Perhaps we should all remember this poem, attributed to
Martin Niemoller, a German Lutheran pastor, who was
initially a supporter of Hitler, but as he witnessed the
events in Hitler's Germany he began to strongly oppose
Hitler's regime. He was imprisoned twice and narrowly
escaped execution to survive the war and in 1950 published
the poem below:

"First they came for the Socialists and I did not speak out -
because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists and I did not speak
out because I was not a Trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because
I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak for me."

In just these lines of verse it encapsulates the reason the
whole world should strongly protest the invasion of Ukraine.

https://www.tikkun.org/the-u-s-hypocrisy-on-ukraine/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=d8139b84-e62f-4e69-bdfa-6027b63dd242

points out the hypocrisy in the US condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

from the article:

"For example, President Joe Biden has correctly asserted that “nations have a right to sovereignty and territorial integrity.” The United States, however, has been the only government in the world to formally recognize Israel’s illegal annexation of Syria’s Golan Heights and Morocco’s annexation of the entire nation of Western Sahara, both seized by force in defiance of the United Nations."

Pauliar,

I am challenging the maths not the morals.

Welcome back Foxy,

I like that poem, and I agree with its sentiments. The problem is, how do you voice your oppersition in a non-violent way when those that promote bigotry, racism and hate are intent on violence to get their way.

Shonky, to get to your 24%, should I count the Mexicans as Aryan or Non-Aryan?

Hi Paul,

Thanks for the welcome back.

My husband and I have been struck with this awful
flu over the past weeks. We're just slowly getting over it.
Both of us feel so lethargic - very little energy.

I'm not sure what anyone can do regarding the Ukraine.
I think that everything that can be done is being done.
Nobody wants a nuclear war.

I feel that regarding Putin - perhaps it has to be an internal
solution to stop him. If the sanctions hit the pockets of
the oligarchs they may do something more drastic.

Sanctions are the only way for us to go. That and of course
protests.

Welcome back. Foxy, how are you with those civilians being encouraged to take up firearms in the Ukraine?