Since the Fall of the Iron Curtain – v2 #SovietUnion #Russia #Evil #Enemy #NATO #EU

We are still in the middle, in the crucible,
an ancient battle of oppositional ideologies
of repression and democracy, freedom,
an existential struggle on the continent of Europe
Capitalism and Communism are warring,
quietly, yet not at peace…

Our enemy became our ally,
not because we trusted them,
for a moment of necessity
to defeat a greater evil;
But we paid an awful price, still,
bound by Mutually Assured Destruction…

We know who our one enemy is,
the Soviet Union, now Russia,
since the Fall of the Iron Curtain
the threat Churchill warned us about…
The continent of Europe was partitioned
between the free and the enslaved…

We are blind; we put our heads in the sand,
not prepared to face the truth honestly,
as if we believe “Never Again” isn’t now…
Hybrid War is War, every act of terror,
bound for escalation, provocation,
Empire, Genocide is their goal…

We must shake off our cowardice,
We must choose to become their ally,
to finally Stand With Ukraine in the fight,
because they are fighting for our freedom,
for a just peace that will last,
for the defeat of our one enemy…

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Edited September 1, 2025
Since the Fall of the Iron Curtain – v2

September 1, 2025
our complacency is our complicity
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/our-complacency-is-our-complicity.html
Edited August 30, 2025
the cost of our silence is measured in children’s lives – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-cost-of-our-silence-is-measured-in_30.html
Edited August 28, 2025
Дети – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/v4.html
Edited August 21, 2025
Putin walked on a carpet of blood – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/putin-walked-on-carpet-of-blood-v2.html
Edited July 12, 2025
Unrelenting Terror – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/07/unrelenting-terror-v2.html
Edited April 14, 2025
Screaming into the Void – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/screaming-into-void-v3.html
Revised April 11, 2025
Kryvyi Rih – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/kryvyi-rih-v2-kryvyi-rih-not-just.html
Edited December 12, 2024
The blood of the dead in Bucha – v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-blood-of-dead-in-bucha-v6.html
typed October 15, 2024
The stain of innocent blood – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-stain-of-innocent-blood-v5.html

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