Originally Posted to Wordpress April 5 2022 [note, this took a while to write, partly because I’m busy at the moment. Consequently, events have moved on considerably and I have attempted to keep my discussion within the realm of facts available at the time Russell’s video was released on YouTube (c. March 27th). As I publish this post, news continues to break about possible war crimes by Russian troops in areas around Kyiv – including Bucha – and Russell just posted a video on Stand with Ukraine titled “Oh, So it’s Just Bullsh*t”. ] The causes of war in Ukraine are complex right? And are motivated by a desire to control resources and the profits of western corporations, right? But can we really trust the motives of religious extremists who are boostin’ for Putin? Welcome! You 5.2 million awakening souls. All of us together, traveling on an utterly insignificant little blue-green planet, orbiting a small unregarded yellow sun, far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable en