The Sergei Glaziev Interview: Understanding Ukraine in 15 Minutes

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5. Listening to and analyzing oppositional and dissenting voices

is one of the hallmarks of progressive thinking.

I know there is a lot of pressure to regress back into a more primitive way of looking at the world. That way is certainly more advantageous for control purposes, but it narrows the opportunity to avoid conflict and also to grow and reduce hatreds of all kinds.

When the state of media is such that narratives are heavily controlled, be it directly or via the interests of powers both economic and geopolitical, then we are left with less clear voices which we must listen to with as much or more caution than our own biased media; but it is necessary to listen to other voices nonetheless, because just like in our own media, there are well meaning people and less well intentioned, whether it be in the US, Russia, Iran, or any other country.

If you actually listened to the full interview, as long as you have an open mind you will at least be able to assess that he is genuinely offering what he feels is occurring. Agree or disagree, learn, and then listen to other voices.

We cannot create a more functional world by blotting out everyone and everything we don't understand or agree with.