Why Should We Support the Ukrainian Actor and Fraudster?
By now, all of us have heard about the grand heroism of Volodymyr Zelensky, who valiantly led his troops into battle to drive the Russian forces out of Kiev. While dodging ruthless Russian attacks on schools and hospitals, this real-life G.I. Joe is fighting for democracy on behalf of the entire civilized world. But, how much of that story is true, and how much of it is myth?
Why does it even matter? Well, the short of it is that American taxpayers are being asked to foot the bill to support something that they may not believe is right, if given all of the appropriate details. It is ironic that the Biden administration is forcing hard-earned dollars from the American people, in the name of democracy, to the military-industrial complex (corporatism is a tenant of fascism) and profit-driven policies that could cause World War III. I do not remember approving of a proxy war with Russia that has seemingly turned into an arms race in the region. Yet, we are compelled to throw our support behind a corrupt government that spent years engaging in genocide in the Donbass and utilizes neo-Nazi militias and other elements of its police and guard forces to brutally torture, kidnap, and murder civilians.
I remember seeing countless news reports that Russia was committing war crimes in Ukraine and how the bully was striking civilian targets. However, a new report from Amnesty International seems to cast doubt on the official story, but just as expected, the corporate media has been completely silent on it. It turns out that the Zelensky regime was setting up military bases and storing and utilizing weapons in the middle of civilian neighborhoods, including in hospitals and schools. So now, when we hear that the Russians “indiscriminately” aimed at schools and hospitals, it makes a little more sense with the full context added. Russian forces were not so much indiscriminately attacking as they were bombing strategic sites that Ukrainians deliberately established in the middle of populated areas, perhaps to drum up international support for their cause.
To be fair, though, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not justified, and the deaths, no matter how much the Ukrainian military can be blamed, should never have occurred; but it is interesting how the media and officials in the Biden administration lied about Russia’s indiscriminate attacks and pushed propaganda in order to rally Americans around the Ukrainian flag. Kiev has a lot of explaining to do, but yet, it will likely never be held accountable for its violation of international law and war crimes against its own citizens.
Aside from homosexuality being illegal in Ukraine, despite unconditional support from LGBTQ activists in the United States, Zelensky’s government has been accused of mistreatment of African immigrants and other racial minorities, preventing them from leaving the country. This is overt racism, being that white Ukrainians are permitted to leave without issue, unless they are males of fighting age (this might be sexist too, because women are also capable of fighting). In that case, the Ukrainian military is more than happy to employ semi-fit men into forced servitude, and really, there is no choice in the matter, because the government physically blocked their ability to exit. The Ukrainian leader is also attempting to get the world, and particularly Europe, to ban Russian immigrants (and expel those already in their countries). Of course, Zelensky is not a white supremacist or a bigot, or anything, because the Western media and government officials say that it would be Russian disinformation to suggest such a thing. Ukraine sounds like a wonderful democracy that follows human rights, does it not?
We cannot let a little thing like racism and slavery hold us back (unless we are talking about the American founding fathers) from defending our precious freedom fighters, because after all, there is freedom of speech still in Ukraine, right? I mean, one of the bedrocks of democracy would never be threatened, after all. What!? Freedom of speech and press are limited, and you can be jailed for opposing the Zelensky regime? No way! This has got to be some sort of mistake.
Unfortunately, our hero-in-chief has prohibited opposition political parties, consolidated all media companies into a single platform to promote a single narrative, arrested and kidnapped dissidents, tortured Russian prisoners of war, and assassinated mayors accepting aid from Russia. Plus, when Zelensky is not being an autocrat, he seems a little too preoccupied getting media attention and posing for photoshoots than he does actually fighting the war (oh yeah, and there are accusations that the photos showing him on the battlefield were as fake as his role as the president of Ukraine in the television show from before he took on the role in real life).
Why would any American genuinely want to support such a fraudster who represents the antithesis of democracy and defending human rights? The people have fallen for his acting, and we have to continue funding the charade, in the name of “defending democracy” (where have we heard that line before?).
We were previously exposed to leaked information showing that American intelligence led to the Ukrainian destruction of a Russian warship in the Black Sea, but now, Russia is outright accusing the United States of directing the Ukrainian military, especially with utilization of HIMARS, on which targets to hit. If true, this would mean that the United States is engaging directly with Russia and bringing the two superpowers ever closer to a hot war. Not to mention, CIA operators are doing their covert missions inside of Ukraine’s borders, and American and European mercenaries and special forces have been training Ukrainian soldiers. The Biden administration may have declared war on Russia, but since the opposing power does not seem to be interested in such an arrangement (it would have retaliated by now), we can hope for a rational approach, at least until the United States decides to commit the next aggressive action.
One of the talking points from Russian hawks was: if Russia really intended to liberate ethnic Russians and Russian speakers in areas like Kharkiv or the Donbass, it would not level cities to the ground. Perhaps there is some truth to this, but the Ukrainian government just bombed an airbase in Crimea, which killed and injured a few civilians, and a nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia. Now, because of this and the fact that the Ukrainian military has been conducting its operations in civilian areas, the argument could be made that the Ukrainian government does not care much for the lives or safety of its own people, just like the Russians apparently do not. Or, we could just conclude that war is hell and that we should try to avoid it at all costs (not send weapons to prolong it), and both sides have been responsible for war crimes. However, because of American propaganda, we will continue to believe that only Russia is capable of atrocities, and we will ignore those committed by Ukraine. To believe otherwise would make you an agent of Vladimir Putin himself, and you do not want to bear that burden.
Thank you for reading, and please check out my book, The Global Bully, and website.
Why does it even matter? Well, the short of it is that American taxpayers are being asked to foot the bill to support something that they may not believe is right, if given all of the appropriate details. It is ironic that the Biden administration is forcing hard-earned dollars from the American people, in the name of democracy, to the military-industrial complex (corporatism is a tenant of fascism) and profit-driven policies that could cause World War III. I do not remember approving of a proxy war with Russia that has seemingly turned into an arms race in the region. Yet, we are compelled to throw our support behind a corrupt government that spent years engaging in genocide in the Donbass and utilizes neo-Nazi militias and other elements of its police and guard forces to brutally torture, kidnap, and murder civilians.
I remember seeing countless news reports that Russia was committing war crimes in Ukraine and how the bully was striking civilian targets. However, a new report from Amnesty International seems to cast doubt on the official story, but just as expected, the corporate media has been completely silent on it. It turns out that the Zelensky regime was setting up military bases and storing and utilizing weapons in the middle of civilian neighborhoods, including in hospitals and schools. So now, when we hear that the Russians “indiscriminately” aimed at schools and hospitals, it makes a little more sense with the full context added. Russian forces were not so much indiscriminately attacking as they were bombing strategic sites that Ukrainians deliberately established in the middle of populated areas, perhaps to drum up international support for their cause.
To be fair, though, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not justified, and the deaths, no matter how much the Ukrainian military can be blamed, should never have occurred; but it is interesting how the media and officials in the Biden administration lied about Russia’s indiscriminate attacks and pushed propaganda in order to rally Americans around the Ukrainian flag. Kiev has a lot of explaining to do, but yet, it will likely never be held accountable for its violation of international law and war crimes against its own citizens.
Aside from homosexuality being illegal in Ukraine, despite unconditional support from LGBTQ activists in the United States, Zelensky’s government has been accused of mistreatment of African immigrants and other racial minorities, preventing them from leaving the country. This is overt racism, being that white Ukrainians are permitted to leave without issue, unless they are males of fighting age (this might be sexist too, because women are also capable of fighting). In that case, the Ukrainian military is more than happy to employ semi-fit men into forced servitude, and really, there is no choice in the matter, because the government physically blocked their ability to exit. The Ukrainian leader is also attempting to get the world, and particularly Europe, to ban Russian immigrants (and expel those already in their countries). Of course, Zelensky is not a white supremacist or a bigot, or anything, because the Western media and government officials say that it would be Russian disinformation to suggest such a thing. Ukraine sounds like a wonderful democracy that follows human rights, does it not?
We cannot let a little thing like racism and slavery hold us back (unless we are talking about the American founding fathers) from defending our precious freedom fighters, because after all, there is freedom of speech still in Ukraine, right? I mean, one of the bedrocks of democracy would never be threatened, after all. What!? Freedom of speech and press are limited, and you can be jailed for opposing the Zelensky regime? No way! This has got to be some sort of mistake.
Unfortunately, our hero-in-chief has prohibited opposition political parties, consolidated all media companies into a single platform to promote a single narrative, arrested and kidnapped dissidents, tortured Russian prisoners of war, and assassinated mayors accepting aid from Russia. Plus, when Zelensky is not being an autocrat, he seems a little too preoccupied getting media attention and posing for photoshoots than he does actually fighting the war (oh yeah, and there are accusations that the photos showing him on the battlefield were as fake as his role as the president of Ukraine in the television show from before he took on the role in real life).
Why would any American genuinely want to support such a fraudster who represents the antithesis of democracy and defending human rights? The people have fallen for his acting, and we have to continue funding the charade, in the name of “defending democracy” (where have we heard that line before?).
We were previously exposed to leaked information showing that American intelligence led to the Ukrainian destruction of a Russian warship in the Black Sea, but now, Russia is outright accusing the United States of directing the Ukrainian military, especially with utilization of HIMARS, on which targets to hit. If true, this would mean that the United States is engaging directly with Russia and bringing the two superpowers ever closer to a hot war. Not to mention, CIA operators are doing their covert missions inside of Ukraine’s borders, and American and European mercenaries and special forces have been training Ukrainian soldiers. The Biden administration may have declared war on Russia, but since the opposing power does not seem to be interested in such an arrangement (it would have retaliated by now), we can hope for a rational approach, at least until the United States decides to commit the next aggressive action.
One of the talking points from Russian hawks was: if Russia really intended to liberate ethnic Russians and Russian speakers in areas like Kharkiv or the Donbass, it would not level cities to the ground. Perhaps there is some truth to this, but the Ukrainian government just bombed an airbase in Crimea, which killed and injured a few civilians, and a nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia. Now, because of this and the fact that the Ukrainian military has been conducting its operations in civilian areas, the argument could be made that the Ukrainian government does not care much for the lives or safety of its own people, just like the Russians apparently do not. Or, we could just conclude that war is hell and that we should try to avoid it at all costs (not send weapons to prolong it), and both sides have been responsible for war crimes. However, because of American propaganda, we will continue to believe that only Russia is capable of atrocities, and we will ignore those committed by Ukraine. To believe otherwise would make you an agent of Vladimir Putin himself, and you do not want to bear that burden.
Thank you for reading, and please check out my book, The Global Bully, and website.
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