Involvement in civil wars are tricky business, but it’s interesting that the cartoonist ignored Russia in the audience. Is that because their Wagner Group is on the “stage”?
Lo! ’t is a gala night Within the lonesome latter years! An angel throng, bewinged, bedight In veils, and drowned in tears, Sit in a theatre, to see A play of hopes and fears,While the orchestra breathes fitfully The music of the spheres.
Mimes, in the form of God on high, Mutter and mumble low,And hither and thither fly— Mere puppets they, who come and go At bidding of vast formless things That shift the scenery to and fro,Flapping from out their Condor wings Invisible Wo!
That motley drama—oh, be sure It shall not be forgot!With its Phantom chased for evermore By a crowd that seize it not,Through a circle that ever returneth in To the self-same spot,And much of Madness, and more of Sin, And Horror the soul of the plot.
But see, amid the mimic rout, A crawling shape intrude!A blood-red thing that writhes from out The scenic solitude!It writhes!—it writhes!—with mortal pangs The mimes become its food,And seraphs sob at vermin fangs In human gore imbued.
Out—out are the lights—out all! And, over each quivering form,The curtain, a funeral pall, Comes down with the rush of a storm, While the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirmThat the play is the tragedy, “Man,” And its hero, the Conqueror Worm.
Sorry there Rosso but we cannot take the focus away from the Ukraine which, although a problematic Democracy, is a Democracy that has priority for the future safety and security of the west. Plus it is populated with a brave people fighting an invasive force that was not provoked to do so.
Civil wars? Pick an area and you will find one. If you can’t then wait a short time.
Yeah, individually let’s follow the Prime Directive on this one as meddling in a civil war is rarely a good idea especially as both sides are bad actors. The only entity that should possibly get involved is the UN as negotiators and mediators.
Havel about 1 year ago
Involvement in civil wars are tricky business, but it’s interesting that the cartoonist ignored Russia in the audience. Is that because their Wagner Group is on the “stage”?
Crimson Crab Premium Member about 1 year ago
or China or India etc. etc.
calliarcale about 1 year ago
I am reminded of “The Conqueror Worm”.
Lo! ’t is a gala night Within the lonesome latter years! An angel throng, bewinged, bedight In veils, and drowned in tears, Sit in a theatre, to see A play of hopes and fears,While the orchestra breathes fitfully The music of the spheres.
Mimes, in the form of God on high, Mutter and mumble low,And hither and thither fly— Mere puppets they, who come and go At bidding of vast formless things That shift the scenery to and fro,Flapping from out their Condor wings Invisible Wo!
That motley drama—oh, be sure It shall not be forgot!With its Phantom chased for evermore By a crowd that seize it not,Through a circle that ever returneth in To the self-same spot,And much of Madness, and more of Sin, And Horror the soul of the plot.
But see, amid the mimic rout, A crawling shape intrude!A blood-red thing that writhes from out The scenic solitude!It writhes!—it writhes!—with mortal pangs The mimes become its food,And seraphs sob at vermin fangs In human gore imbued.
Out—out are the lights—out all! And, over each quivering form,The curtain, a funeral pall, Comes down with the rush of a storm, While the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirmThat the play is the tragedy, “Man,” And its hero, the Conqueror Worm.
admiree2 about 1 year ago
Sorry there Rosso but we cannot take the focus away from the Ukraine which, although a problematic Democracy, is a Democracy that has priority for the future safety and security of the west. Plus it is populated with a brave people fighting an invasive force that was not provoked to do so.
Civil wars? Pick an area and you will find one. If you can’t then wait a short time.
Kracklin Rosie - “Tolo Dan Nan Galad” Premium Member about 1 year ago
Yeah, individually let’s follow the Prime Directive on this one as meddling in a civil war is rarely a good idea especially as both sides are bad actors. The only entity that should possibly get involved is the UN as negotiators and mediators.
Kilrwat Premium Member about 1 year ago
Not sure what this “audience” is suppose to do. We have 2 sociopaths fighting it out; doesn’t seem like much of a choice from this chair.