Roland, Agree. Putin has forever ruined the Russian 'brand'. He'll probably light off a tactical nuke and the whole planet will react to that - in not a nice way. Get out a map and start looking at neighboring countries who will start dismembering Russia. Some great investment opportunities there. Not snark, totally serious.
Roland, Agree. Putin has forever ruined the Russian 'brand'. He'll probably light off a tactical nuke and the whole planet will react to that - in not a nice way. Get out a map and start looking at neighboring countries who will start dismembering Russia. Some great investment opportunities there. Not snark, totally serious.
Hi Charlie. I am well aware you’re being totally serious, there was never any doubt.
Here’s my view, and the FSB observers here in this forum might appreciate this:
I agree with you that the Russian brand is being ruined, moreso the Putin name and the names of any cronies that make it into the news (Deripaska, Usmanov, et al).
I differentiate between Russia
(1) the police state, the Orwellian mind control agency, and the criminal enterprise composed of the government and the business oligarchy
(2) the people
The Russian people are responsible for allowing a deeply corrupt government and business oligarchy to take control in their country. So they are going to take the hit for that abdication of power and responsibility.
I have confidence in them however. The war protesters are evidence of life. Even before this war, in Khabarovsk and elsewhere around Russia, we have seen glimmers of dawn. Navalny of course. Even as we speak, I suspect now that there are FSB agents (and perhaps even factions within that agency) who are well on their way to understanding the truth. They have very sharp minds.
Russia is going through a reckoning, a coming to consciousness, not unlike what has been happening in America (#MeToo, George Floyd, Jan. 6). These societal awakenings are brutal. So like it or not, I can’t help it, I have sympathy and empathy for the Russians.
Roland, Spot on as usual. I also hold a difference between Russian 'leaders' and average citizens. I feel sorry for the pain they will now suffer. But they will prevail. This is a necessary initial step in evolving global consciousness.
Buddhists (like moi) say, 'pain is inevitable, suffering is optional'.
I've been on this awakening rant for some 5 years now. I am actually heartened that the process has begun - but not without the pain of birth. https://media.awakeningtowholeness.net/
Roland, Agree. Putin has forever ruined the Russian 'brand'. He'll probably light off a tactical nuke and the whole planet will react to that - in not a nice way. Get out a map and start looking at neighboring countries who will start dismembering Russia. Some great investment opportunities there. Not snark, totally serious.
Hi Charlie. I am well aware you’re being totally serious, there was never any doubt.
Here’s my view, and the FSB observers here in this forum might appreciate this:
I agree with you that the Russian brand is being ruined, moreso the Putin name and the names of any cronies that make it into the news (Deripaska, Usmanov, et al).
I differentiate between Russia
(1) the police state, the Orwellian mind control agency, and the criminal enterprise composed of the government and the business oligarchy
(2) the people
The Russian people are responsible for allowing a deeply corrupt government and business oligarchy to take control in their country. So they are going to take the hit for that abdication of power and responsibility.
I have confidence in them however. The war protesters are evidence of life. Even before this war, in Khabarovsk and elsewhere around Russia, we have seen glimmers of dawn. Navalny of course. Even as we speak, I suspect now that there are FSB agents (and perhaps even factions within that agency) who are well on their way to understanding the truth. They have very sharp minds.
Russia is going through a reckoning, a coming to consciousness, not unlike what has been happening in America (#MeToo, George Floyd, Jan. 6). These societal awakenings are brutal. So like it or not, I can’t help it, I have sympathy and empathy for the Russians.
It’s who I am.
Roland, Spot on as usual. I also hold a difference between Russian 'leaders' and average citizens. I feel sorry for the pain they will now suffer. But they will prevail. This is a necessary initial step in evolving global consciousness.
Buddhists (like moi) say, 'pain is inevitable, suffering is optional'.
I've been on this awakening rant for some 5 years now. I am actually heartened that the process has begun - but not without the pain of birth. https://media.awakeningtowholeness.net/
Yes.
“This is a necessary initial step in evolving global consciousness.”
Will that reckoning come soon enough to save Ukraine? I suspect not.
I suspect not