Светлана Кошелева – Два берега, на шоу Андрея Малахова
I had been sending donations to Ensemble Ptashitsa in Russia for many years. After each of their Youtube livestreams, I would send 20 dollars or so. I always received an email of gratitude from Ivan, the leader of the group. When the Russia Ukraine event started, I got my Paypal account locked and my bank account was locked as well. I was able to get my bank accounts back, but to this day cannot link Paypal to my bank account. I could no longer send donations. Ivan released a statement about not getting deceived by stories in newspapers on Ukraine and Russia, used to divide us. It was a brave statement inferring media fakery. There were ALWAYS many Ukrainians in the livestream chats of Ptashitsa. These illusions of borders and countries could not be clearer. A year after my donations stopped due to this "war", I received a Ptashitsa calendar in the mail from Ivan, signed by the group. He said thanks for ...
Timely, with halloween upon us. It's poison wrapped in nostalgia. Supposedly, kids get sick the week after the unholy day. Not surprising.
ReplyDeleteAgreed....everything that is marketed to us is poisonous on some level. Was it ever not? Nostalgia is powerful. I am evidence of this. Thanks for your comment, best, db
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