I guess you are right Truman, the US is a lost cause. I live in the UK and most people I speak to can see through the lies and I think the same is true of most European countries. My sister used to go to the States on holiday a lot back in the 80's and 90's and the one thing she hated about it was the complete lack of world news in the newspapers and she got speaking to a fellow passenger on the flight back, an American, and she mentioned this and he said yes it is terrible and that it was one …

Thank you for yet another superb analysis.

A couple of comments:

1) Pretty sure the missile attack on the Kerch bridge has been confirmed to be a modified S-200, not a SS.

2) Turkey's economy is incredibly shaky ATM, and Erdogan only narrowly squeaked out a victory. Flour processing is a HUGE part of the Turkish economy, and shutting down the grain deal might send the economy into a death spiral.

3) Turkey can promise all it likes to "escort" grain ships (if the grain deal doesn't get renewed), but…

I'm curious as to where you live, John. The U.S.? If so, you must be in a very different part of the country I live in.

I literally don't know anyone who gives a crap about what's happening in Ukraine. Literally nobody. They aren't "waking up" to the lies being told to them. They couldn't care less to begin with.

You are correct that the people of the West have been told they are morally superior to everyone else. In the U.S. that belief is instilled in its citizens starting almost right at birth…