Thank you, Seven, for bringing into perspective what this country is going through today, viewed through the lens of struggles caused by the same kind of destructive force Milan Kundera writes about.
When I came to this country in the mid-80s, this was my question: How long will it take before the perfidious mentality of the Russian mafia seeps in and attempts to ruin the system that has been bringing opportunity and freedom to everyone?
The effects of this treacherous influence are now more visible than ever—finally out in the open, without doubt.
Thank you for pointing it out in such a clear and unambiguous way.
The history of ruthless greed trying to eradicate wisdom in order to advance its criminal agenda goes back at least to ancient China. What have we learned, other than that it is a recurring and continuous attempt to block the true light—that “intellectual light” you noticed in Finland?
I do have some answers, and they relate to the nature of human consciousness and our ability to cognize beyond the logical, linear mind. But in this note, I simply wanted to express my appreciation for your relentless, courageous, and beautiful work.
One of my closest friends is a young Ukrainian half my age who I love as the son I never had. By all measure, he is a genius. Not in the intellectual sense, but in the ability to almost immediately see how things are meant to ‘fit”, to be put together; assembled. Before watching the movie “Bitter Harvest” a couple years ago, I was unaware if Stalin’s forced famine upon the Ukrainians in the 1930s. Called the Holodomor, it was responsible for a genocide of nineteen million Ukrainian.
Russian cruelty and barbarism appear to be in their DNA. That same cruelty and barbaric dismissal of human life appear to have taken up residence in one Donald Trump. He is reputed to love cruelty, especially when directed at people he hates.
One must ask why the many must suffer at the hand of a monstrous few. One must ask why so many seem passive in the midst of such anti-human tyranny. It is a challenge to accept that a president of my country would boast about annihilating an entire nation of people. He must fantasize himself as a ruthless John Wayne. All tough and nowhere to go. Frankly, I sick and tired of and fully disgusted with these paper tiger men all full of buster and bombast. They represent not only the worst and least of America. They represent the worst and least of humanity.
Thank You Steven ...that is exactly what may happent to us. The Supreme Court is doing it's best to make sure we lose this beautiful republic. One of my hopes is that no matter how far down the scale we go we might be able to bring it back. Unlike so many countries we have had a democracy for 250 years . That in and of iself is a strength we need to hold onto. We are being held hostage by a minority . Lets see what happens as things get worse. Maybe the minority will join us and help us put a stop to this speeding train. As an aside I saw Marco speaking from the WH. I don't know what he said because I had it on mute. I am thinking maybe Trump put him out there to reassure us. If he did he, will probably make a complete fool out of Marco by tomorrow.
You share, Milan Kundera, stated, “I don’t know what the future holds for my nation”
And you respond:
…”But I think it helps to know that our predicament is not a new one, but rather a condition that many humans before us have faced—and ultimately overcome.”
💙🇺🇸💙
We don’t know for certain, and must energetically act to protect our Democracy- any way- no matter the - at times - overwhelming uncertainty.
I choose to add some levity in another post, because we need it.
Every time that the occupant has one of his talks with Putin, we can know what they talked about by looking at some new US action, in this case removal of US troops from Germany. This post reminds us that it happened before.
This is a great post, and a reminder of a great writer.
Thank you, Karen.
Thank you, Seven, for bringing into perspective what this country is going through today, viewed through the lens of struggles caused by the same kind of destructive force Milan Kundera writes about.
When I came to this country in the mid-80s, this was my question: How long will it take before the perfidious mentality of the Russian mafia seeps in and attempts to ruin the system that has been bringing opportunity and freedom to everyone?
The effects of this treacherous influence are now more visible than ever—finally out in the open, without doubt.
Thank you for pointing it out in such a clear and unambiguous way.
The history of ruthless greed trying to eradicate wisdom in order to advance its criminal agenda goes back at least to ancient China. What have we learned, other than that it is a recurring and continuous attempt to block the true light—that “intellectual light” you noticed in Finland?
I do have some answers, and they relate to the nature of human consciousness and our ability to cognize beyond the logical, linear mind. But in this note, I simply wanted to express my appreciation for your relentless, courageous, and beautiful work.
It helps a lot.
That’s nice to hear. Thank you for your kind and knowing words.
Who’d have ever thought that the President of the United States would be under the thrall of someone like Vladimir Putin?
One of my closest friends is a young Ukrainian half my age who I love as the son I never had. By all measure, he is a genius. Not in the intellectual sense, but in the ability to almost immediately see how things are meant to ‘fit”, to be put together; assembled. Before watching the movie “Bitter Harvest” a couple years ago, I was unaware if Stalin’s forced famine upon the Ukrainians in the 1930s. Called the Holodomor, it was responsible for a genocide of nineteen million Ukrainian.
Russian cruelty and barbarism appear to be in their DNA. That same cruelty and barbaric dismissal of human life appear to have taken up residence in one Donald Trump. He is reputed to love cruelty, especially when directed at people he hates.
One must ask why the many must suffer at the hand of a monstrous few. One must ask why so many seem passive in the midst of such anti-human tyranny. It is a challenge to accept that a president of my country would boast about annihilating an entire nation of people. He must fantasize himself as a ruthless John Wayne. All tough and nowhere to go. Frankly, I sick and tired of and fully disgusted with these paper tiger men all full of buster and bombast. They represent not only the worst and least of America. They represent the worst and least of humanity.
Thank You Steven ...that is exactly what may happent to us. The Supreme Court is doing it's best to make sure we lose this beautiful republic. One of my hopes is that no matter how far down the scale we go we might be able to bring it back. Unlike so many countries we have had a democracy for 250 years . That in and of iself is a strength we need to hold onto. We are being held hostage by a minority . Lets see what happens as things get worse. Maybe the minority will join us and help us put a stop to this speeding train. As an aside I saw Marco speaking from the WH. I don't know what he said because I had it on mute. I am thinking maybe Trump put him out there to reassure us. If he did he, will probably make a complete fool out of Marco by tomorrow.
lost in america
Yes
Thank you
You share, Milan Kundera, stated, “I don’t know what the future holds for my nation”
And you respond:
…”But I think it helps to know that our predicament is not a new one, but rather a condition that many humans before us have faced—and ultimately overcome.”
💙🇺🇸💙
We don’t know for certain, and must energetically act to protect our Democracy- any way- no matter the - at times - overwhelming uncertainty.
I choose to add some levity in another post, because we need it.
In honor of the book you shared from Milan Kundera, “The Book of Laughter and Forgetting” l’m trying to give us some humor.
(Todd Blanch in the past?)
40 Million Ukrainians off the face of the earth. It is heartbreakingly unfathomable
Every time that the occupant has one of his talks with Putin, we can know what they talked about by looking at some new US action, in this case removal of US troops from Germany. This post reminds us that it happened before.
Horribly depressing. And terrifying.
heavy sigh