Mikhail Gorbachev, ex-Soviet leader who ended the Cold War, dies aged 91, report says
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/30/mikhail-...-says.html
Bummer. This is a dark day. The man who had the vision that could have united the East with the West has passed away. And I'm sure he died a very sad man hoping he goes to a better place. As with all things Russian these days, it's hard to say what the Kremlin will do about this. Putin would want to lay blame on him and seize whatever property he had. The thief that Putin is. But he is mindful of keeping his people in line. Especially in these times. So it all depends on what the people are saying. It will be interesting to watch.
I'm not a bigot. I'm a realist. I see enough of what's going on now to know that Russian good will is a sham. An unfortunate result of the inhuman way Russians are raised. Only fools would turn their backs to Russians.
But there was a time when I saw a glimmer of real hope. That the day might come when the East and West could embrace in sincere friendship. When both sides could knock down all barriers and freely spread the best of us. That time rolled in when Gorby was elected leader. At first he seemed too good to be true. And I was glued to all TV reports about him. I was in awe when Reagan tested him very hard. And Gorby stood tall and rose to those tests. It was truly a spectacular time. And it wasn't just a fleeting moment. A peaceful revolution was actually going on. They were inventing words. Glastnose and Parastroica. Walls were being torn down. And peoples freed from bondage were left dancing in the streets. And the media had no powers that could paint it sour. Reagan the elder statesman was truly impress and enthusiastic with the idea of Russian friendship. And the country was finally forgetting about a nuclear threat.
But eventually it all went to hell. On our side, Democrap hate called Reagan a crook. Reagan, of all people. A crook? Only blind hate and jealousy could do that. And Reagan was left flabbergasted and distracted by the accusations and criminal investigations. Made worse by Reagan being afflicted by a degenerative brain disease. He was blindsided and not able to defend himself. Over things that today are too trivial to even bring up. Reagan as our President was actually over even before his term was up. His mental faculties had degraded and his cabinet was actually doing most of the presidential work. And his cabinet was answering for the "crimes" the Democraps claim were going on. "Arms for hostages". That's one hell of a crime for saving our people. Oliver North said he was proud to take the fall for saving our people. I would be too.
And it got worse. On the Russian side, the nasty bit players in the Russian government were jealous of Gorbies success and angry that they were being robbed of their shot at being the next dictator. Like it was with Trump, fighting everybody sabotaging his plans, Russian nasties had their foot out at every turn to get Gorby off balance. Interfering with reforms and sabotaging the economy. Gorby was dealing with frustration and the Russian people were stuck with the "gridlock" that stalled better times. Gorby was being overloaded and that's just what the nasties had intended. The day came when Yeltzin jumped up and pulled a coup on Gorby when he was on a vacation. It was bedlum in Russia. Part of the Army was with Yeltzin and part of the army was with Gorby. Yeltzin was not able to seize Gorby but he had the next best thing. Yeltzin controlled all the cash. And he told Gorgy he's free to do as he pleases, but he has no money to pay anybody. And Gorgy realized that he had no power any more. So all the powers lined up behind Yeltzin and world friendship was suddenly in doubt.
Relations wallowed around for years after that. It was a coup. How can there be trust. In time, relations slowly came around. Yeltzin wasn't such a bad guy. But he had other problems. He was a drunk. And that was a big problem to progress. So the friendship thing never really went any further. Yeltzin sank deeper into his drunkeness and Putin stepped in. Spun his deceptive web and ultimately took control of Russia. That was bad news. Our people knew Putin was a bad actor. So the hope of a lasting Gorby friendship pretty much ended with Putin.
And now we got what we got. Ukraine getting exterminated, and the rest of the world rocking in the waves. With no idea what's coming next. Pretty much like in the before Gorby times. Khrushchev said they will bury us. Putins lakies say we could be nuked. So we are back at square one again. Complete with war crimes and genocide on our high tech TV screens.
We all got something to complain about, but clearly Ukraine is in world class trouble. And not a lot that can be done about it. Russia is preparing for winter and stealing Ukraines harvest. Semi trucks fully loaded for as far as the cameras can film. And Ukraine is powerless to stop it. Reminds me of the Grinch. Stealing all including the food from the mice. But there's no chance the Russians will be bringing it back. Unlike the Grinch, Russians are heartless. And soulless too.
Large queue of trucks carrying harvest stolen from Ukraine forms on road from Zaporizhzhia to Crimea
https://www.yahoo.com/news/large-queue-t...19271.html
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Before Mikhail Gorbachev's death, a close friend said the former USSR president was 'upset' at the state of Russia and felt his 'life's work' was ruined
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mikhail-gorba...28139.html
This makes me so angry. Things in the world could have been so much better. For me and everybody else in all the future years. All you need is one person with a sensible vision. But it takes everybody else to make that vision happen. Nobody can change the world all by themselves. Its the same with Trump. He did all he could to drain the swamp. But there was just so many crocodiles in it. And he was being chewed up from all sides. Even my own representative betrayed my representation. Governments everywhere are broken and only a peoples revolution can haul the bums away.
Anyways, now that its come out that Gorby opened his yap in his last hours, I have no doubts that Putin will be angry and looking for retribution. He will probably seize all family assets, send his offspring to Siberia, and erase most all mention of Gorby in Russian history records. Probably leaving just a few fake news foot notes painting Gorby as a brain fart leader that was soon removed. Kinda like what they trying to do to Trump. So the West will be remembering Gorbies greatness while the Russians will be remembering Trumps greatness. Hah.