I think Russia was deliberately cornered by the West and had to respond.
I take issue with Putin's remarks here but they should be looked at in context.
In the 1920's revolutionary Russia was going through a period of chaos and social experimentation 🧵
This was a period of postcard divorces, abandonment of children by some fathers, the lifting of anti homosexual laws, attacks on long held values and practices across the board.
May 5, 2019 • 7 tweets • 6 min read
@anphonyboloney@telesurenglish 1/ I was involved in a discussion like this yesterday and a very interesting point was raised. I will add to it. As you know Fox News and various right wing pundits and trolls I quite taken and obsessed with @AOC . I don't remember the number I read of hours a week Fox devotes>
@anphonyboloney@telesurenglish@AOC 2/ to the Congresswoman from the Bronx but it was quite a lot. You may also know that Donald Trump spends a lot of time watching Fox News and that in fact he prefers to base his tweets, policies and outbursts on Fox TV commentaries. This is well-known. known it's well known>
May 5, 2019 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
1/ June 8 is the anniversary of the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty. I have talked about the fact that this is an issue that most Americans
2/are not deeply aware of and that it would be part of the mix -importantly part of the mix - of facts that will turn Americans against Israel. Half jokingly I have spoken
Sep 15, 2018 • 8 tweets • 9 min read
1-There is a connection between the super cheap gasoline that's been sold in Venezuela for decades and the cocaine industry that's a major pillar of the economy of Colombia. And it seems that finally the government of Venezuela is at least trying to get a handle on it.>
2-Gasoline is a necessary ingredient in turning the Coca leaf into cocaine. Now this predates the rise of President Chavez. It's been a serious political problem for Venezuela's government both old regime and new. You see gasoline that's cheaper than water it's hard to keep it>
