Putin made a statement today that the Internet is a product of the CIA created to control the world. This is why, he explained, Russia needs its own Internet and if American companies (Facebook, YouTube, WordPress, etc) want to be accessible to Russian users, they need to move their servers to Russia.
At this point, the Internet is the only communication medium where the people of Russia can express themselves freely.
I’m watching a lot of Ukrainian and Russian TV these days and what strikes me as very curious is how calm and respectful Ukrainian TV programs are in comparison with the utter hysteria of Russian TV channels. Pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian Ukrainians speak in calm, reasonable voices, nobody yells, interrupts, or insults anybody else. Everybody switches from Ukrainian to Russian and back easily, nobody gets shutdown for unpopular opinions. You’d think, based on this contrast, that Russia is the country invaded by Ukraine because the degree of how completely unhinged everybody is on Russian TV. s
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From the Russian point of view, it was an invasion and ilegal occupation lasting 23 years and counting. They’re just recovering what they think rightfully belongs to them.
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From their insane and deluded point of view.
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I think a lot of Ukrainians act Chiat as hysterical and absurd as the Russians. And I am a western ukrainian from Lviv. Looks at Ирина Фарион on YouTube. The lady is bonkers, and there are many people just like here
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And my English really isn’t so bad. Sorry for all of the errors. My phone screen is cracked and auto correct seems to be in control
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It’s OK. I make the funniest typos on my phone, too. For instance, it keeps changing “rapists” for “Taoists.” Which is very offensive to Taoists. 🙂
Slava Ukraini! Geroyam slava!
Sorry, I don’t have Cyrillics on the phone.
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Here, finally: Слава Україні! Героям слава!
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