9 MAY IS VICTORY DAY

9 May 2023

*Russia's contribution

27 million russians died to save europe from the nazis

Cannot overlook that, all praise Russia on its Victory Day 9 May.

I watched the sad pantomime when the Russian ambassador for Poland was prevented from laying a wreath at a cemetery to commemorate victory in WW2. I assume this demonstration was sanctioned by the Polish gov. They take every opportunity to provoke and humiliate Russia. Until the Ukraine war I didn't appreciate how many European countries.....Poland and all the Baltic states, Finland? .....hate Russia. It's a racial, maybe religious, thing, why hate the Russians? Is it the people, or their elite, who do the hating?

Nothing will change. Poland sees itself as a pre eminent European military power and hankers after some glory period from centuries past.

Likewise the Baltic states.

I guess Finland still thinks of the 1930s war and territory lost. It's not very West European. 

Frankly, for Russia to keep diplomatic ties with these countries is a waste of time. The Ukraine war has given them the excuse to be open on how they see Russia. Would we tolerate such racism in London, for example?

*Cultural genocide

Perhaps only oldies pause and think of the dead, the horrors of the war that occured in Russia. In the west it's ignored and time for a joke. If I read what's happening in the Baltics and Poland correctly, they are removing any trace of the Russians and what they accomplished in WW2. De-russification its called. As above, Russia is a civilised culture and should just cut off diplomatic relations from its more atavistic neighbours. There is no point.

*For the record

"As of 2021, there were nearly 900,000 ethnic Russians in the three countries, having declined from ca 1.7 million in 1989" Wiki.

Latvia is 25% Russian, half the pple living in Riga the capital are Russian. Estonia is a quarter Russian. This was Soviet Russification policy. Why do they now hate Russia? Do they, or is it just the elite?

While elites generally want to expand their power and wealth, generally they thrive on war and stop at nothing Ordinary folk - who stand to lose their loved ones, homes and jobs, prefer peace, freedom and stability.

*MSM

So a lot to evaluate when opening the newspapers or TV. I'm cautious of rhe stuff I read, it is largely propaganda to keep me on board and indoors.