BB - Your insight is compelling. I was 13 when The Day After was shown on network TV. I remember Sting's "Russians". I clearly remember Reagan's Evil Empire speech. The Rambo movies, Rocky IV, and all the continual casting of Russians as amoral killers...
The constant fear-porn stoked my prejudicial opinion that 'The Russians' were warmongers and a deadly life threat.
Despite all of my conditioning, Putin never quite fit that mold for me. But it wasn't until Trump was elected that I saw him as a Russian Trump minus the internal headwinds DJT faced from the DS.
Your writing is eloquent and engaging, and more important, it's meaningful. Thank you.
Stellar work, BB. I'm enjoying this series very much. We're long past due to learn the truth about "our brothers and sisters in the Far East". Thank you so much for your contribution to Our Great Awakening. God Bless you.
Mar 20, 2022·edited Mar 21, 2022Liked by Burning Bright
“ Is it not a curious thing, for a people to fear those whom they appear like, who share so much in common, from faith to courage to everlasting resolve in the face of oppressors? Is it not strange to fear a nation that fought against Islamic extremism even more staunchly than ourselves? Is it not strange to fear a nation that has resisted and rejected Prussia’s reanimated corpse of central banking while rebuilding itself by subsisting on the riches of its own lands, much like a certain President recently reminded us to do? Is it not strange to fear a nation that fought with us, and not against us in the two Great Wars of our time? Is it not strange to fear a nation that has survived the evils of both communism and unchecked oligarchic fascism, and come out with firm rejections of both, while maintaining an overwhelming majority of Christian faith in spite of it all?”
Americans themselves used to have a reputation for fairness, for supporting an underdog, for friendliness, for seeing straight. The fact that we have willingly adopted a tainted narrative about Russia for so long is testament to the measure of (and quality of) brainwashing we’ve undergone for far longer than I care to admit. Your salient point (quoted above) underscores a sad truth: who we think we are, what we believe we stand for, and the virtues we think we have defended are all based on a lie. The fact that Americans can’t think for themselves is obviously not new. I hid under my desk in grade school during drills with all of the other kids, believing Russia could, at any moment, bomb us into oblivion. The desk drills, I see now, served only to keep Russia pinned as an enemy so my generation could grow up with believing the same nonsense they are peddling today. I don’t see American ignorance dissolving anytime soon. I can count four generations of my family who never believed anything other than the false narrative they were fed, and my young adult children aren’t any better. How brutal a realization that is—that nearly every day, in every generation, we supported a lie. We never knew what really living meant. Never had the beautiful life we, along with the rest of humanity—deserved.
Thank you so so much for digging into this topic!!! Russian history is a passion of mine, having discovered it officially in high school. It has been frustrating to watch people assume things about Russia/Russian culture that are not true. So many fellow Americans still carry the effects of Cold War programming that Russia is the enemy when in fact it was the Soviet Union that was the enemy, including of Russia itself!
I pray that one day America and Russia can be friends.
The enemy of my enemy....is my friend. I can't help but think of the script in the movie Sum of All Fears, revealing a plan by the Neo-Nazis to blame Russia for the Nazis black market bomb on Baltimore. In the end the truth revealed and the US and Russia align. One of the tracks in the movie was played at the RNC in 2020...Nessun Dorma, "Let no one sleep"....are we awake yet?
Thank you for these articles on Russia. I am a Russian American and two of my great grandfathers were Royal Guards for Nicholas II. My family fought the communists. I always asked why can't Russia and America be allies. Why is Russia painted the enemy of America for decades. Especially since Russia has helped in both WWI and WWII and fought ISIS in Syria, helping then President Trump and the US. I have so much pride in my Russian heritage and everything you talked about in this article resonated with what I knew and felt. Russian people are strong and resilient and have had to deal with a horrible fate.
You've capsulized why the cabal is afraid: "If the American spirit is best characterized as being clad in courage, the Russian spirit is born of resolve."
I've read ALL DEVOLUTION SERIES, 4 CHINA SERIES, 4 RUSSIA SERIES. Can't get enough of your uplifting, clear thinking, easy to read , insight. THANK YOU.
I've long been fascinated with the history of Imperial Russia, especially the family of the last Tsar, St. Nicholas, including their martyrdom.
(No! I never bought into the "Anastasia" hoax!)
It was Tsar Nicholas's grandfather, Tsar Alexander II, who freed the serfs in 1861. Despite this, he was assassinated 20 years later. Ironically, it was Lenin's older brother Alexander who was hanged for participating in the assassination. This profoundly influenced Lenin's political future.
In his 1951 classic, "True Believer," Eric Hoffer included a chapter about the "unifying agents" to draw and to hold a group of people to a mass movement (cause, believer-ship, cult, etc.). According to Hoffer, the most reliable of all unifiers is hate.
"Hatred is the most accessible and comprehensive of all the unifyng agents. Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a god, but never without a belief in a devil."
[This little book was handed out to visitors to the Eisenhower White House.]
Wow, BB. What a picture you paint. Maybe I will try to translate that to canvas one day. So good. In a way, you remind me of C.S. Lewis. Your writing is similar in that it requires concentration and draws in imagination.
BB - Your insight is compelling. I was 13 when The Day After was shown on network TV. I remember Sting's "Russians". I clearly remember Reagan's Evil Empire speech. The Rambo movies, Rocky IV, and all the continual casting of Russians as amoral killers...
The constant fear-porn stoked my prejudicial opinion that 'The Russians' were warmongers and a deadly life threat.
Despite all of my conditioning, Putin never quite fit that mold for me. But it wasn't until Trump was elected that I saw him as a Russian Trump minus the internal headwinds DJT faced from the DS.
Your writing is eloquent and engaging, and more important, it's meaningful. Thank you.
I'm off to Part II.
Stellar work, BB. I'm enjoying this series very much. We're long past due to learn the truth about "our brothers and sisters in the Far East". Thank you so much for your contribution to Our Great Awakening. God Bless you.
Thanks for sharing that insight, which seems spot on to me. Russia and America, brothers in arms. It feels oh so right.
“ Is it not a curious thing, for a people to fear those whom they appear like, who share so much in common, from faith to courage to everlasting resolve in the face of oppressors? Is it not strange to fear a nation that fought against Islamic extremism even more staunchly than ourselves? Is it not strange to fear a nation that has resisted and rejected Prussia’s reanimated corpse of central banking while rebuilding itself by subsisting on the riches of its own lands, much like a certain President recently reminded us to do? Is it not strange to fear a nation that fought with us, and not against us in the two Great Wars of our time? Is it not strange to fear a nation that has survived the evils of both communism and unchecked oligarchic fascism, and come out with firm rejections of both, while maintaining an overwhelming majority of Christian faith in spite of it all?”
Americans themselves used to have a reputation for fairness, for supporting an underdog, for friendliness, for seeing straight. The fact that we have willingly adopted a tainted narrative about Russia for so long is testament to the measure of (and quality of) brainwashing we’ve undergone for far longer than I care to admit. Your salient point (quoted above) underscores a sad truth: who we think we are, what we believe we stand for, and the virtues we think we have defended are all based on a lie. The fact that Americans can’t think for themselves is obviously not new. I hid under my desk in grade school during drills with all of the other kids, believing Russia could, at any moment, bomb us into oblivion. The desk drills, I see now, served only to keep Russia pinned as an enemy so my generation could grow up with believing the same nonsense they are peddling today. I don’t see American ignorance dissolving anytime soon. I can count four generations of my family who never believed anything other than the false narrative they were fed, and my young adult children aren’t any better. How brutal a realization that is—that nearly every day, in every generation, we supported a lie. We never knew what really living meant. Never had the beautiful life we, along with the rest of humanity—deserved.
Thank you so so much for digging into this topic!!! Russian history is a passion of mine, having discovered it officially in high school. It has been frustrating to watch people assume things about Russia/Russian culture that are not true. So many fellow Americans still carry the effects of Cold War programming that Russia is the enemy when in fact it was the Soviet Union that was the enemy, including of Russia itself!
I pray that one day America and Russia can be friends.
Thank you for helping us to begin to see through another big lie from the Globalists!!!
The enemy of my enemy....is my friend. I can't help but think of the script in the movie Sum of All Fears, revealing a plan by the Neo-Nazis to blame Russia for the Nazis black market bomb on Baltimore. In the end the truth revealed and the US and Russia align. One of the tracks in the movie was played at the RNC in 2020...Nessun Dorma, "Let no one sleep"....are we awake yet?
Awesome work. Well done.
Thank you for these articles on Russia. I am a Russian American and two of my great grandfathers were Royal Guards for Nicholas II. My family fought the communists. I always asked why can't Russia and America be allies. Why is Russia painted the enemy of America for decades. Especially since Russia has helped in both WWI and WWII and fought ISIS in Syria, helping then President Trump and the US. I have so much pride in my Russian heritage and everything you talked about in this article resonated with what I knew and felt. Russian people are strong and resilient and have had to deal with a horrible fate.
Burning Bright: NOW I know why you are a tiger!
You've capsulized why the cabal is afraid: "If the American spirit is best characterized as being clad in courage, the Russian spirit is born of resolve."
Would it be possible to jog the Substack system to, maybe create audio files? Very much enjoy your channel and the clarity you provide.
I've read ALL DEVOLUTION SERIES, 4 CHINA SERIES, 4 RUSSIA SERIES. Can't get enough of your uplifting, clear thinking, easy to read , insight. THANK YOU.
I've long been fascinated with the history of Imperial Russia, especially the family of the last Tsar, St. Nicholas, including their martyrdom.
(No! I never bought into the "Anastasia" hoax!)
It was Tsar Nicholas's grandfather, Tsar Alexander II, who freed the serfs in 1861. Despite this, he was assassinated 20 years later. Ironically, it was Lenin's older brother Alexander who was hanged for participating in the assassination. This profoundly influenced Lenin's political future.
Quite an evocative insight....cannot wait to read more. ❤
In his 1951 classic, "True Believer," Eric Hoffer included a chapter about the "unifying agents" to draw and to hold a group of people to a mass movement (cause, believer-ship, cult, etc.). According to Hoffer, the most reliable of all unifiers is hate.
"Hatred is the most accessible and comprehensive of all the unifyng agents. Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a god, but never without a belief in a devil."
[This little book was handed out to visitors to the Eisenhower White House.]
Wow, BB. What a picture you paint. Maybe I will try to translate that to canvas one day. So good. In a way, you remind me of C.S. Lewis. Your writing is similar in that it requires concentration and draws in imagination.