So in my last post and with my dealings on Twitter I really stepped into quite a bit of shit. Seems like I pissed a lot of people off with my ridiculous hot takes and casual disregard of the Ukraine situation. Shit happens. If you were offended I apologize. It was actually not my intention to offend, although that probably doesn't seem very likely given the tone and content of my message.

Emotions run high.

I'm fairly certain I haven't seen this kind of intensity since 9/11, which is truly baffling considering that no one that I seem to have offended actually lives in the Ukraine or has family or friends there. It is nice to see that the small Ukrainian community on Hive is getting a bit of support as well. I wonder if there is more we could do to help that I may be glossing over at the moment. I suppose it is possible that a protocol like Hive could legitimately offer significant support to those who need it the most (borderlessly; worldwide). Something to think about.

I actually am a bit shocked I got the reactions that I got. I'll be the first to admit that I haven't done any kind of actual research to speak with any kind of authority on this specific issue. However, I do have two journalists I follow that I trust implicitly to report on global politics just like this one. Perhaps it was a mistake to not see what they were saying about the situation before forging my own opinion on the matter.

https://caitlinjohnstone.com/

Hm, so what does Caitlin Johnstone have to say...

WHOA...

Well, she's been busy. Holy hell.

https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2022/02/24/twelve-thoughts-on-ukraine/

This whole thing could very easily have been avoided with a little bit of diplomacy. The only reason that didn’t happen was it would have meant the US empire taking a teensy, weensy step back from its agenda of total planetary domination.

Please don’t report facts on your media platforms. Don’t let anyone talk about the known actions by NATO powers and Kyiv which experts have long warned would lead to this situation. You’re not allowed to talk about the known US/NATO/Ukraine actions which demonstrably led us to where we’re at. You’re only allowed to say Putin attacked Ukraine completely unprovoked, in a vacuum, solely because he is evil and hates freedom.

Hm, that's like... exactly what happened in the comments of my last post. What a coincidence.

We survived the last cold war by sheer, dumb luck. We were never once in control. We just got lucky. There’s no reason to trust that we’ll get lucky again. We need to abandon this madness and pursue detente immediately.

Ah well I guess my claims of not being worried about WW3 are perhaps a bit overzealous. I can take the loss and recant that statement. Still, what good is being afraid of something that we have no power over? Seems to me that such fear would only be used against me while not really giving me any kind of benefit in return.

Abby Martin?

I actually know Abby from way back in the day before she even started her career. Then I saw her on a Joe Rogan Podcast and had to double and triple check that it was the same person that I knew from my past. So random. You know what's even more random?

I follow very few people on Twitter, but EIGHT of the people I do follow are following Abby Martin (which is a huge percentage 10%+). That kind of blew my mind honestly... a bunch of libertarians and crypto friends following someone from my childhood. LoL, so weird. In any case...

It is quite disgusting that everyone lines up in outrage that Europeans are being attacked, yet in the same week Yemenis and Somalia get bombed.

Yet again, this is the exact thing I'm trying to discuss. Why do we care about Ukraine and not anything else? It's just another case of blatant tribalism and outrage based on what the media is telling us to be outraged about. This is a problem and something that needs to be discussed and analyzed closely, or it could lead to more problems down the line.

Conclusion

Seeing such charged responses to my last post was very alarming. I probably should have done a lot more research before discussing such hot topics. However, Caitlin Johnstone and Abby Marin are two of the most professional unbiased journalists I've ever been able to find in all my searching when it comes to large-scale global politics. They are saying a lot of the same things I was saying just from a gut feeling, and they do a hell of a lot more work than I do. Pay attention. This isn't over.

I'm not the only one that's interpreting it like this.

Hm, worst apology tour ever.

Don't worry about me though. I don't really plan on pursing this particular political quagmire to my grave. This is not the hill I'm going to die on.

Abby Martin and Caitlin Johnstone are super legit though. Hopefully someone out there starts following them because of this post.

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