Does it feel sometimes like the whole world is at war?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine goes on without let up, killing civilians and destroying infrastructure for no valid reason.
Here is a recent update:
Meanwhile, as the world watched the events unfold in Ukraine, Iranian protests, which started with the killing of a woman in detention for not wearing a headscarf, have not abated. Even with the violent crackdown by Iranian security forces they seem to be growing.
Then we move to China, which has used a zero tolerance policy to control Covid-19, at the expense of daily life and life itself, for its citizens. A recent fire, which killed and wounded multiple people as it was unreachable by rescue workers due to Covid-19 barriers, has only exacerbated people's anger.
On the surface these three situations seem unique. The first is a territorial land grab, the second is reaction to murder and the third is frustration and anger due to lock downs. But if you look beneath the surface you see populations that are fed up with circumstances created by autocratic regimes. Or just fed up with autocratic regimes, period. Where will all of this end? I don't know. But it is a warning to others who would follow in the footsteps of dictators. Revolution is not necessarily only for the history books.
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