Ukraine

[alisonfletch]

A comment on John Ward's blog post re. Ukraine....
"John Day on February 27, 2022 at 2:07 pm

As to the urgency of the invasion, and “Biden’s” certainty that Russia WOULD invade, the 20X increase in shelling of Donbas by massed Ukrainian forces, prepared to advance, may have also been a factor.
https://drjohnsblog.substack.com/p/ukra ... source=url

War creates a compelling control narrative which elite owners need in rapidly shifting economic times. There is fear and urgency. Anybody who raises rational questions about the war narrative can be quickly labeled as an “enemy”, silenced and disappeared.

My read of history is that global financial economy is breaking down because of corruption, more expensive fuel and mined ores, and promises of retirements and investment returns from a big , empty cookie jar, which is about to break open and reveal the truth.

The loss of faith in the corrupted system suddenly kills it completely. A command-economy, like under Stalin, Hitler or even FDR , can step into this gap, but it will always be ugly and inefficient, and usually corrupt. I expect the corruption to be a sustaining theme, at least until smaller groups of people create self-sustaining local economic arrangements. Growing vegetable gardens in wartime has always been one of these adaptations.

I am looking at the dissipation of the COVID-global-pandemic narrative at the same time that global supply chains and local supply chains are all breaking down.

I don’t see some force of trust or technology to right this listing Titanic. I do see a lot of groups of elites standing by lifeboats with machine guns, though.

That is the worldview within which I analyze events, so you may know this about me, and compensate as you might see fit.

Russia seeks to nullify the threat on its border permanently, which means an end to neo-nazi political power, American bioweapons facilities, NATO military infrastructure and training, and installation of friendly politicians. Ukraine will likely be divided up yet again, but this time made smaller. Neighboring countries might acquire parts of Ukraine for better or for worse. It seems that Russia will control all of Ukraine’s coasts , then negotiate with other entities for pieces of coast.
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Everyone should read this summary from John Day. It has his regular level of calm (albeit rightly alarmed) wisdom in it. He’s a medic who actually likes people and doesn’t have a demigod complex. This a rare combo.
JW"

https://therealslog.com/2022/02/27/ukra ... e-mission/

[Pooky]

I fear this is only move to distract people from the falling narrative, which keep them home for last two years.

For current news I try to get information from independent sources like this :

https://www.ukcolumn.org/ukcolumn-news/ ... ruary-2022

In my opinion, the war is bad but we already started two years back, when they imposed the global lockdown and destroyed economy. It is nicely summarized by this picture.



I also recommend to read sources which are not fully avaliable like RT.com