The War In Ukraine Is A Manufactured Distraction
Every headline about the war makes me wonder what they’re not telling us.
For weeks I thought it was all just posturing. For weeks, I figured that Biden would work out some sort of diplomatic solution. I could not help but think of every headline about the buildup of troops at the border of Ukraine as a way of making us feel more comfortable with war. I saw the headlines about the phone calls between Biden and Putin, and I hoped that both sides would conclude that war is not worth the cost.
Today I see that I was wrong. Now I see the headlines of war. I see the pictures of explosions and troops with dirt on their faces. I think of the timing. I think of the message. It seems like the war is on cue.
We’re in a midterm election season now. Inflation is high. Democrats are teetering, fearful of a difficult election ahead, fearful of massive losses. Even with very positive redistricting results so far, Democrats could still suffer heavy losses. But this war. It seems like a timely distraction, almost as if Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, is trying to do someone a favor.
He could have waited for later. Putin almost certainly knows the polling isn’t looking well for Democrats. He also knows he has an ally in Trump. Starting a war now…
