I continue to be appalled by the shallowness of the media coverage of the Ukraine conflict. The ongoing obsession with Vladimir Putin's cult of personality coupled with very little analysis of history and how the world arrived at this situation just amazes me. Thankfully, we have access to the thoughts and opinions of serious thinkers on subjects like this.
Don't get me wrong... I'm not naive enough to think that the World Wide Web has been completely beneficial. The spread of misinformation and pure propaganda of all kinds is a serious problem. But, the creation of an "infotainment" complex in North America has led to such a shallow analysis of world events and their precedents that I'm glad that, if one is discerning enough, you can find more thorough analyses of current events.
Here are several examples of much deeper analyses. Yeah, you have to invest time and attention. I know that these are in short supply today. But, make some time to more deeply understand what is going on in the world today.
Yes, some don't like Chomsky and see him as a left-wing radical. I don't and I'm no left-wing radical...
Here is some more geopolitical analysis on both NATO and Russia's Pacific theatre.
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