Hi Paul,

"An Australian artist Peter Seaton, has painted over
a street mural showing Ukrainian and Russian soldiers
hugging, after a community backlash."

"The Melbourne artwork advocated for a "peaceful solution"
between the two countries Seaton says. But some have
likened the huge (3 storey) mural to Russian propaganda."

There's more at the following link:

http://bbc.com/news/world-australia-62791089

However snowflakes can become
blizzards when they get together. They cause storms and
do much damage.
Foxy,
Yes, damage being the operative word ! The student magazine could have advocated doing a bit of work instead of stealing. Just goes to show the mentality of these pseudo-intellectuals !

Hi Foxy,

Thank you for the link, it is presented as a plea for peace in a troubled world. How can anyone describe that as "propaganda", if all combatants in all wars were to lay down their arms, and embrace each other in universal love, there would be no wars. I take a neutral stand as far as the war in Ukraine is concerned. No I correct that, I am on both sides, I am on the side of the grieving Russian mothers who have lost their sons to this abomination, I am also on the side of the Ukrainian people who are in despair for having lost their homes and children to this horror, there are many whose side we should be on.

Buffy Sainte Marie put it this way;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIN7aqDCE9E

Hi Yuyutsu,

I have been reading your posts on this topic, and I find somethings agreeable, but others, somewhat "out there", for want of a better description.

What I have presented is good people wanting to do good, there can be nothing wrong with that, although some find bad in good, and always will. You seem to find government inherently bad, I can't agree, but I don't find government inherently good either. If mankind was to reach a state of "ultimate heavenly nirvana" then yes government would be unnecessary, laws would be unnecessary, many things would be unnecessary. Unfortunately the human race is well short of that state of nirvana, and we are just going to have to plod along with what we've got for the time being, government included

Dear Paul,

Beautifully put.

When I first saw the mural my heart went out to both
sides. I too saw the message that the artist was
trying to convey. If soldiers everywhere put down
their arms and refused to kill - perhaps there could
be universal peace in the beautiful planet we all share.

I've just read The New York Times. " Britain's
Conservative Party members chose Ms Truss, the
hawkish Foreign Secretary over Rishi Sunak the
former Chancellor of the Exchequer. She takes over
a country in serious economic crisis."