A Year of Bad Thinking

Ukraine's president isn't who you think he is

There is no theory of epistemology that prioritizes “truth over facts” in ultra-competitive Ukraine-style politics, unless we get metaphysical, eat a bunch of mushrooms and contemplate reverse epistocracy and doublespeak incoheretism, so I’ll be brief.

The first year of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidency is best described as cataplectic.

In a nutshell:

• Bootlickery. Zelensky agreed in September 2019 to go to a mic and announce investigations into Burisma/Biden at the behest of U.S. President Donald Trump, who was later impeached for blackmailing an ally.

• Russia’s invason. Ukraine has made zero (0) progress to end Russia’s occupation of Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine. Zelensky’s magical presidential campaign promise to end the war was just that.

• The economy. cf. Operation Y

• Reforms. What reforms? Putting the Truba tapes in context

• Civil liberties. None left. cf. Thug Life

• COVID-19 response*. Deadly sins of stupidity, greed and inaction.

  ---

COVID-19 response*

Recall what Zelensky said on January 31 about the pandemic.

(Continued from Ugly Little Covid-19 Secrets)

---