Ukraine and other things

[oakfarm]

 

This photo is taken today, but it could be from my childhood. Snow, conifer trees and a Volvo 240. Childhood. And speaking of products from countries with blue and yellow flags. I have no money, rent, food and drivers lessons is all I can afford, but otherwise one could visit etsy and write “Ukraine” in the search bar to buy stuff from entrepreneurs who really need all help they can get. Btw herre’s a photo of my Ukraine army wool socks. At least I have bought them to help.

 

 

On that subject. You know the author who was my teacher at a writing course. Ok you don’t know her, but she lives close to an old oil power plant that has been called the most expensive oil power plant in the world. See the power plant was built as a nuclear power plant, and was therefore constructed with a strong emphasis on safety and was very expensive. The plan - over a half century ago - was that the nuclear power plant should deliver both electricity and weapons grade plutonium. When we in the sixties abandoned the nuclear weapons program the politicians had several reasons, but one reason was the feeling that America would help in case of a Russian invasion. No need to have those kinds of weapons if we could trust the US. Now when the feeling is that the possible next president wouldn't even give us a single can of diet coke if we get invaded I have seen the joke that we should restart that plant.

 

 

Or if I want a comforting thought I can I read an article by an old neo-liberal - and say what you want about old neo-liberals but they love democracy and want to defend it - who argued that while Russia spend 6% of their GNP in Ukraine, the EU economy is 10 times larger than the Russian so simple maths says we merely have to spend 0.6% of the GNP in Ukraine to match the Russians. No need for fission material.