audience.
Capturing the support of the Catholic right for this kind of thing seems pretty easy, and if you can create a popular movement targeted at Christians in the U.S. using Orthodox religion as an umbrella for all Christians, it could work. It’s insane and it’s scary, but that’s usually the case with most fascist propaganda.
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My question is, if Russian nationalists are supposed to believe they’re the supreme nation, and Americans are supposed to believe they’re the supreme nation, how do you decide who rules who? Maybe just hope that the umbrella bringing all Orthodox Christianity together will allow you all (but nobody else) to peacefully co-exist under your global oligarch rulers?
Well if you look at europe again you have all these countries were the peasants and the middle class were raised to be nationalistic and hate the enemy country but then all the royalty were related.
It’s pretty similar. Oligarchs are the unquestionable and untouchable royalty. Everyone else can be a patriot who does the royalty’s bidding via their own exploitation or fighting in wars that keep the Oligarchs wealthy and in control of all the resources.
If anyone questions the ruling oligarchs, they’re not just going against the king/queen or even an elected president. Since Orthodox religion is a core part of the nationalist identity under their rule, anyone going against the rulers would be questioning God’s will. These are the leaders that God chose to represent him on earth, and if you try to go against them, you go against God and his entire nation.
Combining religion and patriotism as a shared national identity, provides a much stronger defense shield against criticism than either alone. If somebody questions the oligarchs who control the government, they’re attacking your country and persecuting your religion.