Cry for the age of truth

 I wept today. I wept at the pictures of destruction of Ukraine. I wept at the lies of the Russian government and the suppression of truth. Dictators around the world smile and grow strong when they see how easy it is to suppress truth and subjugate a population. Dictators in  Eritrea  Uganda, North Korea  Zimbabwe and hostile governments like China, Venezuela  and Eritrea are happy to see Russian deception and violence succeed. 

I wept to see a world stand by while the playground bully uses his strength to force his will on others and to cause unnecessary suffering. When will we learn that if we tolerate this, that we will be next?