Good article, Tom. I agree we should be approaching this differently, and, yes, what can be used on them can be used on anyone. I do see a difference between us and them, though, in terms of populace reaction. We already had great animus to those behind 9/11. The Russians, by and large, do not appear to have the same thoughts to Ukrainians, or the West. In fact, Putin sold them on brotherhood, and the fact that his rhetoric then is mismatched to his actions now, appears to me, to be squaring Russians’ hatred on him. Putin has always had a tight control on their freedoms, and he’s tightening it further. Do they blame him or the West? We’ll see.
All of that aside, the way we are proceeding is just not the right way, for so many reasons.
I just touched on this in our group. How I’m distinguishing the ppl from their governments. The way in which some countries are governed are not always indicative of the character of those ppl in which they govern. It’s happening here as well as in Russia. I understand the sanctions but I don’t agree with them all either.
Good article, Tom. I agree we should be approaching this differently, and, yes, what can be used on them can be used on anyone. I do see a difference between us and them, though, in terms of populace reaction. We already had great animus to those behind 9/11. The Russians, by and large, do not appear to have the same thoughts to Ukrainians, or the West. In fact, Putin sold them on brotherhood, and the fact that his rhetoric then is mismatched to his actions now, appears to me, to be squaring Russians’ hatred on him. Putin has always had a tight control on their freedoms, and he’s tightening it further. Do they blame him or the West? We’ll see.
All of that aside, the way we are proceeding is just not the right way, for so many reasons.
I just touched on this in our group. How I’m distinguishing the ppl from their governments. The way in which some countries are governed are not always indicative of the character of those ppl in which they govern. It’s happening here as well as in Russia. I understand the sanctions but I don’t agree with them all either.
Great article, Tom!