In an incredible turn of events I've become very sympathetic to Russia and V. Putin. Suddenly he seems very nice and sane! Who made me think otherwise those many years ago?
Ditto! I still shake my head in disbelief as I read articles and nod my head in agreement with Putin and viewpoints expressed on Russia's behalf. Makes me wonder what else we've been told incorrectly for years...decades....
From a sometime photographer with an eye for detail, take a gander at some historical images of Vlad.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50729110 Call me crazy, but I see three different faces in this series. Oh, the doubles are good enough, but they are not the same guy as the older photos.
I was in a Urgent Care clinic a while ago. The CDC had declared that masks were ineffective against c@vid and yet the clinic was still requiring masks as well as the arbitrary 6' distancing. The receptionist said I would NOT be seen w/o donning a mask. I stated the CDC position. It didn't matter. I thought how pathetic that the CDC is more cogent than this goofy clinic and left.
IMO, Russia, to those of the Cold War Generation, is still tainted by Stalinist Communism--Young Pioneers with their red neckerchiefs tattling on their parents to their teachers, 'as required by law'. Hard to comprehend that it may be an entirely different place now. And if Mr. Putin was a KGB agent, then always a KGB agent--unless he isn't. Unless he did KGB as "go along to get along", and when the Commie govt fell, the real Vlad could come out of hiding. Just a whimsical thought.
lol! RUSSIA!! RUSSIA!! RUSSIA!!
In an incredible turn of events I've become very sympathetic to Russia and V. Putin. Suddenly he seems very nice and sane! Who made me think otherwise those many years ago?
Ditto! I still shake my head in disbelief as I read articles and nod my head in agreement with Putin and viewpoints expressed on Russia's behalf. Makes me wonder what else we've been told incorrectly for years...decades....
Bingo! I think it may be time for all of us to revisit our "beliefs" on many things.
EVERYTHING.
Everything
No conclusions. Who to believe?
And...
From a sometime photographer with an eye for detail, take a gander at some historical images of Vlad.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50729110 Call me crazy, but I see three different faces in this series. Oh, the doubles are good enough, but they are not the same guy as the older photos.
Here's another, two actually, if you look at the book cover image at the close of the piece, with story enough to cast doubt. https://lithub.com/a-small-vengeful-man-how-vladimir-putin-began-his-iron-fisted-reign/ Sorry, but again this is not the same guy as in recent photos.
All of which raises a bunch of questions, some of which we're already asking about the ?potato/Pringles cut-out? sitting in the White House. 🤷♀️
I was in a Urgent Care clinic a while ago. The CDC had declared that masks were ineffective against c@vid and yet the clinic was still requiring masks as well as the arbitrary 6' distancing. The receptionist said I would NOT be seen w/o donning a mask. I stated the CDC position. It didn't matter. I thought how pathetic that the CDC is more cogent than this goofy clinic and left.
The same logic applies to Putin.
IMO, Russia, to those of the Cold War Generation, is still tainted by Stalinist Communism--Young Pioneers with their red neckerchiefs tattling on their parents to their teachers, 'as required by law'. Hard to comprehend that it may be an entirely different place now. And if Mr. Putin was a KGB agent, then always a KGB agent--unless he isn't. Unless he did KGB as "go along to get along", and when the Commie govt fell, the real Vlad could come out of hiding. Just a whimsical thought.
RJ - what took you so long? Welcome.
Why can't I edit these comments right here, right now? 😜
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