We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Saturday, February 26, 2022

Posts that I especially recommend for Saturday, February 26, 2022

  • It’s Happening Again featuring Russell Brand, a British comedian turned serious activist, ranting about CDC redacted pages, Anthony Fauci, and other matters--from Brand's channel on Rumble (12:59).
  • Ukraine - Donetsk and Luhansk, Crimea and Donbas, Alfred de Zayas (English in depth interview) from Potkaars podcast's channel on Odysee (1:09:18--re-posted on Geopolitics and Empire). (Note: Alfred de Zayas, Professor of International Law at the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations, gives us a comprehensive historical background on the conflict that presently occurring in Ukraine. My reaction: I thoroughly agree with Mike Whitney that the Nordstream 2 Pipeline is crucial to the Empire's control of the world. This is what the Ukraine issue is all about--to instill fear in all Europeans that the "Russians are coming!"--to prevent the use of the Nordsteam 2 gas pipeline. I am also of the opinion that the Europeans will reject this fear in favor of much cheaper Russian gas. Biden has already said that if the Russians invade Ukraine, he will only step up the financial sanctions against Russia--as if the Russians care!
When it comes to geopolitical issues, how can we tell what’s really happening? It’s no secret that people have lost trust in legacy media as a result of COVID, and even before COVID. Scientists, doctors and journalists presenting information that calls into question government narratives and measures have been ignored, ridiculed and censored. When it comes to geopolitical issues in the past, we’ve seen the same.
 
War, like COVID, has long been used to serve ulterior motives.
Putin: I appeal to the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Do not allow neo-Nazis and Bandera supporters to use your children, your wives, and elderly people as human shields. Take power into your own hands. It seems that it will be easier for us to come to an agreement than with this gang of junkies and neo-Nazis, who settled in Kiev and took the entire Ukrainian people hostage.
  • This Changes Everything featuring Russell Brand, a British comedian turned activist, commenting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine--using Brand's channel on YouTube (17:49). My reaction: This commentary is one of the best we can expect from Brand, but he doesn't provide enough context to this invasion which was promoted by the de-facto US/British/Zionist Empire's aggression against Russia using Ukraine as a pretext. Furthermore, weren't the Russian population of Donbass subject to daily shelling from the Neo-Nazis in the government of Ukraine? And I remain in doubt about the legitimacy of the fascist regime currently governing Ukraine--it was installed by the subversive practices of the Empire.
  • US’ real strategic color of selfishness, hypocrisy revealed in Ukraine crisis: Global Times editorial from Global Times, which is said by many to represent the Chinese Communist Party. My reaction: The hypocrisy of NATO and its controllers in the de-facto US/British/Zionist Empire is pointed out in this article, and which may be learned by people all over the world, that is, if the self-serving propaganda isn't allowed to influence them. The directors of the Empire, out of desperation, are gambling that once again they can fool the people of the world with their propaganda.
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