The World Beyond The West
I have often been asked: why do you care so much about Ukraine? After all I don't live in Ukraine, and I was not there except for a few times on short visits to relatives and friends. “Ukraine is none of your business” I was told by Ukrainian patriots (real Ukrainians or just moral champions … Continue reading Why the Ukrainian crisis was a turning point
Donald Trump has been constantly attacked for being a “populist”, for appealing to the losers of globalization and for painting an apocalyptic picture of contemporary America which does not correspond to reality; only to show once more, if that was required, how Trump “lies”. The words below are taken from the Presidential inaugural address of one … Continue reading DONALD TRUMP IS NOT THE NEW REAGAN – HE IS THE NEW CLINTON
“The further a society drifts away from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it” George Orwell Interview with Gonzo Blogger Miquel Puertas East and West: Hi Miquel, how are you doing? Miquel Puertas: I am fine, thank you, I am here in Donetsk, I am enjoying the New Year's holidays. E&W: … Continue reading Miquel Puertas from Donetsk: “I believe in the European values but the EU has become a prison of nations”
Farewells are always a bit ceremonial and hypocritical but, really, I don't get all this last minute outpouring of good feelings for the leaving President of the United States. When Obama took the highest office 8 years ago, he ran on the platform of hope and change and to many he really looked like a … Continue reading Obama has literally gotten away with murder
It feels so good to be a liberal. I don't doubt that most people, if they had a choice, would prefer to live in a liberal world. A liberal is, by definition, on the right side of history and has universal justice on his side. To tell it all, until recently I thought I was … Continue reading The liberal world – tales from utopia
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