Ecuador Needs American-Funded Drag Shows?

I’ve been in Kosice all afternoon and evening. It’s the second-largest city of Slovakia, in the east of the country. The loveliest people. When I visited Prague for the first time, I was told, “The Slovaks are much nicer than we Bohemians are.” I don’t know if that’s true, but I really love Slovaks. Some of my heroes of the faith — Silvester Krcmery, Tomislav Kolakovic, and others — are Slovak.

But I have to tell you, there is a rising anti-Americanism here. It has to do mostly with the US position on the Ukraine war. The people I’ve talked to here are generally pro-American, but they believe that we Americans don’t care how much they have to suffer for the sake of achieving our government’s strategic goals in Ukraine. Of course they are quite correct! We Americans do not give a rat’s ass about how much these people have to suffer. But it is also the case that even in this country, to question the 100 percent evilness of the Russians, and the 100 percent sanctity of the Ukrainians, and of Washington, is, to some in power, impossible. There’s a lot of simmering anger as these people face the harsh winter.

I was sitting at a table in Kosice tonight talking to Slovaks, and took a break to check my texts. A friend sent me this story about how the US Department of State spent over $20,000 to fund pervert performances in Ecuador. Ecuador!