Thread by @Jkylebass

Given Putin’s complete and soulless evil, I was compelled to peruse Churchill’s 1st volume of 5 books on WWII. In Churchillian elegance he says: “It’s my purpose, as one who lived and acted in these days, first to show how easily the tragedy of the Second World War could have 1/6

been prevented; how the malice of the wicked was reinforced by the weakness of the virtuous; how the structure and habits of democratic states, unless they are welded into larger organisms, lack those elements of persistence and conviction which can alone give security 2/6

to humble masses; how, even in matters of self-preservation, no policy is pursued for even 10 or 15 years at a time. We shall see how the counsels of prudence and restraint may become the prime agents of mortal danger; how the middle course adopted from desires for safety 3/6

And a quiet life may be found to lead direct to the bull’s-eye of disaster.” How many innocent men, women, and children must be brutalized before we, as a country (and as a western alliance) decide that we won’t allow the massacre to continue? 4/6

Are we ok with Kyiv and the rest of Ukraine being wiped out by Putin’s war crimes? I remember a time when Duty, Honor, and Courage were the building blocks of great leaders. The senseless violence being driven by Putin and his henchmen represents pure evil manifesting itself 5/6

in our world of today. How can this end well? I’m certain it won’t. 6/6 #Russia #UkraineWar #Ukraine #Churchill