Friday Feb 24, 2023
2023 Bonus #2: One Year after the Invasion of Ukraine
On the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Dad and I turn to the insightful critical comments of Orthodox theologians around the world, and share our own takes on the situation.
Notes:
1. A Declaration on the "Russian World" (Ruskii Mir) Teaching
2. Hovorun, Is the "Russian World" Condemnable?
3. Bintsarovskyi, On Some Misconceptions about Russia's War against Ukraine
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Also: there are very good analysis by experts on fascism and authoritarianism, such as Timothy Snyder and Ruth Ben-Ghiat.
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
What do you think Biden should be doing but is failing to do (since it seems you’re so eager to include him for blame)? Biden cannot go to war unilaterally at this point, and he cannot go beyond what the American public will allow him to do (regardless of right or left).
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Additionally, since you are concerned about the failures of past American leadership to not have prevented this, is there any comment on how authoritarianism is coming out from the political right (and not the left)? If our country falls to this authoritarianism, it won’t be because of “the left”.
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
2/2 political problems with a certain republican candidate who seems to want to cozy up to Putin, and who would most likely cave to him, and cease all support for Ukraine. There is a larger narrative here about encroaching authoritarianism around the world. This would be a good time to discuss.
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
1/2 I think it’s great that you go out on a limb to discuss the theological and moral impact of Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine, and I fully support this. Does this imply that you will extend these kinds of discussion to certain rightwing conservatives over on Fox News, who seem to become the mouthpiece for Putin, and encourage Russia’s actions? Maybe you will have an episode on the near-total capitulation of the right to give up on supporting Ukraine altogether, along with our own…
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
In only a few episodes, I seem to notice that there sometimes this knee-jerk reaction against democrats, while only “reasoned principled” disagreement with conservatives politically. I just find this odd.
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Hello, love your podcast. For this episode, I noticed Sarah making a comment in passing about President Biden, essentially ragging on him. Don’t you think this is odd, given that Biden (along with Democrat support) is the one to be sending financial aid and military equipment to Ukraine for their defense, and not the republicans?
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Geh
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
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