It should not surprise anyone that honest disagreement about “who started it?” and “who is the enemy?” breaks out during an emergency situation. I tend to disagree with the lead author of a philosophy forum, and on the subject of my relationship with Putin, I rarely mention him.
I stand accused of constant emotional outrage against Putin. Alas, when I package my response into a sound-file, the fellow turned off after the taunting phrase “let’s unpack the question.” I even gave the Blakify text-to-speech personality “Guy” the full shouty option, in hopes of bridging a gap. And I even gave a brief ‘awakening to Russia’ memoir.
This is the same mini-essay, an elegy for empathy, and an evocation of the power of Substack’s podcast feature. How do you think Glenn Greenwald keeps a base of subscribers here?
Okay, yah, repeat appearances with Tucker Carlson …
Empathy on trial