My state capitol in azure and gold:
Rhode Island stands with the people of @Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/kdWU1dJ4HP
— Governor Dan McKee (@GovDanMcKee) February 27, 2022
On a less softhearted note, I was not happy with some of the sentiments from Uprise RI in the state-capital rally. To my eye, too many demonstrators were more interested in evidencing apathy by demanding U.S. non-intervention than in expressing any empathy or support for Ukraine. This selfishness, no less a nationalism on the left than on the right, reminds me why I have long refused to register with the Libertarian Party, even if I am a small-l libertarian. Libertarianism should not mean isolationism; even objectivism does not utterly eschew the common defense. I wish we lived in a world of peace and daisies, but that's delusional. There is such a thing as jus ad bellum.
Anyway, hats off to Saturday Night Live, which hit a right chord with a classy cold open this past weekend.The situation at the Polish border is both a growing humanitarian crisis and a burgeoning source of stirring stories of compassion. I hope to write more on that soon as I hear from friends there.
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