Dig Deep into Ukraine
Propaganda versus love, NATO versus the world, and other true stories about the most important war since WW2.
The reason for this Substack is the ‘Putin Isn’t the Only Monster in Ukraine’ series. My passion is fighting propaganda, especially when its killing us. If you’re a new subscriber, please dig in. There will be future episodes.
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#1 Putin Isn't the Only Monster in Ukraine - Dangerous Propaganda
Photo by Daniele Franchi I'm going to try make you as uncomfortable as I feel, and talk about Nazis, NATO, fake democracy, the awful semantics of warmongers, South Africa’s abstention vote at the United Nations, and John Mearsheimer (the current hero of sanity for societal outcasts like me... and hopefully you).
#2 Does South Africa Love Russia More Than Ukraine?
Image by Alexander Koch Was South Africa’s UN Vote for Russia Against Ukraine? Asking myself that question sparked this series. Since then, I’m a long way down the rabbit hole but you can follow my footsteps… The political masquerade is overwhelming louder than truth so why should South Africa's dancing in this fog matter?
#3 Is it NATO’s Fault?
Image by Jean-Louis Servais ”Putin is more dangerous than he's ever been... What he has opened with this invasion is unthinkable. I think he did not expect to lose in Ukraine, and therefore he will not lose. He will grind the country down to a fine, fine ash. And it doesn’t matter how many Russian soldiers die in the process, how many Ukrainian soldiers…
#5 From Nazi History to Civil War
Are there Nazis in Ukraine? Does banning the term ‘Nazi’ make them irrelevant? How can we answer these questions and more without confronting them? Faina Savenkova is a 13-year-old writer…
#6 Nazis Are Convenient
This article can be read as a standalone but the topic was begun in the previous essay, ‘From Nazi History to Civil War’. I’m tugging at Ukraine’s most controversial groups. There’ll be emphasis on the Azov Batallion and The Right Sector. Svoboda and C14 will be discussed too. They’re some of the hands …
#7 Bloody Bakhmut is Falling… into Zelensky’s Shame
After 9 months, Bloodbath Bakhmut is falling. Soon, scared, maimed and dying Ukrainian soldiers won’t have to scream in the “Meat Grinder”. Maybe Ukraine is falling. Russia stands on the dead, proud captor of buildings like holes and earth like charcoal.
Future chapters will dig into Zelensky, Biden, Putin, Erdogan, Nuland and more. Thank you for subscribing!