so, as some of you know i make music - years ago i had a buddy from Ukraine i met on FB through the music.
He was a dude i talked to alot because when i was up late catching a buzz and everyone out here was asleep, his timezone had him there with me lol
Dude was based tho, knew his gov was corrupt as mine, we had some long talks. He loved "America" and wished he could come here. and this was years before the Q drops n all that mind you. But yeah...
I Wonder how he's doing. Like, sure we think Ukraine and we instantly think the worst. but....
Can you be mad at a guy in Florida that lives near Disney just because shady shit happens at that park? That dude was a good dude and its been years since I've spoke to him. Who knows if hes even still alive.
Do you represent your government, my good sir?
No.
Does your government represent you?
Again, no.
Our ire is not directed against the good men and women of this planet. It is against the cabal that claims to rule it.
Absolutely. Like immortal technique put it -
"just because i wont trade my humanity for patriotism" but -
true patriotism IS humanity. It's being willing to fight for what you know is right.
That's why i mentioned "Ukraine right now has a sour taste to even say, but this dude was one of us"
Absolutely agreed. There are good men and women the entire world over, feeling just as sick as you and I over the state of this place.
They're our pepes.
In the spirit of music, i'll quote how Michael "Eyedea" Larsen (RIP) put it -
"I'm here for you
in the same way youre here for me
we're all just intricate pieces of infinity"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D04BTq4D5w
As others have said, reach out if you can.
First, to make sure they're safe and to reconnect.
Second, to obtain valuable firsthand Intel as to the flow of human emotion/thought as pertains to the common folk I.E. you and I and your friend and everyone else who stands to lose this war.
and as I've replied to others - I've tried.
I'm sorry, my good sir. Give it time.
I would like to reiterate your point that there are good people in bad places. I believe that is very important to highlight, and is a very salient point.
I'd take it to the extreme.
There are people born of this beast system that want out. They're good people, caught between a rock and a hard place.
We're going to need compassion for them who do flee the beast system, because they were forced to do horrible things.
i am not their judge, God is. He knows all and sees all - I dont.
Good man. I feel the same.
I'm going to put a link here, an interview of someone born of the system and used by it, who committed atrocities for it but it wasn't who they were. From their own perspective.
This is why we need to have discernment first and foremost, and then compassion.
https://youtu.be/8qXxqYnBD2Y?si=XptqniXbQprmg5np
hm. since you put it that way... I'll absolutely check it out but its 3 hours so I can't say I'll be doing that right now. I bookmarked it though (and watched a few minutes in)
i also want to send you a link back
I'm pretty sure you don't know who R.A. The Rugged Man is - But yeah, his dad was a Nom vet and got exposed to Agent Orange. RA was the only child that his father had that wasnt born without severe birth defects.
RA has always been "controversial" - hell, he had some of the biggest names in the 90s (Biggie and Method Man) have their labels tell them if they work with him theyre fired. but... yeah, this song - he told the truth, and it came from the mouth of someone who Was there - that shit wasnt a war it was wreckless and it was damn near fun. they tried to shut him down harddd for this video. but, you cant cancel someone who built their house with their own hands.
i will warn you this song is... how do i put it "Offensive to some" lol but yeah, It's alot realer of a "War story" than whatever hollywood flushed into the theaters about Nom. its not pc its just honest.
this video was actually removed from youtube twice but he was able to win both times and theyve left it alone since
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV2Guv8l2FY&pp=ygUdcnVnZ2VkIG1hbiB2aW5uaWUgdmFsb3IgdmlkZW8%3D
I intend to begin posting links as posts to highlight this channel, but I'd be just as happy if you'd like to take the initiative and garner thumbs ups and what-not.
I tend to burn my bridges, but I always come back and I'm always based as fuck. I just don't take shit from anyone when I feel infringed upon.
had a sort of girl friend from ukraine in 2008. funny story how we met. i worked P/T at an oil change shop. i was really into a PC game called S.T.A.L.K.E.R. shadow of chernobyl. she was speaking to the manager and i noticed her accent, so while down in the mechanics pit, kinda under my breath i did the 'ah cheeki breeki iv damke' the npcs shout out around the campfires and from there we were instant friends
pardon my french but STALKER WAS THE SHIT i threw many hours of my life into that mf lol
first game i ever moded
first time i encountered the bloodsucker in agropom i nearly shit myself & disconnected the rear speaker from my creative labs fatlity sound card
i mean it came out when i was like 18 so "first game i ever modded" would prob be something on the n64 with the gameshark
when i was like 11 or so I remember my friend using it on WWF No Mercy to turn the entire ring into cheese lol. those were the days
now its like "pay 49.99 and get this neat costume!"
free 2 play pay 2 win
thats 95% of the reason i switched to PC gaming. the elderscrolls construction set along with mod/db & filefront most pc games had endless replay
lately i been playing skyim on my xbox, and i also have been playing the OG stuff like Postal and Rollercoaster Tycoon on my laptop lmao (and leisure suit larry. dont judge me. lol)
Try to reach him.
That's why I made this post. I actually have made attempts but he hasn't used that fb in years and i cant find a newer one.
Maybe you can find him on instagram or X or some other place musicians hang out. Keep trying. He sounds like a good guy and it would be good to reconnect with him. Maybe he even made it to the U.S.
nah he wasnt a musician at all he just was one of the few people that actually was a fan and would msg me like hey bro got anything new lol
i remember he would show me the dystopian nightmare of apartment complexes he lived in from his window and id show him my window of a kansas forest lol like ive tried like hell to see how he's doin.
Yeah, I don't do social media so I don't know how to find people, but maybe someone here will have some suggestions.
I leave it up to god. I've had people i hadnt talked to for decades pop up outta nowhere so if me and him are due for another convo itll happen
i just hope he didnt become collateral damage in something he had no fight in
Yes, agreed.
Agreed. For peace of mind, first. As a source of boots-on-the-ground info, second.
I guess my point is... it's a reminder that this fight is a winner takes all. If (they) win, we all lose.