[FRIAM] war footing

[glen]

Right. Various rhizomic organizations like scientific groups are debating whether to stop collaborating with Russian scientists inside Russia. Just like with Aline in Wonderland, cutting off collaborations with them, punishes them more than it would ever punish Putin and his Oligarchs. But, especially with scientists and youngsters more concerned with fashion than politics, those people a) tend to turn a blind eye to politics if it suits them and b) the only ones that survive and thrive are those complicit in the regime. We're the same here in the states and probably in India and everywhere else. Just the other day, JOLT news published a Dear Abbey type response arguing that many of us simply don't need to care about what's happening in Ukraine:

https://thejoltnews.com/stories/some-perspective-on-the-war,5200?

Granted, worrying about things you can't control may seem futile. But those of us who don't worry enough about things they *could* influence are often more sickening than the evil that relies on their apathy ... like all those youngsters who won't vote in our next mid-term election, thereby allowing congress to fall back under the influence of, if not Trump, then McConnell.

If you're a Russian scientist and you want to collaborate with scientists outside Russia, then my advice is Leave Russia. In addition to sanctions, we should drastically increase recruitment for all the talent in Russia. Offer asylum for artists and LGBTQ and anyone else ... even Aline. Suck them dry. Well, OK, we can do without Gerard Depardieu and Steven Seagal ... and I'm still skeptical of Snowden. But what the hell, drop the charges and bring him back, too ... just don't give him a clearance. 8^D

On 3/3/22 12:13, Sarbajit Roy wrote:
> She almost definitely doesn't represent "Russia"
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpB721W1l34&t=1122s
> 
> On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 4:56 AM glen <gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> This video brings home, to me, the inherent conflict with "do what it
>> takes to ...":
>>
>> I'm Russian I want the rest of the world to hear me out
>> https://youtu.be/FUE40mkEYeo
>>
>> Even though I'm worried she's a plant, she makes the valid point that
>> things like sanctions don't hurt the ultra wealthy.

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glen
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.