ALL’S QUIET ON THE EASTERN FRONT
AT least for another day. Still, I see so many commonalities with the 1938 Nazi Anschluss Österreichs. The Communist Russian desire for re-unification seems based on Putin’s desire to re-incorporate as many Ukrainian “Russians” as possible into a “Greater Russia” reminiscent of the former USSR. Russian civil and military agents appear to be cultivating pro-unification feelings, while seeking to undermine the Ukrainian government. All that’s left is an attempted coup resulting in the assassination of government figures, leaving the Ukraine open to take-over. While this may sound like my idea, it’s simply a restatement of the Nazi Anschluss Österreichs from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anschluss). It’s surprisingly easy to write about history when it seems taken from an established playbook.
Must it happen exactly like the above? No. The one thing that truly makes us human is that we always have choice. Our choices are not always pleasant or desirable, but we do have choices, and one of them is to not participate in violation, including that epitome of violation, war. As far back as 411 BC, Athenians were watching the woman-empowering, anti-war play “Lysistrata” (“Army Disbander”) by Aristophanes, becoming aware of this choice. While a comedy, it follows Aristophanes’ “Eirene” (“Peace”) written at the end the ten-year-old Peloponnesian War. The play celebrates a return to idyllic country life; the jokes are numerous, the action wildly absurd and the satire savage (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_(...). But choice we have.
In my recent science futuring novel, THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020) by Raymond Gaynor, I emphasize the importance of individual choice and the importance of taking responsibility for the outcomes of our choices. You have a choice: Why not choose to get hold of a copy of THE EDGE OF MADNESS — https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999693859 — and read it for yourself. “exciting…intriguing…mysterious…unpredictable…entertaining. There were some sexual situations and scenes between two male…and between male and female characters, but they weren’t [offensively] graphic or extreme in any way. I would recommend this book to adults and younger adults who like science fiction and mystery books about the future” – Online Book Club Review.
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Must it happen exactly like the above? No. The one thing that truly makes us human is that we always have choice. Our choices are not always pleasant or desirable, but we do have choices, and one of them is to not participate in violation, including that epitome of violation, war. As far back as 411 BC, Athenians were watching the woman-empowering, anti-war play “Lysistrata” (“Army Disbander”) by Aristophanes, becoming aware of this choice. While a comedy, it follows Aristophanes’ “Eirene” (“Peace”) written at the end the ten-year-old Peloponnesian War. The play celebrates a return to idyllic country life; the jokes are numerous, the action wildly absurd and the satire savage (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_(...). But choice we have.
In my recent science futuring novel, THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020) by Raymond Gaynor, I emphasize the importance of individual choice and the importance of taking responsibility for the outcomes of our choices. You have a choice: Why not choose to get hold of a copy of THE EDGE OF MADNESS — https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999693859 — and read it for yourself. “exciting…intriguing…mysterious…unpredictable…entertaining. There were some sexual situations and scenes between two male…and between male and female characters, but they weren’t [offensively] graphic or extreme in any way. I would recommend this book to adults and younger adults who like science fiction and mystery books about the future” – Online Book Club Review.
Video Book Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je6CC...
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