Even though well aware of Kiev's glorification of Nazi butchers and its current terrorist activities, Congress still voted for $61 billion to support Zelensky's despotic regime.
Well written. Excellent insights. And between the lines, evidence of hard won wisdom. Americans grew up being told human rights mattered. Freedom, liberty, and self-determination were core values. The day you realize that the US started supporting actual Nazis and people that thought like them even before World War II was over is a hard day. Operation Paperclip is bad. CIA support for LtGen Gehlen and hundreds of other Nazis is worse. Project Icon, Project Aerodynamic, and QRPLUMB are worse. Understanding the US protected, trained, and paid the people who carried out 1/4 of the Holocaust is worse. Understanding who Azov, Adair, Right Sector, White Sich, etc are and how the US supported them is worse. Seeing things like the 29 August 2005 treaty establishing biological weapons storage and research labs on the State Department website and DoD funding for these facilities is found in GSA contracts on the GSA website at the same time the US denies their existance is worse.
So much corruption in Ukraine. I have followed the goings on in Eastern Ukraine and am amazed at how much they have gone through, it's heartbreaking that the world barely knows the history.
Well written. Excellent insights. And between the lines, evidence of hard won wisdom. Americans grew up being told human rights mattered. Freedom, liberty, and self-determination were core values. The day you realize that the US started supporting actual Nazis and people that thought like them even before World War II was over is a hard day. Operation Paperclip is bad. CIA support for LtGen Gehlen and hundreds of other Nazis is worse. Project Icon, Project Aerodynamic, and QRPLUMB are worse. Understanding the US protected, trained, and paid the people who carried out 1/4 of the Holocaust is worse. Understanding who Azov, Adair, Right Sector, White Sich, etc are and how the US supported them is worse. Seeing things like the 29 August 2005 treaty establishing biological weapons storage and research labs on the State Department website and DoD funding for these facilities is found in GSA contracts on the GSA website at the same time the US denies their existance is worse.
"Why is this lesson so difficult for our ruling class to comprehend?" Because, as you point out at the beginning, they never grew out of the mentality of a 10-year-old. I mean, that flag-waving is evidence enough and the rhetoric is no more mature, either. To me it's an insult on human intelligence but sadly, the intended audience has the same mental age as those delivering the rhetoric. I've been wondering if we humans were always this stupid or we've somehow conquered a new low in this respect.
Well written. Excellent insights. And between the lines, evidence of hard won wisdom. Americans grew up being told human rights mattered. Freedom, liberty, and self-determination were core values. The day you realize that the US started supporting actual Nazis and people that thought like them even before World War II was over is a hard day. Operation Paperclip is bad. CIA support for LtGen Gehlen and hundreds of other Nazis is worse. Project Icon, Project Aerodynamic, and QRPLUMB are worse. Understanding the US protected, trained, and paid the people who carried out 1/4 of the Holocaust is worse. Understanding who Azov, Adair, Right Sector, White Sich, etc are and how the US supported them is worse. Seeing things like the 29 August 2005 treaty establishing biological weapons storage and research labs on the State Department website and DoD funding for these facilities is found in GSA contracts on the GSA website at the same time the US denies their existance is worse.
It is heart breaking and evil.
Omigosh John! Another very well written piece….both an excellent summary of the current situation and a nice bow to history.
You are good. Wish this could be in mainstream media. As a lark, try sending it to NYT or WaP. Bravo!
So much corruption in Ukraine. I have followed the goings on in Eastern Ukraine and am amazed at how much they have gone through, it's heartbreaking that the world barely knows the history.
Well written. Excellent insights. And between the lines, evidence of hard won wisdom. Americans grew up being told human rights mattered. Freedom, liberty, and self-determination were core values. The day you realize that the US started supporting actual Nazis and people that thought like them even before World War II was over is a hard day. Operation Paperclip is bad. CIA support for LtGen Gehlen and hundreds of other Nazis is worse. Project Icon, Project Aerodynamic, and QRPLUMB are worse. Understanding the US protected, trained, and paid the people who carried out 1/4 of the Holocaust is worse. Understanding who Azov, Adair, Right Sector, White Sich, etc are and how the US supported them is worse. Seeing things like the 29 August 2005 treaty establishing biological weapons storage and research labs on the State Department website and DoD funding for these facilities is found in GSA contracts on the GSA website at the same time the US denies their existance is worse.
It is heart breaking and evil.
Everyone, especially Americans, should read Michael Parenti and listen to his many interesting lectures (they can be found on YouTube).
"Why is this lesson so difficult for our ruling class to comprehend?" Because, as you point out at the beginning, they never grew out of the mentality of a 10-year-old. I mean, that flag-waving is evidence enough and the rhetoric is no more mature, either. To me it's an insult on human intelligence but sadly, the intended audience has the same mental age as those delivering the rhetoric. I've been wondering if we humans were always this stupid or we've somehow conquered a new low in this respect.