This is how I think the Ukrainian war will end. I hope that Russia is held to the East. I think Putin is a war criminal who wants to expand westward to the Carpathian Mountains both for resources and glory. I hope that the military aid and sanctions have an effect and allow the Proud Ukrainians to prevail.
I wrote this on 3/5 with information from many sources.
NATO’s weakness encouraged this aggression. Ukrainians are dying because of it. It is deplorable and a tragedy.

This conflict is the first to have a real social media component.

analysis from a guy who watches a lot of news, reads a lot of books, and is a globally aware technology “guru”

Assigning a moral value to public health policy is a particular insidious development of the last 2 years.  It is now common place and must be countered. 

1. it is ridiculously unscientific and rooted in a one size fits all, central planning world view
2. it creates a disincentive to actually comply with reporting and metrics and more practically, preventative care and full disclosure to the medical “powers that be”  
3. it directly contravenes the sacrosanct relationship between a doctor and patient, subjecting patients to discrimination and public ridicule by mob/cancel mentality.  
4. It diminishes public trust in medical institutions at every level, but particularly at the federal and global level.   
5. it allows “government” and authority to use medical decisions to ENFORCE lifestyle as a precedent.  Compliance as a social credit.  

In reality, this is the beginning of the end of freedom?  Is this how democracy dies?