Get Out the Vote for Ukraine
Livestream Tonight
We are three weeks from the US presidential election. What happens to American democracy bears on the future of Ukraine, just as Ukrainian efforts to preserve democracy have mattered to America. On a livestream tonight with the great Liev Schreiber I will share my thoughts about all this and urge Americans to vote and to get out the vote.
Although we take Ukrainian resistance for granted, it has been the major sign of democratic resilience in the 2020s. Ukrainian resistance makes our normality (or whatever this is) possible. Had Ukraine failed, the world would be a far darker place. Thanks to Ukrainians, who are handling a titanic crisis essentially on their own, Americans have been able to recover from economic collapse and a global pandemic, and hold an election.
For my views on the relationship between the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the American presidential election, tune in to the livestream organized by Get Out the Vote for Ukraine #gotvforukraine tonight, 15 October, at 8:00pm US eastern time (links below!).
It’s a thrill to be joined by Liev Schreiber, an extraordinary actor whose work I follow closely, who has dedicated himself to spreading the truth about the war in Ukraine and supporting Ukrainians. Liev is wise man with a great heart and you will want to hear what he has to say.
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It’s when dark falls over Bucha that the witches come out, because that’s when the Russian attack drones start swarming.
The Witches of Bucha, as they call themselves, are a volunteer air defence unit made up almost entirely of women, now helping to protect Ukraine’s skies as more and more men are sent to the frontlines. 🌻 “Life has changed, all our plans have been torn apart. But I’m here to help speed up the end of this war. As our girls here say, it won’t end without us.” https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62gx6rvv5wo 🧙
Hi Timothy,
The parallels you have drawn between the Nazis' rise in Germany and what is happening before the eyes of the American public and the world inspires me to draw another parallel: Between Ukraine and the Spanish Civil War.
At the risk of opening the door for propagandists (as if they needed any encouragement or help) on Putin's side, I bring this up more broadly, less in detail. To be clear, Ukraine's struggle is not a war between its own citizens of different ideologies, but one against illegal invasion of a foreign nation state.
The parallel I would make has to do with the proxies and suppliers of different global ideologies, who is supporting whom. In this, Ukraine and Spain more than rhyme in name and historically. We see clearly what strange bedfellows the Russians have aligned with, from North Korea and Iran, to China and right-wing MAGA in America.
As went Spain, so trended the tides of war in Europe and the world. The plight of the Spanish people, whose suffering under its fascist regime lasted longer than either Italy or Germany, must stand as a clarion alarm for all persons who value democracy and the rule of law within and among nations.
Thank you for all your efforts to remind us, Those who forget history have lost not only the past, but also risk losing a future.
K.