It's frightening how easily we accept brutality. [View all]

[SmallFry]

What happened and is happening in Syria is horrific. One of the greatest human disasters in history. The Russian Army was bombing one hospital per day in Syria. They used thermobaric bombs in Syria. They took part in egregious human atrocities. It created one of the largest migrations of humans in history.

I'm now hearing....

There should no longer be doubt that Putin...

Can you believe Putin....

How can someone do.....

Putin is acting like Putin and people are acting shocked. I guess that means everything is right with the world. Seems to be the same old same old. Putin is not upping his game. At all. He hasn't become more brutal. At all.

In very very general terms, we just didn't mind who his brutality was directed as as much as we do today. Take that statement as you wish. It's the human truth of the matter. Resources. Geography. Narratives. All matter more than the acts of brutality themselves.

I know. You are above it. So am I.

If that is what you really think then you need to take a cruise around the message boards to see just how many people seem to be completely unaware of how brutal Putin has always been.

When you don't stand up to a bully because you are willing to dismiss the person being bullied, don't act shocked when the bully focuses on your friend.

We have to better at dealing with threats when first recognized.