Since the first moment that Russia invaded Ukraine I have supported the Ukrainian efforts to maintain their freedom. I am but one small voice in a world filled with billions of souls but I did my best to attempt to convince the people that I know that the United States has a responsibility to defend freedom wherever it is threatened in the world. We may not have to physically engage in war, but we should make it clear that we never side with despots whose only design is to grab land and precious resources.
I have done small things like writing blogs about Ukraine, displaying sunflowers inside my home, sending donations to organizations that bring food and aid to citizens in war torn areas, and even praying daily that Ukraine will one day find peace and that Russia will be punished for its audacity in attempting to blame the conflict on an innocent nation.
My heart is broken to learn that our nation is attempting to force Ukraine into a peace plan that would ultimately deprive them of much of their land and many of their precious resources. It would be an unfair capitulation and surrender that even includes a promise from Ukraine to never become a part of NATO. There is truly nothing in the deal that makes the years of war and destruction worthwhile for the citizens of Ukraine where many of them would end up under the oppression of Russia. I can’t even imagine the audacity of Trump and Putin and their water carriers who want us to believe that any common folk will benefit from the audacious deal that they are attempting to push onto Ukraine.
The world is seeing in real time that the United States of America is no longer dependable. The cabal of our present government is in it for enrichment of themselves. They are brokering business deals, not peace plans and using innocent souls in the process. The oligarchs of Russia will grow richer if they have their way and the richest people in the United States will share in the distribution of goodies, including big contracts to rebuild the devastated areas of Ukraine.
I am offended and even a bit frightened by the audacity of it all. This is a con game and we will all be affected by the money grab that is going on in plain sight. While the tech boys and the Trump family grow ever more wealthy, the rest of us all over the world are dealing with their selfish policies. People in third world countries are dying because this same group took down USAID, a fairly inexpensive program that provided food to starving people across the globe. Every American is seeing the rising costs of virtually everything that they purchase due to tariffs and inflation. Even the cost of utilities is rising in places where tech companies are building massive structures that will require more water and electricity than entire towns. In the meantime we seem to be sitting back silently watching an attempted takedown of President Zelensky, the people of Ukraine and our supposed allies in Europe.
Trump wants us to believe that his policies are filling the coffers of the United States creating a better world for everyone across the globe but he is wrong. We do indeed pay for the tariffs that he created. I have seen examples in my own transactions. I wanted to order a small item from a store in London from which I have often purchased things. The cost of the tariff offset was almost equal to the cost of the item. In other cases I have been unable to order from other nations at all because of the tariffs. My small complaints are by no means the norm but they do represent a truth that Trump is attempting to hide from the American people with his bluster. We pay the tariffs.
I don’t know where all of this will lead. I hope that we do not destroy Ukraine in an effort to rush a peace treaty that amounts to forced capitulation on their part. I pray that the nightmare of the last year will begin to fall apart. This is the United States, an imperfect nation founded on the idea of freedoms that are presently being threatened. I see people waking up to the dangers of this administration and it gives me hope, but we must continue to be vigilant and use our promised freedoms to work to end the destruction of our reputation and our Constitution. It is past time for every American to turn off the propaganda machine and face the truth that our president is not a brilliant businessman but a buffoon who sees an opportunity to join in the profiteering of the snake oil salesmen from across the globe. This is not who we are nor who we should wish to be!
I hope with all of my heart that Ukraine will not be sold down the river as a sacrifice for the enrichment of others. I hope that the American people will rise up just as they did two hundred fifty years ago and have the courage to support a just cause, not the whims of brokers whose goal is to enrich themselves. I want to believe that ultimately good will triumph over evil.
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