Candide: “Can’t we cut Putin a little slack?”
Sure, good idea. Let’s look the other way while he crushes democracy, murders opponents, and hobnobs with world dictators. If we ignore him, the problem will just go away, right?
Tom: Sorry to disappoint, but I’m not “Kim Zigfeld” and don’t really care who she “really” is. I am a fan of her articles on Russia and Venezuela and Iran, but I have to say I’m disappointed that she will not take a position vis-a-vis Saudi Arabia. I tried to engage her about the mysogyofascism regime that whips women for the crime of being gang-raped, and she ignored me over and over, and finally responded by posting a photo of Putin, the inimical skimpy midget, shaking hands with the Saudi sheik, the greatest misogynist on earth. Ms Zigfeld’s point implicit was “we have to support the misogyofascist Saudis because otherwise they’ll become Putin’s friends.” While this may be true, it undermines the moral purity of our democratic mission. I truly hope that this is not her real view on matters. We must all be driven by the knowledge that If one person is not free, then none of us are free.
