Our friend Roger is the ultimate historian and today he provides us with a thought-provoking post about the current war Russia has started against Ukraine … really, against the rest of the world. Thank you, Roger, for this timely post and your valuable insights!
Where do we begin? How do we explain?
24th February 2022. Another Date To Remember….So many events, actions and commentaries since the day Putin and his court decided to take the next step in their endeavours to bring The Ukraine back under Kremlin control. The avalanche into the medias has been such that I literally had to check the start date. It was as if Time measured in days had ceased to be a relevant method of recording, all that counted was The Narrative, every daily action is affected by The Narrative, even Sunrise and Sunset are but part of the backdrop. So many folk are asking ‘How could this happen?’ Understandable.
Under the lens of the seemingly disturbing and dispassionate study of International Relations’ Realism theories what is happening in the Ukraine is predictable, almost inexorable. However this is not the arena to be bandying terms such as ‘Anarchic…
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Worst men in charge at the worst time.
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Sigh. I fear this cannot end well … heartbreaking it is.
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An essay only Roger could write. Eloquent and poignant description my friend.
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I agree! Roger is the ‘go-to’ person for an assessment of history and how it has affected where we are today.
By the way … our plans to collaborate on the topic of CRT, factual education, racism in schools, etc., got de-railed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but it’s still in the back of my mind and we will do it soon!
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2nd paragraph.
Go for it guys! You’re just the duo for the job.
TBA-TBA!!
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Thanks, Roger!!! We were planning to start talking about it last week, but then the invasion of Ukraine rather diverted our attention. But, it is important and an issue that matters too much to ignore!
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The war for true Liberty, along with Compassion, Respect and Tolerance, is one which is fought on many fronts in many ways.
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And never-ending, it seems.
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Corrosion never rests.
I am reminded of an extract out by Michael Herr’s ‘Despatches’…Although in a different time and different place, from a different perspective, the sentiment holds true, from one American soldier in Vietnam:
‘No sense us getting too relaxed. Charlie don’t relax, just when you get good and comfortable is when he comes over and takes a giant sh** on you,’
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True words … unfortunately.
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I agree Jill. We can always revisit because you know the crazy right-wingers will be making this an issue all year. We’ve got time! And agreed also on Roger. He’s such a great resource!!
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Heck yes! And did you see Roger’s encouraging comment? Gotta love that man!
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Yep, sure did. He’s the best!
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Thank you, Ned!!!
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Thanks for sharing, Jill! So true, we will never end any war, if we not able to end dealing with weapons. ;-/ xx Michael
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Thank you for reading, Michael! Lately I have become convinced that humans are incapable, as a whole, of learning the lessons of history. The worst invention of humankind was the invention of nuclear weapons that ultimately humans will use to destroy life on this planet, I think. I hope I’m wrong, but … Sigh. xx
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Thanks Jill.
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