Russia has had the worst form of monarchy, followed by the worst form of communism, followed by the worst form of capitalism. Lots to write about, though often at great cost to the writer.
Dominic A
1 year ago
Russia has had the worst form of monarchy, followed by the worst form of communism, followed by the worst form of capitalism. Lots to write about, though often at great cost to the writer.
CHARLES STANHOPE
1 year ago
“The Tsar loves this gigantic black beast”
Really, he looks like a chocolate lab’ in the caption photograph?
Everything must be exaggerated to outline the “us versus them” idea, subtly mirroring “good vs evil” of course.
A lab (one of the friendliest dogs on the planet) becomes a huge scary beast;
An occasional shot of vodka becomes a habit of heavy drinking;
A criminal not-paying-taxes tycoon becomes a freedom beacon;
An aged and retired assistant becomes a victim;
And good relationships with neighboring countries become a desire to reinstate the USSR.
this list is endless. White is grey and the grey is black.
Everything must be exaggerated to outline the “us versus them” idea, subtly mirroring “good vs evil” of course.
A lab (one of the friendliest dogs on the planet) becomes a huge scary beast;
An occasional shot of vodka becomes a habit of heavy drinking;
A criminal not-paying-taxes tycoon becomes a freedom beacon;
An aged and retired assistant becomes a victim;
And good relationships with neighboring countries become a desire to reinstate the USSR.
this list is endless. White is grey and the grey is black.
CHARLES STANHOPE
1 year ago
“The Tsar loves this gigantic black beast”
Really, he looks like a chocolate lab’ in the caption photograph?
Fiction can often tell harder truths about life and the world than anything else.
Penny Mcwilliams
1 year ago
But it’s a novel…..
Douglas McNeish
1 year ago
“our objective isn’t conquest. It’s chaos.” A tried and true method used throughout history by schemers in pursuit of power, best applied by distracting attention away from the end game. This brings to mind the current deconstruction of societal and biological norms by wokists who have infiltrated every institution. Once confusion reigns, autocracy will follow.
Douglas McNeish
1 year ago
“our objective isn’t conquest. It’s chaos.” A tried and true method used throughout history by schemers in pursuit of power, best applied by distracting attention away from the end game. This brings to mind the current deconstruction of societal and biological norms by wokists who have infiltrated every institution. Once confusion reigns, autocracy will follow.
Sean Henderson
1 year ago
While I agree with much of your piece and Unherd along with Substack are such excellent sources of independent opinion and journalists. The neoconservative West is much to blame with the current situation in Ukraine.(Not to mention Yelstin and Obamas machinations to get Putin into power). As John Mearsheimer had eloquently predicted and we’re seeing the inevitable fruition of now. You could of easily wrote an article titled “The White House’s /Downing Streets worst schemers still make for stunning political art. But it’s easier to go after other countries “boogeymen”. When you see the left and right unite on something(albeit for different reasons) it’s because they are not buying the mainstream media narrative. We can despise Putin but place the blame of the current situation squarely where it belongs; NATO, US and UK unipolar imperialism. Putin is just more distraction. Like the silly balloons America is using million dollar missiles to shoot down. But I digress.
Sean Henderson
1 year ago
While I agree with much of your piece and Unherd along with Substack are such excellent sources of independent opinion and journalists. The neoconservative West is much to blame with the current situation in Ukraine.(Not to mention Yelstin and Obamas machinations to get Putin into power). As John Mearsheimer had eloquently predicted and we’re seeing the inevitable fruition of now. You could of easily wrote an article titled “The White House’s /Downing Streets worst schemers still make for stunning political art. But it’s easier to go after other countries “boogeymen”. When you see the left and right unite on something(albeit for different reasons) it’s because they are not buying the mainstream media narrative. We can despise Putin but place the blame of the current situation squarely where it belongs; NATO, US and UK unipolar imperialism. Putin is just more distraction. Like the silly balloons America is using million dollar missiles to shoot down. But I digress.
Russia has had the worst form of monarchy, followed by the worst form of communism, followed by the worst form of capitalism. Lots to write about, though often at great cost to the writer.
Russia has had the worst form of monarchy, followed by the worst form of communism, followed by the worst form of capitalism. Lots to write about, though often at great cost to the writer.
“The Tsar loves this gigantic black beast”
Really, he looks like a chocolate lab’ in the caption photograph?
Everything must be exaggerated to outline the “us versus them” idea, subtly mirroring “good vs evil” of course.
A lab (one of the friendliest dogs on the planet) becomes a huge scary beast;
An occasional shot of vodka becomes a habit of heavy drinking;
A criminal not-paying-taxes tycoon becomes a freedom beacon;
An aged and retired assistant becomes a victim;
And good relationships with neighboring countries become a desire to reinstate the USSR.
this list is endless. White is grey and the grey is black.
Everything must be exaggerated to outline the “us versus them” idea, subtly mirroring “good vs evil” of course.
A lab (one of the friendliest dogs on the planet) becomes a huge scary beast;
An occasional shot of vodka becomes a habit of heavy drinking;
A criminal not-paying-taxes tycoon becomes a freedom beacon;
An aged and retired assistant becomes a victim;
And good relationships with neighboring countries become a desire to reinstate the USSR.
this list is endless. White is grey and the grey is black.
“The Tsar loves this gigantic black beast”
Really, he looks like a chocolate lab’ in the caption photograph?
But it’s a novel…..
Fiction can often tell harder truths about life and the world than anything else.
Fiction can often tell harder truths about life and the world than anything else.
But it’s a novel…..
“our objective isn’t conquest. It’s chaos.” A tried and true method used throughout history by schemers in pursuit of power, best applied by distracting attention away from the end game. This brings to mind the current deconstruction of societal and biological norms by wokists who have infiltrated every institution. Once confusion reigns, autocracy will follow.
“our objective isn’t conquest. It’s chaos.” A tried and true method used throughout history by schemers in pursuit of power, best applied by distracting attention away from the end game. This brings to mind the current deconstruction of societal and biological norms by wokists who have infiltrated every institution. Once confusion reigns, autocracy will follow.
While I agree with much of your piece and Unherd along with Substack are such excellent sources of independent opinion and journalists. The neoconservative West is much to blame with the current situation in Ukraine.(Not to mention Yelstin and Obamas machinations to get Putin into power). As John Mearsheimer had eloquently predicted and we’re seeing the inevitable fruition of now. You could of easily wrote an article titled “The White House’s /Downing Streets worst schemers still make for stunning political art. But it’s easier to go after other countries “boogeymen”. When you see the left and right unite on something(albeit for different reasons) it’s because they are not buying the mainstream media narrative. We can despise Putin but place the blame of the current situation squarely where it belongs; NATO, US and UK unipolar imperialism. Putin is just more distraction. Like the silly balloons America is using million dollar missiles to shoot down. But I digress.
While I agree with much of your piece and Unherd along with Substack are such excellent sources of independent opinion and journalists. The neoconservative West is much to blame with the current situation in Ukraine.(Not to mention Yelstin and Obamas machinations to get Putin into power). As John Mearsheimer had eloquently predicted and we’re seeing the inevitable fruition of now. You could of easily wrote an article titled “The White House’s /Downing Streets worst schemers still make for stunning political art. But it’s easier to go after other countries “boogeymen”. When you see the left and right unite on something(albeit for different reasons) it’s because they are not buying the mainstream media narrative. We can despise Putin but place the blame of the current situation squarely where it belongs; NATO, US and UK unipolar imperialism. Putin is just more distraction. Like the silly balloons America is using million dollar missiles to shoot down. But I digress.