Philosophical Speculations

I suspect the various reasons for others no longer being actively involved are more complicated. To name only one, why, for example, has someone like Scott Roberts, long-time participant, fully capable of eloquently delving into certain esoteric metaphysics, who had is own informed take on Steiner,...

However, NATO expansion is by far not the only and not the main reason for Russia's invasion in Ukraine, it's is rather one of the justifications. The more fundamental reason was given in the ARTICLE BY VLADIMIR PUTIN ”ON THE HISTORICAL UNITY OF RUSSIANS AND UKRAINIANS“ where he insists that Ukrain...

I would suggest not to stick to political propaganda cliches here. The conflict in Donbass is far more complicated that just "who is shelling whom", it is an ethnic conflict very similar to Kosovo, Karabakh and like which are typically very difficult to resolve peacefully, even though all...

In addition to the military war in Ukraine, in Russia there is a civil war of minds going on between people supporting both sides with roughly 50-50 split between pro- and anti-Putin POV (by the way, the "80% support for the war in Russia according to the official surveys" is simply not t...

Good for you to step up and acknowledge you support the invasion. If you read what I said, I do not "support" any war. I merely said that if there is such a thing as a "just war", then in my opinion, Russia's invasion of Ukraine qualifies. Following your advice, the next time I ...

Scott, You seem to be avoiding the question of whether you support the invasion and massacre of civilians. If you do, be proud. Come out and tell us. If you think it is evil, as I do, then stop telling me I need to understand the evil-doer's point of view. Are you familiar with Robert Pirsig's four...

What I wrote is Putin's own justification for the war. Do you believe his justification? What source can you cite about rampant Nazism in Ukraine which Russia controlled most of the twentieth century as a part of the Soviet Union and now has a Jewish President? Here are a couple of Western sources:...

Hey Scott, I appreciate the limits of being caught in a cultural media bubble and have to depend on outliers like The Intercept, etc for views opposing the MSM line. If you could suggest some good reliable foreign sources, I for one would be very grateful. Well, "reliable" is usually itse...

No matter what the relationship between the US and Ukraine is, there is hardly justification for the invasion of Ukraine and mindless shelling of civilians. Apparently Russian TV is calling for the invasion of the Baltics too. Certainly you don't believe the opposing view - Putin's rationale of den...

Dana and Jim: You (and I would hope Bernardo) are aware, surely, that there is an opposing view to the Ukraine war, in which the US and its puppet regime in Kiev are the bad guys and the Russians are the good guys (trying to end the war the US started in 2014, with 10,000+ killed)? In attempting to ...