Kazakhstan has fallen into chaos as massive protests have broken out over fuel prices while Russia is preparing to send in troops. Newsweek. Members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which includes Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Kazakhstan has blamed outside interference for the protests. Protests in Kazakhstan have been common since 2018 when Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took power. However, massive protests have broken out due to a major increase in fuel prices. These protests have involved disarming police and soldiers, tearing down statues and destroying buildings.
My Comment:
The situation in Kazakhstan has descended into chaos very quickly. I had just heard about protests yesterday and today it seems likely that the government will fall. People are extremely angry in Kazakhstan.
Though protests have been been happening in Kazakhstan for awhile now due to a poor economy, the increase in heating fuel prices are the major reason this is happening. The country is not a rich one and people cannot afford these higher prices. They are going to be bankrupted by these higher prices and it's little surprise that they have started to riot.
The Newsweek article didn't really explain too much on how bad these riots really are. People are disarming cops and soldiers, raiding armories and getting into shootouts. People have died and more will continue to do so. The government does not seem to be in control anymore and it's not a surprise that Kazakhstan is asking Russia to bail them out.
Kazakhstan is blaming foreigners for this, probably the CIA. I do admit that it is the CIA's playbook to destabilize former Soviet nations. That is how Ukraine went down so I am not surprised that they are claiming this in Kazakhstan today.
I really don't see it. For one thing, I don't think the CIA is that competent anymore. They have been captured by progressives and if there is one thing progressives are not it's competent. Plus, these protests broke out too quickly for that to have been likely. They certainly look organic to me.
As for Russia, this isn't something they want and I think they should possibly reconsider sending in troops. The last thing they need right now is getting bogged down in a possible civil war. Plus they might have difficulty trying to win any war. A guerilla war on their border could do massive damage to their military and have them be bogged down for years.
I do have to point out the irony here. Twitter is basically unusable and I can't imagine how bad national news media is right now over the supposed January 6th "insurrection". January 6th was of course a nothingburger with absolutely nothing of note happening other than the murder of Ashlie Babbit. ANd here are the Kazakhs showing how it is actually done. It's why I don't think this story is really getting the coverage it deserves.
What happens next? Nothing good. I think it's already past the point where the government could do anything to stop this. And deploying troops will likely lead to open warfare. That means a whole lot of people will die.
I do think that this should be a warning for all western governments. Inflation is out of control and they need to do something about it now or what is happening in Kazakhstan could happen anywhere. If people are going bankrupt just heating their homes than people aren't going to stand for it. Governments globally need to avoid policies that lead to inflation, especially in food and energy, if they want to avoid the same fate that Kazakhstan is facing now.
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