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This article might seem strange and out of place, but I want to share something very personal with you.
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This article might seem strange and out of place, but I want to share something very personal with you.
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Do you really think “American” oil producers and energy companies aren’t exactly like the Saudis, the Venezuelans, and the Russians when it comes to profiteering?
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I admit that I struggle with this.
When should we return to “normal” during an international crisis? How much time should we allow to pass — while people are still fighting and dying — before we (who are fortunate enough to live in remote isolation) go back to posting pics of our lunch or sharing funny cat videos? Admittedly, I don’t know the answer to this.
But I do have some strong feelings.
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“There was not such a thing as a 15-minute conversation with Larry. We always needed hours.”
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We’re less than 24-hours into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and already the level of mass ignorance on this subject has reached epidemic proportions.
So typical, especially of many Americans who apparently have never cracked open a history book, or come within thousands of miles of Eastern Europe, or ever heard of the longstanding acrimony between these two nations/peoples, or ever talked to a real Russian or a Ukrainian, here’s an important lesson:
*Getting your talking points from Facebook memes and useful idiot commentators on FOX amounts to a willful disregard of facts.*
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