Dicussion on Facebook
The following conversation of Facebook shows the degree of misunderstanding there is at present.
Brian Kendall
Author
The most disgraceful thing about Putin's war is not simply the war, but the lead up. How Wall Street and the American and European governments worked with Putin for more than two decades, selling him arms, financing his country, building up his power, laundering his money, knowing full well who he was is something the west needs to reckon with.
It was no secret that Putin organized the bombings of the Moscow apartment buildings in 1999. Every President and banker and policy maker was aware, but they continued to help the Russian state.
And now, he's continuing to openly commit the most heinous crimes against innocent people in Ukraine, and threatening the world with nuclear holocaust.
The 21st century has been one slow burning collapse of the errors of the Cold War generation. Capitalism, fascism, authoritarianism, it's all failed this world.
We could be so much more if we wake up before we're all dead.
Roger Alexander
Your are not very good at history, Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Korea and Vietnam. Libya, Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan!!
Brian Kendall
Author
Roger Alexander the author is talking about collaboarating with Putin. Not discussing all of World history.
Ruby Eve Kayos
Brian Kendall same with Saddam, Gadaffi, al-Assad ..
Roger Alexander
Putin is part of world history.
Roger Alexander
"The most disgraceful thing about Putin's war is not simply the war, but the lead up. How Wall Street and the American and European governments worked with Putin for more than two decades," This is wrong.
Brian Kendall
Author
Roger Alexander no it isn't for 20 years Putin's corruption and oppression of the Russians and other peoples was not called out effectively because Russian money was more important to the Western oligarchy.
Roger Alexander
Brian Kendall Putin has never bombed me but the Nazis have. The Nazis have never supplied me with gas but Putin has.
Brian Kendall
Author
Roger Alexander so you have not personally been effected by Putin so the fate of the Chdchens, the murder of his own people that is OK because you were bombed by the Nazis and get your Gas from Russia? Get a grip you give being Selfcentred a whole new meaning.
Roger Alexander
Brian Kendall I believe what I see with my own eyes and experience directly in my life. I have been shot at in Malaya, Iran and Nigeria and have seen starving children with pot bellies and limbs like sticks picking grains of rice out of the dirt.
It is not self centered to care about those around you and not believe propaganda and hearsay evidence published by those with vested interest.
The world is a vicious place and there are two or more sides to every dispute and I try not be judgemental.
I believe that we should boycott all weapons as I have been a soldier and know that they cannot be used for defence, they are designed to murder and destroy.
Wall Street and the American and European governments worked against Putin for more than two decades while he was building up his nation from the devastation of WW2 and plugging the leaks in his economy by stopping the oligarchs from stealing the Russian peoples money and 'investing' it in property and football teams in the UK and elsewhere.
He reacted to a murderous attack on a school in Russia by Chechen terrorists who the declared war on Russia which Putin won.
Putin is not a pacifist and reacts to violence with greater violence to stop foreign powers from forcing his country into subservience.
This is not so evil as selling weapons to both sides of every dispute in order to try to achieve regime change for the profit of the investors in the weapons industry.
Examine all sides of every discussion and think about the universal picture using the scientific method that is based on data and evidence.
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