Putin orders partial Russian mobilisation, warns West over nuclear blackmail
Apparently, neither Russia nor &quot;the Western alliance&quot; is willing to settle this war.<p>Again and again I see on German television that when someone tries to outline the current situation rationally, they are immediately bludgeoned by an emotional opposition. It seems that we Germans have recently become more and more disgusted with putting things into perspective.<p>Whereas it used to be a punishable offence to relativise the Holocaust (which was a very good general consensus for a long time due to it&#x27;s impact), it now seems to have been extended to Corona, the Ukraine war and, in fact, any other topic. Actually, one is not allowed to relativise anything anymore - otherwise one is immediately considered an insensitive egoist.<p>Understanding for the opposing side? Then you are a troll on Putin&#x27;s side. Conductors and singers are dismissed and declared persona non grata for not explicitly opposing Putin. As if only people with the correct attitude are allowed to perform art. Haven&#x27;t we been through this before?<p>I grew up with Babylon 5, and have virtually absorbed its philosophy. &quot;Never start a fight, but always finish it&quot; was one of those phrases. We should have learned from the history of the First World War that more soldiers and more weapons do not solve wars. Not without a clear strategy to achieve certain realistic goals.<p>So well-paid journalists, who never leave their desks, sit in the talk rounds and demand more heavy artillery. Because of the dead children and so on. But is even one of them asked what specific military goal is to be achieved? To bring Russia to its knees? That they should never be able to make territorial claims again?<p>Wakey, wakey! We have been through this before. Especially Germany. Didn&#x27;t end too well, by the way.<p>And I really seriously ask myself whether anyone wants to end this war at all. Or whether the feigned naivety is just to hide the fact that they just want to be the winner again. And everyone else should get a bloody nose because this time we are on the right side. As always.