https://wthrockmorton.com/2013/09/03/matt-drudge-putin-is-leader-of-the-free-world/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Fri, 13 Sep 2013 21:45:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://wthrockmorton.com/2013/09/03/matt-drudge-putin-is-leader-of-the-free-world/#comment-57385 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 21:45:58 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=15177#comment-57385 Well, at least Russia and the US may now be talking seriously about dealing with the awful situation in Syria.
As I see it, Russia holds most of the cards while the US has the clout to ensure they may at last be played.

]]> https://wthrockmorton.com/2013/09/03/matt-drudge-putin-is-leader-of-the-free-world/#comment-84341 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 17:45:58 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=15177#comment-84341 Well, at least Russia and the US may now be talking seriously about dealing with the awful situation in Syria.
As I see it, Russia holds most of the cards while the US has the clout to ensure they may at last be played.

]]> https://wthrockmorton.com/2013/09/03/matt-drudge-putin-is-leader-of-the-free-world/#comment-57384 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 19:57:54 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=15177#comment-57384 Well, the fact that Putin is now pushing this disarmament plan could be viewed as tantamount to an admission that he ‘misspoke’ when he claimed two weeks ago that there was no way the Syrian regime would have used chemical weapons: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/31/syria-un-weapons-inspectors-leave

]]> https://wthrockmorton.com/2013/09/03/matt-drudge-putin-is-leader-of-the-free-world/#comment-83651 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:57:54 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=15177#comment-83651 Well, the fact that Putin is now pushing this disarmament plan could be viewed as tantamount to an admission that he ‘misspoke’ when he claimed two weeks ago that there was no way the Syrian regime would have used chemical weapons: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/31/syria-un-weapons-inspectors-leave

]]> https://wthrockmorton.com/2013/09/03/matt-drudge-putin-is-leader-of-the-free-world/#comment-57383 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 22:33:35 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=15177#comment-57383 Some of us still love Gorby: http://www.thelocal.ch/20130904/gorbachev-urges-us-russia-deal-over-syria

]]> https://wthrockmorton.com/2013/09/03/matt-drudge-putin-is-leader-of-the-free-world/#comment-79891 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 18:33:35 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=15177#comment-79891 Some of us still love Gorby: http://www.thelocal.ch/20130904/gorbachev-urges-us-russia-deal-over-syria

]]> https://wthrockmorton.com/2013/09/03/matt-drudge-putin-is-leader-of-the-free-world/#comment-57382 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 17:24:09 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=15177#comment-57382 I have even typed and mailed letters to a few leaders in the Catholic Church (including Pope Francis) voicing concerns.
The pope and Warren Throckmorton. Yup, that should just about cover it. Good luck, brother.

]]> https://wthrockmorton.com/2013/09/03/matt-drudge-putin-is-leader-of-the-free-world/#comment-57381 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:38:45 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=15177#comment-57381 But, my dear pilgrim, you mustn’t be a promoter of “conservative authoritarianism” when you stand by Putin.
The simple case is: Both – Russia and “the West” – have their pets and their unwanted. And we must hope that people who are unwanted in Russia find shelter in the West – AND VICE VERSA! (Insofar, yes, I stand by Putin.)

]]> https://wthrockmorton.com/2013/09/03/matt-drudge-putin-is-leader-of-the-free-world/#comment-57380 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:23:53 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=15177#comment-57380 Full disclosure–I’m the one who forwarded several pages from Little Green Footballs. I thought that Doctor Throckmorton, who is working so hard to build bridges, should report on at least one of the stories that I forwarded. I am disturbed to see so many self-appointed champions of the Culture of Life who so openly promote conservative authoritarianism in spite of its well-documented fruits.
To make a long story short, I am a relatively young convert to Catholicism–I recently turned thirty-two and converted circa age 14 within a mainline Protestant family. I once trusted the Christian Right (back when it still held much sway in the US) to guide me. However, i saw more and more material that led me to question the Right, and my attempts to sound the alarm-bells have been in vain. At this point, I am basically starting over in seeking truth and trying to love and care with a pure heart. I have even typed and mailed letters to a few leaders in the Catholic Church (including Pope Francis) voicing concerns. I invite you all to pray for me as I seek truth, goodness, and beauty. I will continue praying for peace and reconciliation.

]]> https://wthrockmorton.com/2013/09/03/matt-drudge-putin-is-leader-of-the-free-world/#comment-83653 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:24:09 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=15177#comment-83653 I have even typed and mailed letters to a few leaders in the Catholic Church (including Pope Francis) voicing concerns.
The pope and Warren Throckmorton. Yup, that should just about cover it. Good luck, brother.

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