Americans are brainwashed about Russia. It’s both the government’s constant propaganda and the anti-Russia bias of the press. Americans don’t hear a balanced view about all things Russia. It’s a steady diet of very negative commentary, so it’s understandable that Americans are brainwashed.
But what’s dangerous about this brainwashing is that it allows the government to do whatever it pleases with regard to Russia. How dangerous can this be? One only has to remember Vietnam and the second Iraq war — countries destroyed and millions killed pointlessly. Yet conflict with Russia involves nuclear weapons. It’s an entirely different level of potential devastation.
I am a voracious reader and also enjoy writing. I often have a very different point of view than the popular one. I do see value in debate, and thought it might add to the public debate on controversial issues if I were to express my contrarian opinions. I also started keeping my poems recently (I've written little pieces my whole adult life but never kept any); and I've been a photographer now for over 25 years. So I will be adding an occasional poem and hopefully interesting photograph to the blog along the way, just to spice things up.
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