Monday, May 5, 2014

The New Barbarossa

Two New York Times reporters have been investigating for themselves what is happening in east Ukraine and they found no Russian troops in Slavyansk nor any Russian support.  (RT:  No Russians among Slavyansk self-defense forces – NYT reporters)

This is hardly a surprise as the proof of Russian involvement has never been more than wild claims on CNN or Fox News with nothing to substantiate them.  On that basis, Obama launched his New Age Barbarossa because Russia must not be allowed to expand.  That Russia has not significantly altered its borders since World War II apparently is not considered germane.

There are many clairvoyants these days who just know that Putin dreams of re-unifying Russia.  There's never been any indication of that but, baby, I just know it.  I can feel it.  Mostly his objectives seem to have been the same as any American politician:  get a good line on the graft pipeline so you get a piece of the action and to get a good line on stomping terrorist religious freaks as those stinkbugs are a pain in the ass everywhere.  As to global revolution, well, not so much.

It was covered at the outset that Ukraine is a bankrupt shithole and no-one wants it.  The previous pro-Russia President raped the place for big bucks and the economy was largely ruined with big debts back to Mother Russia.  It's like Mississippi would suddenly start sinking into the Gulf of Mexico.  Um, so what.  Now it's a welfare state underwater and good night, Irene.

So now America has a big piece of inciting something that made martyrs out of forty young people in the Trade Unions Building.  The barbarism of what happened that night defies description although it is true that some did try to help the people inside get out.  Some others shot at them.

When this happened in Waco, you were outraged.  And now?

Meanwhile there's an American military that's gone completely insane ... and deliberately.  By going to an 'all-volunteer' Army, liberals were eliminated as Democrats will be very unlikely to do it unless there is a draft.  The result may not have been planned but, regardless, now there is a right-wing military that is resoundingly disloyal.  Nice job, Washington.  You've trained them for disloyalty and now you'll be expecting what exactly from them.

The same thing happened with cops as no liberal ever wanted to be a cop.  Liberals are hardly ever stupid but cops almost always are, not a good match.  Now there's a gigantic cadre of right wing ape cops on steroidal medications for those extra-beefy cop muscles.  Their objectives are trivial as you hear all the time about them hassling some kid for marijuana but when was the last time you heard about them taking down some Mafia guy.

I get slammed multiple times for being anti-American but I'm not at all.  For a long time I rather enjoyed it here but it wasn't me that trashed it with this manic right wing hysteria.  Now the America I enjoyed doesn't exist anymore and you're pissed off with me because I don't like it.  Excuse me if I don't think that's a fair deal.

Excuse me if I have no time for arguing about religious matters such as abortion, gay marriage, prayer in school, and who knows what else.  Euros dealt with these things long ago and have moved on to things in life that matter and hell yes I admire that.

If you love America so much, why did you let it slip through your fingers.

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