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In an article published in the New York Times the Opinion Columnist David Brooks declared “That struggle has international fronts — starting with the need to confront, repel and weaken Vladimir Putin.” Surely, his statement is related to the terrible invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Army.
In fact, Mr. Brooks’ main objective is to make the apology of Mr. Joe Biden and the Democratic Party, as opposed to the possibility of any Republican candidate, including Mr. Donald Trump.
Furthermore, Mr. Brooks condemned the “mini-Putins”, “demagogues”, found across the Western democracies, “who lie with Putinesque brazenness, who shred democratic institutions with Putinesque bravado, who strut the world’s stage with Putin’s amoral schoolboy machismo while pretending to represent all that is traditional and holy.” Of course, he intended to feature Mr. Donald Trump.
Let’s see a relevant aspect which may be inferred of Mr. Brooks’ opinions.
In the context of the Eastern European conflict and American domestic politics, it can be highlighted that Mr. Putin did what he wanted on account of the weakness of Mr. Biden and his colleagues, Mr. Macron, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Scholz. Of course, he would never do that with Mr. Reagan and Ms. Thatcher.
As a matter of fact, most of the Russian people support Mr. Putin. Do you know why? Please, never forget the Treaty of Versailles and its consequences. Look at the similarities among what the Allies did to the Germans and what NATO did to the Russians as well.
As a counterpoint to my arguments, an well-informed citizen claimed that I was ignoring some actions [taken by Mr. Trump], such as supporting Mr. Putin, threatening NATO withdrawal, contributing to the breakdown of alliances European countries; and that, on the other hand, Mr. Biden acted magnificently to correct the damage done by his predecessor.
It is imperative to think like Egyptians, like Greeks, like Romans, and, also like Americans.
It is advisable to think like Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, like Sun Tzu and Machiavelli. Not like Hobbes, but like Locke; not like Marx or Gramsci, but like Bobbio; not like Biden or Trump, but like Reagan.
It is necessary to think about what happened in Europe in 1919 and in 1945, and also in Vietnam, Syria, Iraq, and Crimea.
Please think big and better, not small and worse. Ukrainians and the world will be very grateful.
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[Published in the New York Times online Feb 25th, 2022]
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