*WARNING: THIS BLOG WILL BE DISCUSSING THE NEWS SURROUNDING RUSSIA AND UKRAINE*
Well isn’t 2022 off to a great start?! The world is slowly healing from the Pandemic, inflation in America is getting worse, the job market is going down the toilet, and now we have a potential World War brewing in the midst! What a time to be alive…..
WHAT THE HELL, PEOPLE?!?!?!?
This is supposed to be a time for people to start healing through unity, not go to war. Putin intiated his invasion of Ukraine last week, and yesterday we’ve recived news that his forces have recently taken over Kherson, a vital southern Ukranian city. Click the link to open a New York Times article reporting on this development: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/03/02/world/ukraine-russia-war
We also have Putin’s threat stating:
Whoever tries to interfere with us, and even more so, to create threats for our country, for our people, should know that Russia’s response will be immediate and will lead you to such consequences that you have never experienced in your history.
Jill Dougherty, CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/24/europe/putin-ukraine-address-threat-intl/index.html
Just settle down, Doctor Doom. No need to get ahead of yourself by making a global threat like that. This whole war that he’s starting is fucking stupid, despite the fact that I kind of know his justifications for this invasion, I still find it ill-advised. Historically the Ukraine was part of Russia since they share the same culture, and I know Putin’s main goal to take over the Ukraine is to act as a “buffer” to the neighboring democratic countries, but even with these facts it’s still a bad idea..
This idea can go from bad to worse when you account for the possibility of other countries getting involved, specifically America. President Biden, along with other country leaders, have started blocking air traffic from Russia and it hasn’t escalated any further than that. Unfortunately, there are some discrimantion situations against Russians occurring here in the States. ESPN reported that Russian-born hockey players are receiving threats, and some players are calling for Russian-born players to be suspended, whether those players support Putin or not. Click this link to read more about it: https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/33400401/agent-russian-born-nhl-players-says-clients-dealing-threats-discrimination-invasion-ukraine
It’s baffling to see people actually tweet this crap! I don’t think those players should be punished because of what’s going with Russia, especially if they don’t support it. This is history repeating itself when Japanese-Americans were being discriminated against during WW2, and I fear it’ll get worse. As if things we’re already bad enough here in the States, we have a potential WW3 to worry about now. At least people online have been trying to make the best out of a bad situation using memes:
If there’s one thing I know about the internet is that whenever things go to shit, a new meme trend begins. I understand that WW3 is not something to joke about, but you have to admit that joking about something much bigger than ourselves does help put our minds at ease. Hell, some of the best memes I’ve seen in recent years were about the Pandemic, and that was an incredibly unnerving time.
The only thing I can tell you to do is find out how to support Ukraine (for the love of God don’t do it just for clout, don’t be an asshole), spend more time with your loved ones, and just enjoy your life. The Batman is premiering tomorrow, and I’ve been hearing great things about it, so treat yourself by going to see it. I understand that everyone has been stressed out since 2020, but we should try our hardest to find peace within ourselves because after that you can focus on helping others heal.
Anyway, that’s all I have for you today. This is your friendly neighborhood cosplayer saying good-bye, and see you next time.
Hall of Mercs 