There hasn't been much posting of late, and in particular, the situation in Ukraine. Information may not be reliable, so there seemed to be little point of discussing it. However, some broad strokes may be ascertained with a certainty approaching 100%. Those are these: the war is ongoing, the USA is somehow involved fairly deeply, and the Russians don't seem to be winning, but the outcome is uncertain.
Then it could be examined here on the "home front". Biden isn't popular, but is holding on. The Congress is divided, and the GOP is definitely divided. Hard to compare with Russia, though. Russia is said to be "authoritarian", but what does that mean anymore? Isn't the USA just as much so? If Putin whacks his political enemies, then how is it different than what is occuring here? Stuff that would never have happened in a previous time is happening now in America. The once "shining city on the hill" doesn't look so shiny now. Not much patriotic fervor in the air.
The elections do not inspire confidence. This is hardly any difference than in foreign lands that once were considered "authoritarian". Saddam Hussein's Iraq had "elections", for crying out loud. "Elections" mean nothing if there aren't free nor fair. The "elections" we have here cannot said to be free if they cannot be verified, and the powers-that-be will not allow an open and fair process to determine the truth of the matter. The recent court case in Arizona pretty much seals that. There won't be a fair election if said fair election unseats the powers-that-be. Kari Lake should have won her lawsuit if the laws were followed and the facts were recognized. Neither of these occurred. Free and fair elections are now a thing of the past in Arizona, and in other places in this country now. It is only a matter of time before there won't be any freedom left anywhere in America.
We aren't in a shooting war with Russia yet, but that could still occur. It seems that the powers-that-be are hellbent on a war. They are pushing Putin to the very wall. It is clear that they want Russia to become just another one of their possessions.
It seemed in years gone by that America stood for freedom. Ukraine is not a free country. Neither is America anymore. Why then are we called upon to support this war? For what do we risk war? To "free" an unfree society? How can that be taken seriously when it isn't practiced here nor in Ukraine?
The recent election in this country wasn't much of a choice. The powers-that-be run both parties. There is no real difference between the two. Anybody who differs with the powers-that-be will be canceled out. Their talons are going deeper and deeper into all of us, yet we are called upon to support it. I say NO. I say HELL NO.
The remaining "patriotic" contingent is awfully quiet. If a shooting war DOES break out, who will man the armed forces? The recruitment effort is lagging a bit. Seems like nobody really wants to fight for "massa". Maybe the homos will, but what kind of army would that be? Maybe they could fight with machines, but what if the "education" system won't produce the kind of people who can run them, nor make the machines any more?
Just my opinion, for what it is worth. The powers-that-be are picking a fight that they don't seem very interested in winning. If they don't find somebody who is willing to fight, they are in a lot of trouble. But like Rhett Butler said, "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn." Just wondering how many people really do give a damn.
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