Tea and Vitriol

Ragnarok, or the Twilight of the Gods, was a central theme in Norse mythology. It was preordained and all of the actions of the Norse gods centered around preparing for the final battle between good and evil. The universe would be destroyed, including Midgard, the home of we mere mortals. From the ashes would then arise a superior race of beings, greater than the gods and above the concepts of good and evil. Let's fast forward to the present time. The Trump regime in the United States has been promoting an agenda of isolationism while at the same time reserving for itself the right to interfere in global affairs where it suits them. Most Americans support most of these actions. And most Americans know that, despite his rabid patriotism (which we need after four years of Bidenism), The Donald is an abrasive, megalomaniacal loudmouth who demands his own way. Woe betide anyone who refuses to capitulate before his bullying, because he IS the most powerful man in the world, and he knows...

Conflicts are never solved of their own accord.  They are usually settled by the stronger powers and their settlements are imposed on the smaller or weaker powers. That is the norm in history, and it will be no different regarding settling the war between Ukraine and Russia. US President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin last week to begin "negotiations" regarding a peace settlement for Russia's war against Ukraine. Neither the European Union nor Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were informed beforehand. Neither was the United Kingdom. So much for the much touted (by the UK, anyway) "Special Relationship" between the US and they. They were informed of the phone call after the fact and erupted with righteous indignation. They all expected to be part of the so-called "peace process" and have seats at the negotiating table. They were all bypassed and were not invited. The negotiations began this week in Saudi Arabia, which is...

 2024 has been an exciting year for the entire world. That is not to say that it has been a pleasant one for many people. The western "democracies" began to reject the poisonous woke progressive liberalism that they have succumbed to for more than a decade, much to the dismay of the parasites that have profited from it. While the ultimate expression of this rejection was the re-election of Donald Trump to a non-consecutive term as president of the United States, such a shift has been taking place in the world long before the November election. I have already covered The Donald's defeat of the political, social and economic perversion that is Bidenism, so I will only touch on it to say that he was NOT the catalyst of the events that occurred concurrently throughout the world. Trump's election frightened woke progressive leaders throughout the world, whose own crumbling regimes were placed under closer scrutiny by the people that they were presumably supposed to benefit...