Round Up

Round Up Had a protected period without sleep yesterday and got to the point where I found EVERYTHING funny. Got to thinking along the lines of: if nobody’s really who they say they are (I’m talking in politics, in media representation and in terms of on-line identities, who are all the players *really*. Finding out that Carl Bildt was involved in Gazprom and some other Russian company really threw a bucket of cold water on my recent Russia hero worship. The severed head blunder's also put me off war and politics to a degree. I’ve seen photos and video of the horrific civilian deaths through exposure on-line. But because I don’t go out of my way to find gruesome photos and videos, I’ve probably been buffered from the rest of the horrors -- and certainly when it comes to defender casualties. Saw a video of an independence supporter burying what was left of his commander.  Looked like a rocket fire direct hit.  All that was left was a charred thigh bone. Right now I'm in major downer mode.  Same old crap.  It's like Groundhog Day in this house.  It's like I've died and gone to hell. Found the "John McCain's Angry Song" on YouTube.  Amused me briefly.  One of the strong Novoroissya supporters on-line just messaged that the source of the severed heads image is difficult to ascertain, so maybe my challenge about the source wasn't so crazy and out of line.  Philip Hammond was quoted as saying the British executioner is 'nominally British' but 'sharing none of our values'.  Struck me as a rather undiplomatic remark, simply because I perceive the British population as inhomogeneous.  Many would be 'nominally British' but it's debateable how 'British' or 'shared' the values may be.  Jumped in with a remark along those lines, only to find myself stepping on an 'undiplomatic' kind of banana peel.  Waiting for followers to jump ship or for trolls to abuse me for seeing things that way. The severed head debate continues (third parties, I'm staying out of it):  better safe than sorry was the verdict.  Fair enough, if the source cannot be established without doubt.  One of the more interesting things that cropped up: G/Trans: "Bildt is corrupt, says Georgi Chaindrava, ex-minister of 'Saakasjvili regeringen'" [ Wikipedia - ie. Saakashvili's government - Mikheil Saakashvili, 2008-2013 Pres. Georgia, UNP - centre right> Bloodless Rose Revolution] [Related to Bildt's role as then President of KREAB, Swedish communication consultancy. Sounds like a PR or lobbying organisation(?) - large] G/Trans: "the regime's "story would be told in the media in a way that was good" [would perhaps indicate a PR firm] G/Trans: "Bildt has also extensively supported Mikhail Saakashvili. After the Swedish ambassador Hans-Gunnar Adén reported suspected vote-rigging in 2008, he was sent home. Bildt blogged "The result of the election can not be put in question." Later reported international election observers in consensus with Aden, that irregularities occurred during the election." Source: http://goo.gl/efM7cc - Aftobladet article - #carlbildt #Georgia I think the article's in Swedish and it's been Google translated.  To read it in full, follow the link and copy into Google Translate field. Article goes on to allege political corruption and bribery that I couldn't quite follow.  An interesting little morsel nonetheless. France: #France - PM Manuel Valls's govt - resignation: Thomas Thévenoud minister foreign trade/tourism >> http://goo.gl/Yy5RCv  >Matthias Fekl [new appointment] Matthias Fekl - French-German ancestry. Lawyer. Wikipedia trans - http://goo.gl/0Oy6F9  - CBC, Citiz. Socialst Group Pursuing my politics interest under a bit of pressure right now, so I'm not fully focused. Got an 'every time you touch that computer, I hate your guts".  Not exactly conductive to focusing and thinking clearly.  LOL. Been hours now and the same drunken crap continues sporadically.  Stomach hurts.  Now it's evolved to an attack on my wrinkles.  Followed by an attack on foreign countries, my 'hypocrisy' -- and assertions I should move to where they have no freedoms. Finally, I get a:  "I'm going to switch the internet off."  Good.  Move out while you're at it.  Offer declined. Strung out.  Not likely to get much news watching covered.