Why would not all Americans, regardless of political affiliation, be united in condemning Russia and supporting Ukraine?
This is right vs. wrong, without nuance. Isn’t this as much of a geopolitical “no brainer” as we could ever face?
But now we have Americans who can’t use their brains because they apparently don’t have them. “No brainer” now has a changed definition.
Ukraine is a peaceful, sovereign nation. Russia is a brazen aggressor that has launched a full-scale invasion not only against the Ukrainian government but against the Ukrainian people themselves. There has been no provocation. In fact, this is now being widely described as the War Without a Reason.
This is a power-grab and a territory-grab. Period.
Right vs. wrong.
And yet we have a large segment of Americans openly siding with wrong, and another group failing to solidly support right.
Until recently, this would have been unthinkable. But we have transformed unthinkable to simply unthinking.
We now have Americans who can’t, or won’t, think.
Thinking is not only out of fashion in that segment of America, it is scorned and disdained. Intellect, and any form of intellectualism, is regarded as weakness. Reason has been rejected and replaced with mindless reflex.
Principle has been abandoned in favor of party.
And party has been redefined as tribe.
This is as close to a “no-brainer” as we will ever face.
And many of you have no brains.