Tom Malinowski 'I've honestly never seen more unity among our allies or our two parties in Congress'

[PatrickforB]

10. The West cannot afford to give in to Putin or to appease him in any way.

This must be challenged.

BUT...consider these two things:

First:
Malanowski says, "What he truly wants is something we cannot give - a world where powerful countries and rulers can do what they please to those with less power." While I concede that he is right in this situation, I'd like to respectfully point out what is unspoken here.

It should read, "What he truly wants is something we cannot give - a world where powerful countries and rulers can do what they please to those with less power, unless it is the United States." I'm sorry, but this is a true statement, and has been since we emerged from WWII as the world's policeman.

Second:
It seems with the pandemic that the pendulum is swinging back in favor of unions, and of workers in general. We're seeing wages go up, and workers around the world having more say in where and when they work, and for how much. The 'great resignation' is putting some serious pressure on industries who rely on minimum wage workers, because these workers are voting with their feet. Their unspoken message is, "Yes, I want a job but not your job." Meaning they want reasonable hours, benefits, and a living wage.

So, considering history, it seems that every time the workers are gaining the upper hand, the oligarchs throw a nice little war, because it shuts up workers - it becomes 'unpatriotic' for workers to engage in strikes or otherwise agitate for better working conditions, because, hey, there's a war on, don't you know!

And...guess who is one of the biggest oligarchs on this earth?

Vladimir Putin. Celebrity net worth estimates Putin as having $200 billion dollars in cash and assets.

Gosh, I wonder...............could there possibly be some connection?