Perhaps the most amazing thing is that media, commentators and many others seem to believe that peace might appear from such a bread and circus show…
By Jan Oberg
Here is CNN’s take-away from the “Pursuing Peace” Summit in Anchorage yesterday.
“Peacemaking” is now reduced to 3 hours of dry bread and circus. International political diplomacy is replaced by appearance, (chaotic) performance, and body language.
And dealmaking instead of peacemaking – and, in this case, no deal.
NO substance. “Pursuing Peace” was the Summit’s slogan; the two old men elevated themselves in front of the deadliest war machines. What a lovely photo-opportunity for peace! Of course, at a military base.
Thousands of media people, obviously influenced by groupthink, believed that this was the world’s most important event, with 700 of them physically present in Anchorage.
Wow!! Putin said three words in English!!
THIS is how the two Western leaders pursue their bizarre peace.
THIS is how peace illiterate, how peace-poor, the Western world has become.
As I hinted yesterday, it was a fart in an antique lantern.
A Zoom would have been much better for the global environment and, perhaps, would have yielded something substantial.
Photo above manipulated by the author, based on “US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose on the tarmac after arriving at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
