Topsy Turvey World

[Johnny Marr]

I agree on the point about the inconsistency and over-glamorisation of
Russia by the leftist chic/luxury communism brigade, much of it fuelled by
the idea that anything which subverts Western life must have some merit.
This has proven a more perniciously endemic view amongst the modern left
than many are prepared to recognise or admit to. The Guardian’s comments
page now regularly defends positions and individuals they wouldn’t have
dreamed of advocating for 25 years ago.

HOWEVER, while we can agree that both Putin and Assad are terrible people,
I slightly demur on your opinion over Syria. Assad is at least a secular
leader and was (before we alienated him) something of a known entity for
our diplomatic services to deal with. He’s a butcher of course, but no more
so than many of the dictators we continue to readily support, and I believe
he’s less dangerous than side he’s fighting against.

Awful though this is to contemplate, and apologies for the
over-simplification, Syria seems to boil down to a choice between Assad and
ISIS. I don’t believe it’s just Kremlinbot propaganda to think that Putin
may have backed the right horse over Syria while Obama may have backed the
wrong one.

(I’m also aware of the argument that the war’s really about who gets to
drill an oil pipe line through Syria, which regrettably I also find quite
plausible.

On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> Russia is now Fascist, an oppressive oligarchy regime, but Leftists can't
> stop loving Russia. So Facists are OK with some Leftistis if they're in
> league with Russia, because Russians CANNOT be Fascists. Somehow they are
> still Communists in some Lefty minds.
>
> Assad comes to mind as the most odious of world oligarchs right now, in a
> horrible league with Russia, exterminating his foes, civilians, children,
> hospitals.  But it's all really the work of the US and U.K. in Topsy Turvey
> World.  Conspiracies make everything so much easier to understand.  Belief
> is Safety.
>
> Do you really think either country, US or U.K., seeing both our idiotic
> current political states, is capable of that level of deceit?
>
> Russians are much better at that game.  They are unified under Putin's
> oligarchy.
>
> Y'all need to grow up.
>
> David Morris
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