PS: This is a draft. Photos to follow.
Live from Bulgaria: Are Europe & Russia on the road to mutual destruction?
I'm currently hanging out here in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Both the President and the Prime Minister of Bulgaria are trying to stay neutral in this weird battle between Europe and Russia as these two giant forces desperately try to see who can destroy the most stuff first. Screw it. Enough of doom-scrolling and war talk. I'm just going to relax and sign up for a day-tour of this lovely city.
"Sofia was conquered by the Romans back in 130 AD," said our tour guide, "lead by Emperor Marcus Aurelius." Holy cow! One of the greatest generals who ever lived used to walk down these very same streets where I am standing right now! Unfortunately, however, there was nothing left of the ancient Roman city here but a pile of sad-looking ruins. So much for empire.
But then our tour guide went on a rant. "The President and Prime Minister want PEACE!" she exclaimed, her voice dripping with contempt -- talking about peace like it was some terrible and awful thing, almost on the scale of farting in public or torturing babies. "Our so-called leaders are just trying to side-step the issue! We can never have peace with Russia! They attacked Ukraine for no reason! Putin is a liar! We must fight them with all that we have!" Er, okay. But what, exactly, do you have?
130 million Russians died fighting the Germans during World War II. I forget how many Europeans died back then too. And how many Europeans and Russians are willing to die right now? Today? Burned to death by drones or buried under missile rubble or shot in the head during front-line combat? According to my tour guide, all of Bulgaria is willing to die for The Cause.
What cause?
Sofia is a lovely and modern European city, built on top of ruins of the Roman Empire. I like Sofia. I would hate to see it destroyed in the name of jingoistic polemics and money-grubbing war profiteers. My tour guide needs to be careful what she wishes for.
Resources:
Gotta love Stanislav Krapivnik: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLXTuZBUCys
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