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Amazon was a bookstore. But it was not Barnes & Noble digitized. You still got physical books in the mail. What was amazing was the largeness of the offering that simply was not possible in any physical store. This was new. Amazon was launched at a time when you had to be patient and a photo would download. Now Amazon is an everything store. It even sells movies. In fact, it has become a behemoth to disrupt. Web 3 wants to disrupt Amazon, and Google, and Facebook, and Microsoft, and Apple. Ye...
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As I follow Zelensky in this war, I am constantly reminded of this book I read just a few months ago. At that time there was no inkling of Putin’s invasion. I read the book because I am perennially interested in Abraham Lincoln’s life and work. Lincoln was not even a soldier. It was not a war he had chosen. He became a student of war in the White House. And because his instincts were right, and he stood on the side of justice and liberty, he seems to have made all sorts of right war moves. If...
Paramendra BhagatTo Seek Only A Military Solution Is Dangerous
In eastern Ukraine, to seek only a military solution is dangerous. I admire the work of military strategists, intelligence officials, and governments who have stepped into supplying the needed hardware. Most of all I admire the brave men and women of the Ukrainian military who make the ultimate sacrifice daily. But we can never lose sight of the larger purpose and the higher ground. Ultimately this is about peace, liberty, and justice. Eisenhower warned of the “military-industrial complex.” H...
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Paramendra BhagatAmazon Was Web 1
Amazon was a bookstore. But it was not Barnes & Noble digitized. You still got physical books in the mail. What was amazing was the largeness of the offering that simply was not possible in any physical store. This was new. Amazon was launched at a time when you had to be patient and a photo would download. Now Amazon is an everything store. It even sells movies. In fact, it has become a behemoth to disrupt. Web 3 wants to disrupt Amazon, and Google, and Facebook, and Microsoft, and Apple. Ye...
Paramendra BhagatDefeating Putin In Donbas Is The Cheap, Easy Option
As I follow Zelensky in this war, I am constantly reminded of this book I read just a few months ago. At that time there was no inkling of Putin’s invasion. I read the book because I am perennially interested in Abraham Lincoln’s life and work. Lincoln was not even a soldier. It was not a war he had chosen. He became a student of war in the White House. And because his instincts were right, and he stood on the side of justice and liberty, he seems to have made all sorts of right war moves. If...
Paramendra BhagatTo Seek Only A Military Solution Is Dangerous
In eastern Ukraine, to seek only a military solution is dangerous. I admire the work of military strategists, intelligence officials, and governments who have stepped into supplying the needed hardware. Most of all I admire the brave men and women of the Ukrainian military who make the ultimate sacrifice daily. But we can never lose sight of the larger purpose and the higher ground. Ultimately this is about peace, liberty, and justice. Eisenhower warned of the “military-industrial complex.” H...
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The idea of militarily pushing out the Russian forces from Donbas and Crimea is not the best approach. The political approach has to be first and foremost.
The US and the West must talk to powers that do talk to Putin, namely China, India, Indonesia, and many others. When India and China came to blows up in the Himalayas, Russia got involved and helped deescalate.
Now it is India’s turn to do the same for Russia and the United States. Modi and Jaishankar must step in and help deescalate the situation.
I think the middle ground here is that Russia agrees to pull out, and Ukraine agrees to an internationally organized referendum for Donbas, Luhansk, and Crimea.
If Putin is talking to nobody, he is more likely to end up in the madman situation where he contemplates a suicidal nuclear attack.
Nothing is worth a nuclear attack and counterattack. That whole scenario has to be unthinkable.
https://twitter.com/leelinau/status/1546643559801147393
The idea of militarily pushing out the Russian forces from Donbas and Crimea is not the best approach. The political approach has to be first and foremost.
The US and the West must talk to powers that do talk to Putin, namely China, India, Indonesia, and many others. When India and China came to blows up in the Himalayas, Russia got involved and helped deescalate.
Now it is India’s turn to do the same for Russia and the United States. Modi and Jaishankar must step in and help deescalate the situation.
I think the middle ground here is that Russia agrees to pull out, and Ukraine agrees to an internationally organized referendum for Donbas, Luhansk, and Crimea.
If Putin is talking to nobody, he is more likely to end up in the madman situation where he contemplates a suicidal nuclear attack.
Nothing is worth a nuclear attack and counterattack. That whole scenario has to be unthinkable.
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