Today’s Franz Ferdinand
More than 100 years ago, the world went to war over a squabble in the Balkans and the assassination of a Balkan politico – the Archduke Franz Ferdinand – in Serbia. What followed was both ridiculous and tragic – and it looks like it may happen again.
This time, over a ridiculous little comedian who plays the role of “president” of Ukraine, a piece of the old Soviet Union that is being used as a front for a proxy war on Russia, which has so far shown almost unbelievable restraint in the face of provocations so obnoxious only an American jingo could fail to see it. Of course, Americans are lectured endlessly about “Putin’s aggression” – nevermind the aggression of America in backing the loathsome little comedian with weapons and support. And nevermind that the whole dirty business was precipitated by obnoxious reneging on promises made to the Russians that Ukraine would not become a member of NATO, something the Russians understandably consider to be unacceptable for exactly the same reason Americans would consider it unacceptable if Mexico or Canada b
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