Ukraine war: Inside a reported Russian army torture site
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 พ.ย. 2022
- The newly liberated Ukrainian city of Kherson is coming to terms with eight months of war and Russian occupation.
Local officials are uncovering evidence of war crimes and torture.
Our foreign affairs correspondent Paraic O'Brien, has followed Ukraine’s armed forces back into the city as they investigate the reports of potential war crimes.
Producer: Heidi Pett:
Camera operator: Flavian Charuel
I live in Kherson. I knew that at any time, orc terrorists could come and take me, same as happened to these men, in these heartbreaking accounts. I could never sleep more than 2 hours at a time, every time I heard a car pull into the parking lot where I lived, I looked out the window to see if orcs were coming to take me. One day a group of 6 came into my building, and broke down the door of a neighbor, looking for something.
I'm overjoyed that Kherson is free. But these war criminal orcs need to see justice for what they did.
You are a Nazi only. Shame on you ! Khar kasivi, Allah u akhbar, Marg bar Ukristan !
Sorry,Orcs are busy exterminating Ukranazi's roaches..
I am completely serious and not trying to offend you when asking this but...
Have u seen any tanks?
ITS ALL A GAME
@@McNoob69420 yes.
This is so sad & heartbreaking 😔. Poor people.
Heart breaking! So pointless too keep this invasion going. How can Putin seat in Russia thinking the war is going good. Torture his neighbours + brothers. History could never explain the invasion of Ukrainian and why putin keep going .
Human are manipulate into doing such acts, what happen to their innocent mind? It's over taken by the evil.
It's been headlining news for months where have you been in a freaking Coma
@@isouser3455 maybe I have, whats it to you? I never said I didn't know about the war in Ukraine, I just didnt know about the torturing 🙄.
@@Lolalee87When there’s war, there’s always torture.
Stop this war
War crimes happen in every war and I’m sure even Ukrainians have been involved but this type of action is what Russia does in every war it features in, historically evil. War sucks but my hopes are with Ukraine, Slava Ukraine
Russia was historically bad under the soviets yes, imperial Russia and modern Russian federation are no worse than their contemporaries. The biggest war crime culprit these days in the USA
Bet u ain’t c the ukranian massacre on Russians huh? Please show me a massacre Russians did on ukranians this fake news is atrocious
" when standing in a room like this and you know your fellow Ukrainians were here being tortured, how do you feel? WHAT STUPID QUESTION WAS THAT?!!!
It's empathetic journalism. It seems like an obvious question but these soldiers need to vent.
Scary times just got more intense
Sad, but good job reporting
Russia needs to remove Putin from power. Putin is mentally insane and is murdering innocent Ukrainian people.
This breaks my heart to see as well the saddest part is that this is.only going to get worse. I believe that the war will only spread.. 😭
america will stop it but not usa . as well rest of the world because good will always beat evil
This situation moves me so much.....so I put together an energetic and hopeful video/song mix: Ukraine War footage and Lil Nas X Star Walkin'. If you want have a look :)......,
Good God, And the Russians called this liberation....
I find this very hard to believe.
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Unbelievably evil
Not good...
The rest of the World must get together and help Ukraine. Like REALLY help Ukraine. The entire world agrees that Ukraine doesn't deserve these sadistic inhumane depraved war crime atrocities happening to them and it should be clear that we won't allow any of that behavior. It's unacceptable. We cannot allow people who are murdering/torturing/targeting civilians/targeting civilian locations, to get away with that and for them to get what they want, no way. That negative miserable paranoid energy that Russia is conducting cannot be allowed. The world is better than this. We must make this clear.
It's unacceptable. This is Modern Day Society. We must do better than this! The world is better than this. We must make this clear. No one was planning on attacking Russia, yet Russian aggression is the ONLY reason why this Depraved disgusting atrocity is even happening, or continue to happen. Ukraine is just defending their Home. Heck, Ukraine gave all of their Nuclear weapons to Russia with a PROMISE that Russia would Respect Ukraine as a independent country and not attack them. Now look at what is happening?? Even the rest of the world has been a lot more reserved then they could be, and all that should show that Russia is paranoid that "they are going to be attacked" yet no one is attacking them? The only one attacking others is RUSSIA. But I hope things get better and we can all live better life's. Each country. No matter what side, I just want better for our modern society. Our quality of Life deserves to be much better than current situations.
Ruzzians just sunk their ship, metaphorically speaking. Their recent missile salvo had another failure. It landed in Poland, where it killed 2 farm workers at a grain dryer.
Poland being a NATO country, it's about to get interesting.
Putin must have taught to his troops to threat Ukraine as Germany did in 1914/16 /40 wars and 45
Electric chair tie in a chair with strap
Why they need to do that for ? People have not fault politician do all of them
Zelensky must watch his back and stay indoor as Pootin do
@@carlthor91 NATO is so weak …it’s only 2 people dead and none of them have had to duck into shelters yet.
At least it’s not you
Ben McReynolds: I agree with you. Putin and his vile troops must be utterly destroyed. The depravity they have shown and continue to show against civilians must not be glossed over.
Putin must be held accountable for war crimes.
The Russian people need to know about this barbaric acts
They know and pretty much enjoy
@@chubawmaba No. They don't know. They have no idea about this due to the propaganda. Stop blaming the poor boys of russia, they never wanted any of this too. Ukraine does the same as russian soldiers, they're as bad as them. So.. " It's not the same, they're the good guys! "
@@shipsability listen to intercepted phone calls between russian soldiers and their wifes/mothers etc. they have English subs.
These people enjoy torture, they love it.
@@shipsability Are you Russian or Russia's neighbor to know this?
@@amiable_monster Well your dumbass would've realized considering the famous propaganda ''Ukrainians are nazis''. Also my friends who lived there and moved heard about it.
Why is he still alive?? USA
Russia 🇷🇺 you will pay for a long time
War is so brutal
Putin is brutal. Ukraine wanted to live in thier own homes in peace. They don’t have a lot. Mostly apartments. Sad
war is brutal because war mongers playing war games no praise for both sides parties
@@miraborgesilva1919 Don't act like the ukrainians don't do the same to russian soldiers. The russians are young boys under the propaganda of putin, they never wanted any of this. They're simply brain washed.
russian supporters surely will claim these are fake
They aren't fake, but ukraine does the same. There's propaganda on both sides.
I am neutral in this. I'm just annoyed people pretend ukraine doesn't do the same.
@@shipsability "but ukraine does the same"
but the evidence I have seen, I think russia does it much more
"There's propaganda on both sides."
" I'm just annoyed people pretend ukraine doesn't do the same."
(just an illustration) IF for example Russia tortures 10000 people, and Ukraine 5 people....I dont think "its the same". What I am saying, that the magnitude *matters*.
@@tryingtocorrect Do you really think they only did it to 5 people?.. Oh my, you're very much influenced by these Americans.. They do it basically just as much as the russians.
@@shipsability "Do you really think they only did it to 5 people?"
I never said that.. ;)
MI6 you really need to up your budget 🙄🇬🇧
@mr wpg Which part of this video, shows a fake video?
@mr wpg Says who, you?
@@mrwpg6286 ? I'm not sticking up for Putin.
@@mrwpg6286 Nope - I don't support "Naziism". Ukraine isn't "Nazis". Prove they are or it's deliberate propaganda. Putin supports Wagner, the leader is a self-proclaimed "Nazi", and Putin supports the Russian march. How is that not sympathetic? He's the President of Russia. And the Azov wasn't a self-proclaimed "Nazi outfit". The one famous activist that was moved on in 2015. And that was when they had 200 people - they haad 1000 by the time they were added to the Ukrainian military. And the UN cleared them of affiliations with anyone else. So how is Ukraine's government sympathetic to Naziism, but Russia's somehow isn't? Ukraine didn't do anything wrong, and nothing justifies what Putin is doing.
Who loots major appliances 😂
Russia is actually a very impoverished country. When you take Moscow out of the statistics, Russia is genuinely a third world nation. These soldiers have likely never seen a major appliance in their life. 20% of Russians don't even have indoor plumbing.
russians do. Same as in Chechen republic, Georgia and other countries they have invaded before
Russians are three generations from Neanderthals.
This is disappointing from channel 4
Why?
War is over as of now...
good luck ukrainian people good luck european union and NATO
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You really need to make a film. Full on, unexpurgated, showing the rape and castrations, the torture, and the murder that took place against civilians. One day, the Russian people must be shown what their wonderful army does.
Agreed. Show proof. Without any proof it's only war crime accusations and those are piling up on both sides.
The fog of war is used to promote false narratives, rumours, awful crimes against humanity. The first casualty of war is the truth.
Putin should be in court in The Hague no difference to Nazi Germany and those who were held to account in Nuremberg war crimes courts
What about the CIA, the FBI and the Gestapo/SBU?
@@tatianalyulkin410 Also bad. Can't we just agree torture bad?
@@nooanykanen5864 Indeed. Torture = Torture. And illegal under International Humanitary Law/ Military Law.
Stop Ukraine vs Russia war
That's was true even in Philippines the Place of Spanish and Japanese Gari son still here in Manila ppl never change even in 2022 were still lived in the past we are brutal.
It it like the Mafia warfare, got to treat the enemy the same.
With all these recent news about Ukraine and North Korea, I wonder if this is really the end of the world. I still want to life to see my grandchildren. I want to die peacefully, not from bombs or missiles. God Bless All.
Kherson citizens Arm yourselves never again...Kherson militia cowboy up . Pay back ...glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦 Freedom for the world citizens freedom for the world 🌎 global citizens unite against aggressive regime's and the evil forces
The devil forces never win?
The RUSSIANS stole my bicycle
Russians stole my Farm equipment and it’s been found using the GPS in Crimea.
All are human
How can humans be so cruel they are evil 😢😡😡
Russia should study some history to find out what will happen to them....
They have always been terrible government and corruption in Russia... If I was in their Army I would drive my tank to about 500ft from the command headquarters and open up with HE rounds on it...
What goes around comes around...
They study enough to know that the west is Nation of Satan.
Dude if you are an american you shouldnt talk about things you know nothing about. Like history. Our education system is a literal joke.
@@operator9858 So edgy of you.
Give Ukraine the long range missiles to get the job done!
Ummmm, they literally can't handle the short range missiles so, NO!
What i wonder is why Lawrow could leave Bali alive !!!!
When this over 20-40 billion Dollars wasted which could have been used to fight poverty, construct infrastructure, social programs, protect nature.. but nooooooo.....
When are you gonna show us the torture chambers of the Gestapo/SBU in Mariypol'? Or " it's not the same " ?
Are you drunk or what? Russia GO HOME
Finally someone understands.
Can you send a link about this, Tatiana?
@@amiable_monster she can’t because it doesn’t exist
If they took ukr. prisoners with …it was during the “civilian” evacuation. This is also when 20,000 soldiers snuck out undetected.
Rusia tdk hebat di medan perang, mereka hebat meneror kota yg tak ada tentaranya.,
ya benar...
Torture BS
Russian army looted washing machines .Come on
If you want one you need to go the front too. Why don't you? Coward.😂😂😂😂🤫
Slava Ukraina ❤❤
barbarick, poor people
Kherson were liberated by the Ukrainian government
Ukraine gonna hate this war against Russian occupation
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Sorry for you treatment from the Russians. Open pray the war gets over soon. God bless you sir.
Sad how anext human being can do these horrific torture to a Next person.seems like they arent humans at all .only god can help these ukrainians and delivery them .🙏
These guys need to identify the people that tortured the Ukrainians. Bring them to justice just like Israel did to Eichman.
WHY ORC,S HAVE NO WAY OUT BUT UKRAINE PUNISHMENT & VERY DEARLY & PERSONAL 💪😎
Aceh Indonesia🇮🇩
I believe this report but I find the everything about the tape on the chair strange. Obviously they would restrain you but the tape is not broken and it's a very weak type of tape that I'm surprised any military would be supplied with or bother looting.
It's all BS !
Scotch tape is very strong.
After being cut, if the two sides touch it'll form the circle that was once their
Huh the more you know.
Yes me too, and showing household goods in the lock up as if the Russians looted this is ridiculous, what for.
@@philipellis4530 Phillip, you really need to do your homework. Outside of Moscow, Russia is an impoverished country. 20% of Russians don't even have indoor plumbing. Stealing major appliances is extremely common among Russian soldiers.
I very much doubt that this report is actually true, I'm from the UK and it seems you aren’t telling the truth, all the time the Russian troops were in the city life went on as per usual, the population of Kherson is predominantly Russians, Putin decided to look after his people by asking them to leave the area knowing that the Ukrainians acquiring the HIMARS started the damage to this region especially the bridge, Russia retaliated by shelling their infrastructure and because Ukraine hit some of the incoming missiles made them divert hitting some of the cities buildings rather than their intended target, something BBC don't want to mention, so they rounded up some local Ukrainians making out they won their city back. You may want to watch the channel 'Redacted' or listen to Scott Ritter, Col. Douglas Macgregor or follow Graham Phillips, Patric Lancaster, iEarlGrey, for an alternative view..
Cheers for the analysis, Phillip Ellisovitch from the Sheffield Oblast!
@@Kekistani Good isn't it.
@@philipellis4530 No, it's a terrible compilation of pure delusional speculation based on absolutely nothing but your schizophrenic distrust of reputable sources.
LOL you've never been near the UK. 😂😂😂😂
You can easily check it. Go there and make your own true report!
Compared to the CIA torture black sites, this is like Shangri La hotel accommodation. 😂😂😂
Definitely 5* compared to Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo.
Not that I believe any of this BS propaganda !
Guantanamo had like 21 guys there
@@sababugs1125 Exactly! We are the good guys. Only like 21 guys there so what's the big deal? That's the only place that we tortured people too. 🤣😂
@@sababugs1125
US marines tortured to death detainees in abu grahib.
Whataboutism justifies nothing.
Oh my goodness...Russia army...your..soo bad 😡😡😡😡
Guy: "They hadn't been here before , so they went into Combat mode"
Soldier: *wondering if he'll be back in time for dinner as he just waltzes in*
Attn. supporters of Russia: this is on you.
British media? This must be true then.
Especially BBC, those are genuine good guys , no really 🤣
Great stagers.🤣🤣🤣
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Wash machine toilet air/co TV
4 sale call hot line
Where’s the evidence
You're literally watching it.
@@Kekistani This source is not to be trusted. You have no idea how much propaganda is given to Ukraine right now.. You barely even hear of the Ukraine war crimes because they're the ''good guys''..
@@shipsability War crimes against an invading force? Sorry, but does anyone give a damn? Get out of Ukraine, and you will not suffer any "war crimes" (how hypocritical! Russians castrate & torture civilians and PoWs)
@@Kekistani It is quite a hypocrite thing to say too when the Ukrainians do the same. Also when America invaded Vietnam, and Vietnam fought back after all the war crimes America had committed, they got the backlash? This proves how wrong the system is. Both sides are wrong.
@@Kekistani Also, the russians are brainwashed to think what they're doing is good. They think they're fighting Nazis. When they surrender, they should be teached that all they've learned is simply lies. Not be executed.
Pure BS and Propaganda.
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No to pootin what good that life be to become pootin selves
It is so sadness ,Russa are punishment and tortured Humen,
This stuff happens all over the world and always has been.
Doesn't justify anything. The whole point of civilisation is to control barbarism. Such concepts go straight over your head, I presume
And all of a sudden it's justifies everything? Maybe we don't need brought justice to pedophilles or serial killers then. Because "this stuff happens all over the world"
I am very worried about this withdrawal. Makes no sense & Putin (I would imagine) would have to sign off on this. Withdrawing makes Russia look weak. This man is sinister.....would not doubt he would use a nuke.
Russia isnt in this for the camera. They pulled back because theres only 1 major bridge and 2 small ones for a hundred miles. If that went they would have thousands that would have been cut off and ukraine is not going to get over the river meaning the front is now closed and the fight will get concentrated east which is not favorable to ukraine.
Oh and ukraine paid a really heavy price for that town. Supposedly 8 to 1 casualty figures.
Do you think a coward dictator who fears for his life will used nuke? Most of the dictators are more coward than normal citizens. Even saddam hussain is fearful of using chemical weapons to US forces during gulf war.
Russia are so bad at war
The men there are alcoholics & low Iq
What a shame they had to defeat Nazi Germany for us !
GOD BLESS THE BEAUTIFUL ALPHA MALES OF RUSSIA!
Reminds me of waterboarding by USA. Oh I mean enhanced interrogation recnieques.
Remember abhu grab. That was torture with pictures but no referral to ICC.
LETS HOPE THEY WILL HAVE USA AT ICC ALONG WITH RUSSIA.
Comedie
Should make a documentary about the tortured people from Donetsk by ukr. between 2015-2022.... Then the picture could be clear, and the audience could understand why Putin calls it special operation....
Please share a link about this information. So we know where you get this info
Fake news ...
Still support Russia though
Urraaaaa 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
The qonsequences of war are no love, no heart and no mercy, destruction. Human is object of war. It called war include economic war so let's together to avoid war and try to give love to all of the peoples arround the world, no discrimination, no racist and we are brothers and sisters. Peace dan love the world
Putin send a lot of tjejenie muslim soldiers and these tjejenisch soldiers did a lot of war crimes why? Because ukraine soldiers are notmuslims but christians or catholics 🙏
Fake news
Similar to Guantanamo Bay?
It’s not in a war zone. 🙄
And it is for criminals. Like ones who are capable of torturing Ukrainian civilians.
@@Aussie-MochaAre you stupid ? That makes it even worse. Not to excuse them, but atocities often occur under the stress of combat. However, the US/NATO/West deliberately took people thousands of miles away to torture/abuse them in highly restricted installations in order to avoid scrutiny.
@@jimmyrutledge5115
Ok . I’m stupid!
Stupid with perspective 😎
Whataboutism justifies nothing.
@@Kekistani The difference being that the truth about Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib has been established by investigative journalism. This "Russian torture site" claim is based solely on Ukrainian allegations, eagerly repeated without scrutiny or confirmation, by Western MSM. Not exactly objective sources.
Can we see the 100+ Russians being burned alive in odessa before the war? Usa and uk wanted this war now they have war. It’s ugly but not bad as Vietnam or iraq etc. quite different coverage. Maybe they should use waterboarding like usa.
These Russians were throwing Molotov cocktails at people.
Yeah how come there's no video of that. Probably because it didn't happen
How dare Ukrainians be pro-Ukrainian in the Ukrainian city of Odessa! Those pro-Russian separatist Raschists did nothing wrong!
@Charlie Harper youtube search roses have thorns odessa massacre and see it for yourself.
@@rickerhart907 There is extensive and graphic video footage of it. youtube search roses have thorns odessa massacre.
So what, you realize every nation does similar things including western countries.
These are things we are not supposed to be aware of but happen regardless.
Whataboutism justifies nothing.
So what? We don't need to do anything? Sure, let people kill people and we just act like we don't see it
@@amiable_monster Then do something
Ukraine Adopts It's Own Second Amendment - Too Little, Too Late? Armed citizens are the backbone of a strong military, the very force that protects the nation. Your armed citizens are the most important branch of your armed forces. Partisans in Kherson tried to battle the Russians without firearms armed only with molotov cocktails and got killed? If citizens owned guns - then they would have had firearms and molotov cocktails and maybe survived. How many countries set up their citizens to the same fate? Only the government can have weapons so it is easier to control the people, take away what few rights they may have? It seems some governments are at odds with their own people?
Only when the current invasion appeared imminent did the Rada enact a liberalized gun law, and the government handed out countless firearms to citizens? Too Little - Too Late?
President Zelensky is good at making plays full of lies
The audacity for a Russian to point the finger at alleged lies, when your entire culture is based on the idea of "Vranyo" (враньё)
ha ha ha... Zelensky, the leader of comedians, beggars and liars like children, is proven by the fact that some of his people criticized his leadership. As well as making Hoax news hahaha basic clown Nato. Uraaaa 🇷🇺❤️ 👍💪😃
ha ha ha... Zelensky, the leader of comedians, beggars and liars like children, is proven by the fact that some of his people criticized his leadership. As well as making Hoax news hahaha basic clown Nato. Uraaaa 🇷🇺❤️ 👍💪😃
@Love Always, Charlie ha ha ha... Zelensky, the leader of comedians, beggars and liars like children, is proven by the fact that some of his people criticized his leadership. As well as making Hoax news hahaha basic clown Nato. Uraaaa 🇷🇺❤️ 👍💪😃
@@azer928 "beggars and liars like children" ???? why are you bringing children into this? orc
"some people criticized his leadership" what leader isn't criticized? other than yours, because he is a dictator, not a leader.
Stop spreading propaganda
Why is this propaganda? What isn't propaganda for you?
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Then we have the nut jobs who can’t communicate.
Most empathetic Scottish person
Nothing on the scale of Guantanamo Bay and the UK played their part in the torture.
Gitmo was one place... this is happening in every single town under Russian control. To make the comparison is almost a sick joke.
Terrorists are in the gitmo Hyatt. Relaxing
Prove it
@@rickerhart907 facts.
US marines tortured to death detainees in abu grahib prison.
Whataboutism justifies nothing.
Here we go again it didnt take long did it.... So has anyone found one of those 'mass graves' yet or is that next week?
Shame on you to disparage dead and tortured innocent civilians. Shame on you
@@ellenfaulkner7616 He has no shame, he is a Ruzzian Troll.
what does that even mean? didn't take long? based on what? you silly billy
@@ellenfaulkner7616
Spot on, Ellen
Bend over you melt, NATO is about to enter
Rubbish propaganda.
You lacking your humanity? Or do you think nothing of the fact that humans are capable of torturing another human because of their nationality?
Prove it
@@Aussie-Mocha
Religion too..😄
@@user1qaz2wsx3edc
Especially religion!
@@antoniomanuelcaetano6770
Not my personal perspective on the matter. I think Ukraine has gained all the trust that Russia has lost
The people in charge of Ukraine are to blame. Why provoke Putin and hope he doesn't react?
Just like how the people in charge of Poland were to blame for Nazi Germany's invasion, right?
... what you wrote makes no sense...
@@joecater894 it makes a lot of sense… Ukraine new this would happen if russia invades yet they still keep pushing the limits with putin
ukraine had every right to not back off the illegal invasion started 2014. Russia is a criminal state more then any other right now. And dont come up with the past of the west we have at least democracy and exchange the goverment when we they dont act in our favor. Russia is fucked now matter how hard some wannabe putin friends try to defend it and the whole world knows this now. Get mobilized!
@@MrKugelsicher90 so is America. It is a celebrated criminal state. How many lives has the USA taken?Look at Libya, Afghanistan, and Iraq. You don't care when the USA commit atrocious.
Все курносые с грустными бровями таким нету доверия
All snub-nosed with sad eyebrows so there is no trust
Хорошо что у нас есть тьі, Александр.
@@amiable_monsterIt's good that we have you, Alexander.
@@stephenwalker2924 You translating this to others?
@@amiable_monster Мне нравится переводить Это позволяет мне изучать языки
This happened with Palestine,Syria,Iraq, Afghanistan and you all were silent. Now, your Morality is alive !!!!
Russia attacked them too ? When ?
Where were you during these other conflicts? Did you do anything about it?
@@Aussie-Mocha
Nukes on cities/civilians is much, much worse.
Whataboutism justifies nothing.
@@user1qaz2wsx3edc and this is staying the russian☠️. Your army is doing war crimes, it's time to accept it.
This is so staged and fake lol
How do you know?
It's not, there are thousands of witnesses of torture - documented in multiple ways. There are multiple proofs, even people who you may know tell you about it. I would never doubt it even without any reports - my family and I know what russia and russians are about.
𝗛𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗿 - 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀
Speaking about the Russia-Ukraine war, NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg recently told a German weekly newspaper, “We must prepare for the fact that it could take years.” As I have said several times, this war is not like any war before; it is a scrutiny on a new level, a precursor of more scrutinies to come. This scrutiny may have started with Russia and Ukraine, but it will not end there; it will encompass all of Europe, and eventually all of humanity. These scrutinies will drive human society to rebuild itself in a way that helps us achieve life’s essence and purpose.
The current bafflement and indecision that has overcome us is not negative. It is a mandatory state that precedes any progress. There have always been struggles over who will rule-which party or which leader or which ideology. The reflections imposed on us today impel us to determine how we want to relate to our society, to our country, and to humanity, and what will advance us to achieve the state of completion and perfection.
Although at the moment, the struggles are between individuals who are leaders of their countries, people already see that this is not the correct way for humanity to be, at least not in terms of the leaders’ motivations. When leaders’ decisions are driven by considerations of the benefit of the public rather than their own benefit, their decisions will be correct, they will succeed, and they will win everyone’s support. This, by the way, does not pertain to one specific leader but is true of all leaders, as this will be the basic tenet of leadership in the future.
The mutual dependence that seems to burden us today, causing shipment delays, food and energy shortages, and spreading viruses around the world, is really the flip-side of our mutual responsibility. When we learn the message of interconnectedness that it teaches us, we will find that our connections do not hurt, but allow us to live more comfortably and easily, and that our mutual dependence is an invitation to connect our hearts and not only our economies.
The reason that we currently feel as though the world is in crisis is that we are unwilling to accept our interdependence. In the struggle between forced interdependence and reluctance to play by its rule, we are causing everything to shut down. However, if we embrace connection rather than reject it, we will discover its countless benefits compared to having to rely only on ourselves.
We are living through a very special time in history. A pivotal shift is happening, a spiritual transformation. Gradually, we are learning to perceive ourselves not only as individuals, but also as parts of a system that maintain a symbiotic relationship with it: We nourish the system, and the system nourishes us.
Until today, we perceived ourselves as separate beings. This put us in constant struggles against every one and every thing. The survival of the fittest epitomized our attitude towards life.
In the new perception awakening within us, our attitude will change to what anthropologist Brian Hare and research scientist Vanessa Woods refer to as “the survival of the friendliest.” In this approach, those who feel connected to others and act with everyone’s benefit in mind will prosper, and those who cling to the attitude of “each man for himself” will find themselves defeated by life.
Soon, and I hope it will come without too much pain, humanity will come to complete despair. We will feel that we are suffering blows every step of the way, and at every point in our development. When we come to this, people will agree to connect as a last resort. At that point, I really hope that humanity will begin to contemplate how to rise above the ego because otherwise, it will inflict unbearable suffering on all of us.
In the era that is now dawning, we will not be able to impose decisions on others. We will not be able to oppress or force each other into any resolutions that they will not want to make of their own volition. Person against person, country against country, regime against regime, no one will be able to impose one’s views on the other. In the new era, he who starts a war-loses. Rather, everything will be done with connection and reciprocity.
Tell it to the dictators of N Korea, Iran,Turkey,Venezuela, Somalia that persecute their own people!