Since probably Thursday, I've probably watched around twenty-five hours of Ukraine-Russia war stuff via German, French, Brit and CNN TV. Ten observations:
1. It's just an awful lot of Doctor Doom characters that they've found and put on for a ten-minute 'chat'. Some seem to be knowledgeable, and some seem to know enough to fill out four 3x5 inch index cards.
The Covid Doctor Dooms are disappointed how the virus virtually disappeared overnight.
2. Just a lot of weepy interviews with Ukrainian refugees and developed in the way to get you feeling awful sorry for them. I'll admit.....the anti-Russia trend is hyped to the max.
3. While some of these rockets and missiles have worked.....you seem to see via video a fair number of Russian rockets/missiles that failed to explode. Maybe this was some Chinese-produced rocket or maybe the Russian-Marvin guy who was supposed to flip the right switch when loading on the helicopter.....failed to do so.
4. On the failed-to-explode videos, you also see a fair number of Ukrainian dimwits trying to have their picture taken while touching the 'fin' of the rocket impacted in the ground.
5. If you listen to the Russian propaganda.....their forces have officially circled Kiev twelve times and killed 100,000 Ukrainian troops. If you listen to Ukrainian propaganda, they've blasted 300 Russian tanks, and crippled the advance. Both are loaded with BS, and the journalists just accept it as fact.
6. The folks over 80 in Germany having serious anxiety problems? Oh yeah.....they remember 1945/1946 and it was not a pleasant time.
7. There's apparently a list of words that Russian journalists on the nightly news can't use....reminding one of the CNN trend where they directed folks in the same fashion to avoid using certain words/phrases.
8. Size-wise, the Ukraine is around the size of Texas....so when you say that 150,000 were the starting element of this war.....you have to figure it may take a while to get things done....a long while. Add in breakdowns....rest-breaks.....and it might take a while to seize up the whole country.
9. Just an odd thing to throw in, but back in September....around 30 of the Kremlin insiders to Putin all had Covid at the same time (this part of the story is a fact, even Putin admits that). The rumor then goes....Putin himself never had Covid (never established as fact or BS). Oddly, just after this episode is when the 'Ukraine-rage' starts up and orders go out to put troops at the border.
So, some folks are suggesting Covid-fog or Long-Covid took place, and a bunch of people in charge....said/did things....which make no real sense.
On my BS-meter, this is swaying between a 5 and 10. It could happen but this would be like a Doctor Strangelove episode.
10. The Daily Mail out of the UK spoke of potential mental issues with Putin....some coming from Parkinson's (zero facts on this)....and some from hubris syndrome (where in the case of brain damage or serious mental loss).
Again, on the BS meter, it's between a 5 and 10.
Adding to it....if you were in the inner circle and realized this....would you do anything to risk things for yourself?
Here's the final observation....if we emerge out of this...with various European countries invaded, and WW III is finally 'put down' in 2024....then we discover that Putin and his entire top level were foggy-Covid brained....would everyone just about freak out and not trust the world institutions?
(I think it's a great script for the next Tarantino movie...even way better than that crazy Dusk Til Dawn script that he wrote for the vampire-freaks)
