It is also an inconvenient truth that the Jews have a large presence in Ukraine. In fact Zelensky and other oligarch types in Ukraine are Jews and support the Azov battalion. They are instrumental in the Nazification of Ukraine. I still haven't figured out why.
Badger, I think the confusion comes from the fact the being Jewish is both an ethnicity/race and a religion. If you're born of Jewish parents, you're a Jew. That doesn't change, the same as if you're born French or Italian or Asian, etc.. But that doesn't mean you necessarily follow the religion.
There also seems to be an assumption that Jews function as a collective wherein everyone holds the same opinions and beliefs. Not so. For example, some Jews are secular, some atheists, some Orthodox, some Reform, etc.--like the different Christian denominations.
And then there's politics.--a separate issue. Some Jews are politically conservative, some liberal, some radically Leftist. I'd put Zelensky in that last category. And of course there are occasional bad apples in every barrel.
Tucker's question regarding Nazism was actually well thought out. It was designed to get Putin explain the situation. Perhaps informed viewers would already understand the new rise of Nazism in Ukraine, but most of the viewers won't.
Well written. But comparing Natanyahu's intentions on Gaza with Putin's action on Ukraine's nazis and justifying Israel's genocide atleast by implication seems unfair to me. USA is culpable in both cases. But it's decidedly and unconscionably favours Israel.
Thanks for your comment, Padmanaban. Though I'd argue that under Biden's administration, the US favors Ukraine more than Israel. Compare the funding, and also, while Biden pays lip service to American support for Israel, he keeps delaying or withholding funding.
Superbly written; points taken. And, we live in an age where validation of one's target fixation position in a polarized system is more important than truth, we would do well to get closed minds on both sides of the polarity to just go "Hmmmm I need to know more about this." We are so over-invested in schadenfreude (the joy of making others wrong or to make "them" to suffer). We are so bombarded by neurolinguistic programming. We are so invaded by artificial intelligence and surveillance that we are like the first pawns to be sacrificed in a chess game. I have found Tucker to be laser sharp and courageous. His gentle, almost jocular presence seemed to be well accepted by an interested and sincere person whom the captured media makes out to be an ogre. Perhaps the greatest result of the interview came outside of the data; both Putin and Carlson were seen as being human and when HUMANITY and our plight and our opportunities are seen as key points, there is hope for an improving world.
Thank you for, yet another excellent written opening of the mind.
Peter--what a stunningly insightful comment! I wish I'd made the observation in my article that you so eloquently made here about Tucker's gentleness and the humanity of both men coming through. It was as though we were privy to a serious conversation between these men, rather than a typical interview.
I'm reminded of Chris Wallace's attempt to prove his journalist superiority over Tucker by showing a brief clip of his own short interview with Putin in 2018. In it, he asks: "Why is it that so many of the people who oppose Vladimir Putin end up dead." That's Wallace's idea of responsible journalism.
Though come to think of it, I would like someone to ask that question of Hillary : ) Tucker, perhaps?
And, we're told, Tucker has been anointed to be on a "hit list" by a former comic. It is, emblematic of the challenge of our species....whether our egos and technology can surmount the deep-seated obstacles to a yearned for communion in peace and prosperity. I would love to gush of optimism but drat! It's clear that Schwabbian-Hararian-Trudeauian-Newsomian-Ardernian carbon-fuelled fables seem to be in the lead. Sadly it requires diligence and the heart of a true leader/diplomat-–to persist in knowing truth and finding the way to share it such that it is an attractant, not a repellant. This is evinced by the joyful anticipation shown by so many around Artificial Intelligence...the cute intellectual "tiger cub" which will surely grow up, maul and devour those who nurture it. In the words of the Firesign Theater; "Who am us, anyway?"
Awesome post. I had to look up the etymology of "hildebeast". That's so funny and ironic it was Big Mike who coined the word. Like the pot calling the kettle black, or two gargoyles slinging shite back and forth once upon a time. Thanks for the history lesson.
It is also an inconvenient truth that the Jews have a large presence in Ukraine. In fact Zelensky and other oligarch types in Ukraine are Jews and support the Azov battalion. They are instrumental in the Nazification of Ukraine. I still haven't figured out why.
Badger, I think the confusion comes from the fact the being Jewish is both an ethnicity/race and a religion. If you're born of Jewish parents, you're a Jew. That doesn't change, the same as if you're born French or Italian or Asian, etc.. But that doesn't mean you necessarily follow the religion.
There also seems to be an assumption that Jews function as a collective wherein everyone holds the same opinions and beliefs. Not so. For example, some Jews are secular, some atheists, some Orthodox, some Reform, etc.--like the different Christian denominations.
And then there's politics.--a separate issue. Some Jews are politically conservative, some liberal, some radically Leftist. I'd put Zelensky in that last category. And of course there are occasional bad apples in every barrel.
Bravo! And since you mentioned Christianity, here's an interesting 'coincidence' - https://crushlimbraw.blogspot.com/2022/12/satans-wars-christians-killing.html?m=0 - the Civil War, WW 1 and 2 - most of the combatants doing the fighting, dying and killing were who? And why?
Warning - this opens a whole kettle of worms.
Tucker's question regarding Nazism was actually well thought out. It was designed to get Putin explain the situation. Perhaps informed viewers would already understand the new rise of Nazism in Ukraine, but most of the viewers won't.
Well written. But comparing Natanyahu's intentions on Gaza with Putin's action on Ukraine's nazis and justifying Israel's genocide atleast by implication seems unfair to me. USA is culpable in both cases. But it's decidedly and unconscionably favours Israel.
Thanks for your comment, Padmanaban. Though I'd argue that under Biden's administration, the US favors Ukraine more than Israel. Compare the funding, and also, while Biden pays lip service to American support for Israel, he keeps delaying or withholding funding.
My thoughts EXACTLY.
Superbly written; points taken. And, we live in an age where validation of one's target fixation position in a polarized system is more important than truth, we would do well to get closed minds on both sides of the polarity to just go "Hmmmm I need to know more about this." We are so over-invested in schadenfreude (the joy of making others wrong or to make "them" to suffer). We are so bombarded by neurolinguistic programming. We are so invaded by artificial intelligence and surveillance that we are like the first pawns to be sacrificed in a chess game. I have found Tucker to be laser sharp and courageous. His gentle, almost jocular presence seemed to be well accepted by an interested and sincere person whom the captured media makes out to be an ogre. Perhaps the greatest result of the interview came outside of the data; both Putin and Carlson were seen as being human and when HUMANITY and our plight and our opportunities are seen as key points, there is hope for an improving world.
Thank you for, yet another excellent written opening of the mind.
Peter--what a stunningly insightful comment! I wish I'd made the observation in my article that you so eloquently made here about Tucker's gentleness and the humanity of both men coming through. It was as though we were privy to a serious conversation between these men, rather than a typical interview.
I'm reminded of Chris Wallace's attempt to prove his journalist superiority over Tucker by showing a brief clip of his own short interview with Putin in 2018. In it, he asks: "Why is it that so many of the people who oppose Vladimir Putin end up dead." That's Wallace's idea of responsible journalism.
Though come to think of it, I would like someone to ask that question of Hillary : ) Tucker, perhaps?
And, we're told, Tucker has been anointed to be on a "hit list" by a former comic. It is, emblematic of the challenge of our species....whether our egos and technology can surmount the deep-seated obstacles to a yearned for communion in peace and prosperity. I would love to gush of optimism but drat! It's clear that Schwabbian-Hararian-Trudeauian-Newsomian-Ardernian carbon-fuelled fables seem to be in the lead. Sadly it requires diligence and the heart of a true leader/diplomat-–to persist in knowing truth and finding the way to share it such that it is an attractant, not a repellant. This is evinced by the joyful anticipation shown by so many around Artificial Intelligence...the cute intellectual "tiger cub" which will surely grow up, maul and devour those who nurture it. In the words of the Firesign Theater; "Who am us, anyway?"
Awesome post. I had to look up the etymology of "hildebeast". That's so funny and ironic it was Big Mike who coined the word. Like the pot calling the kettle black, or two gargoyles slinging shite back and forth once upon a time. Thanks for the history lesson.
https://nypost.com/2014/06/21/inside-the-jealous-feud-between-the-obamas-and-hildebeest-clintons/
Love your comment, Eagle! Gargoyles is right!
Very nice, as for your questions, I think he would have deflected the first three.
The one that would have interested me the most is the biolabs.
They must have collected some information by now
Yes, Zork. That information would be very interesting indeed! And no doubt very incriminating...