War is too important a topic to leave to the generals and politicians, the pundits and the bureaucrats. As much as “they” don’t want you to think for yourself, you must. Thinking and speaking are the fundamental acts of defiance against the totalitarian impulses of our own society. According to American politicians, the U.S. is very much at war against Russia — Ukraine is just part of the arena. I don’t see any realistic way of ending the war without…
War becomes increasingly unpleasant for me to mention because it is scary as it moves from the historical into a realm of closer proximity. If you want to know what war looks like, look at some of the images from the war in Ukraine. I talk about these wars because I sense them coming and I have been warning my own family about it since about 2015. Who tells me war is coming? My gut. Experts like Robert Pelton describe…
Comparing the TTPs in the Ukraine/Russia war to the TTPs in our domestic conflicts. It matters deeply who is right to the parties involved, but not so much for historians a century from how. FACT: Conflict is here. QUESTION: Will it be limited to Ukraine? No one knows. The basis of war itself is loss of control and the pursuit of control. Wars are not legal questions, they are human questions — who possesses the will and the means?
Russia, Ukraine, Japan, WW2 and historical discontinuities. Are we approaching a major historical discontinuity? Yes (we always are), we just don’t know how or when it will break.
This makes a great companion piece to my article on two hundred years of war between Russia and the West. While my article takes a historical look a the relationship, David Sant’s article focus on the contemporary and military components. Highly recommended.
Describing our current situation — the rule of the New Pharisees. Most people are comfortable in a totalitarian world. The Church is responsible to wake up and realize our condition. And then preach the Word boldly. What is the Catalyst? When is enough enough? How to do we go from getting strangled to fighting back? Some thoughts — Rebel Leader One knows. Domestic conflict. War with Russia? Fritz Berggren, PhD 9 April 2021
If you are interested in Foreign Policy, this is a great article. Kind of backs up my opinion that we will see a war with Russia. Will Russia Further Lower Its Nuclear Weapons Use Threshold? A couple of points: 1) Russia is just doing what the U.S. has done — threaten overwhelming force against bad people doing bad things to their/our interests. Except that Russia will use nukes. 2) The U.S. decided soon after WW2 that it could not afford…