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The sunflower is the national flower of the Ukraine. It doesn't take a stable genius to see what naked aggression looks like. War is hideous.

"How wrong can one man be?"

December 23, 2015 - two days before Christmas, Russia uses cyber warfare to attack the Ukraine power grid plunging thousands into darkness in frigid cold temperatures. Later, Vlad gets caught in a blood doping scandal at the Sochi Winter Olympics (2016) in what is described as a "culture of cheating."

July 25, 2019 - The topic of investigating the dealings of Joe Biden and his son Hunter in Ukraine is first floated in a phone call by then President Donald Trump in an effort to dig up dirt and smear his political opponent in an election.

January 6, 2021 - failed insurrection by Vlad's pals and admirers in the U.S. goes off the rails, but the goal of tarnishing the west and eroding democratic institutions succeeds. This is a proof of concept for large scale asymmetric psychological warfare. 

April, 2021 - Russian dissident Alexi Navalni ends a 24-day hunger strike after being poisoned by the Kremlin.

In 2022 - a Russian skater is caught and thoroughly exposed on the world stage using a banned substance during the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Ukraine - Vlad dreamed this invasion for a long time, moving satellites, troops, and creating a massive, long-running disinformation campaign to mask what he was doing. He desperately wanted it to look like a response to aggression by Ukraine as a pretext to invasion. The ultimate goal was to consolidate power, secure seaports, and expand territory.

The Ukraine response -

"$%#& You! We are NOT going to roll over!"

The World response, we are not going to be bullied. Vlad did this. He built it over a career of resentment toward the West. He is finished.


When approached by the West and asked if he wanted to be evacuated in the time of war, Ukrainian president Zelensky is quoted as saying: "I need ammunition, not a ride." In a remarkable display, he stood up to an advancing thug. How can we do anything less?


We all make mistakes, and no one is perfect. Each of us has our flaws. Each of us carries the burden of our regrets and mistakes. Vlad has been stewing in his own ambition and resentment for so long that he truly believed that the world would sit idly by and do nothing, NOTHING. He believed that there would be no consequences. He believed that it would be easy.

How wrong can one man be? He needs to be brought before the world to answer for war crimes and whisked off the world stage. Bullies like him need to be taught a hard lesson that naked aggression will create a swift response. There must be consequences and anyone enabling him must also face the music.

It is better to stop a fire when it is small than when your house has burned down.

Americans need to grow up and constantly evaluate their place in the world. It is a burden but with great power comes great responsibility. We helped secure decades of stability after World War II ended the myth of isolation as a way to insulate ourselves from the horrors of war. The temptation to retreat, hide our heads in the sand, and build a wall to keep the rest of the world out must be soundly, irrevocably rejected.

RICK
Billion Hero Studios
The Power of Storytelling






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