Rarely does one read or hear such a statement. In fact, we seldom allow ourselves optimism or hope in a world that seems determined to find negativity and yet another excuse not to get off the sofa, because tomorrow at 18:48 the apocalypse is apparently arriving and there is no possible escape.

Leaving aside the Prophets of Chaos, the current Russo-Ukrainian war seems to have taken an unexpected turn for what was supposed to be a Special Military Operation that, one might say, has lasted somewhat longer than expected in the Kremlin.

For this contemporary war truly exposes the end of the bipolar world: the old Soviet bloc versus the Allied bloc, both of which may have changed colours but still reflect the same underlying theological problem.

For the pursuit of efficiency combined with social justice, and the rejection of the Golden Calf’s interest, was once the distinctive red theological banner of a lost Israel wandering through the Siberian taiga, challenging the Imperial Capitalist powers for a time.

Its red victories delayed a process of civilisation and rectification of souls that, in the Black Continent, still awaits its turn. I do not intend to justify abuses or the wrongdoing of any power or individual; each carries his own Tikun. Yet it is worth noting that many of Europe’s present troubles stem from ignoring the children of Ham, who must fulfil the purpose for which Hashem created them. More than ever, the light of........

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