I read the news today, oh boy!

[JeromeD]

I watched a very long interview with Vladimir Putin on YT this morning. He's not my favourite person in the world and I think invading the Ukraine is just plain wrong but make no mistake, this guy is no fool. And very, very crafty. He is no pushover. And some of his views I actually agree with as weird as that may sound. The EU is too soft on too many topics and there are far too many bureaucrats doing virtually nothing and getting paid a lot of money to do it. Too many senseless directives being issued every month. I have mentioned this next point before; an EU bureaucrat decided that he would try and introduce a bill/directive that would require all motor vehicle drivers (and their passengers no less) to wear full face helmets whilst in their vehicles. The reason? His brother had a business that manufactured full face helmets!! Putin cuts through all that crap, albeit with a very heavy-handed approach, but he gets things done. Some of those things are very, very wrong but some make complete sense to me. It's a strange dichotomy to admire someone for some of his views but at the same time disagree with what he is doing. Maybe I am losing it...

I often wonder what the world would be like if there were no borders, no nations, no passports etc. etc. John Lennon comes to mind...