Category: political

Vivek Ramaswamy has emerged as a great Presidential candidate for the Republican nomination. First, his recent article in the American Conservative about the genocide perpetrated by Azerbaijan against the Armenians was fantastic. Ramaswamy has also been vocal in debates and in interviews about the Armenians.

Greek Americans should take notice. Pro Armenian candidates will translate to Pro Greek candidates. Furthermore, like Trump Ramaswamy is an America firster who rejects empire and an aggressive warmongering foreign policy. Advocates of foreign wars and empire will by necessity embrace Turkey. The best way to cut off Turkey is to vote for anti interventionist candidates against foreign wars. That there is a candidate espousing the Armenian cause is even better.

In addition, Ramaswamy has condemned the persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church by the regime in Kiev. Ramaswamy specifically mentioned the Church persecution in a debate. Ramaswamy has pointed out the Nazi ties of Ukrainian President Zelensky.

This is a man very well informed about history and foreign affairs. He is a superior candidate to neoconservative stooges such as Nikki Haley and Ron Desantis. Desantis is a good man and has governed Florida well. His heroic fight against LGTB ideology deserves praise. His foreign policy credentials however are lacking.

So Trump and Ramaswamy represent the two strongest candidates for President. A ticket of Trump and Ramaswamy for Vice President would be a dream ticket. Ramaswamy’s candidacy means that Trump’s ideas are catching on. Of course, the anti war and anti empire stance in recent history was espoused by the now retired Patrick Buchanan.

In any case, the fight against the neocons and warmongers (friends of Turkey) is alive. Trump’s ideas are catching on and it will be a great legacy if the Republican Party maintains an anti war and anti empire posture in the post Trump era.

Republican Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has been criticized for calling Ukrainian President Zelensky a Nazi. The evidence shows that Zelensky has remarkably high tolerance for supporters of Nazi ideology First, Zelensky has honored the memory of Nazi collaborator and war criminal Stephan Banderas.

This enraged the government of Poland whose territory was occupied by the pro Nazi Banderites who murdered 100,000 Poles. When Zelensky addressed the Greek Parliament through Zoom or FaceTime he declared he was going to permit an ethnic Greek from Ukraine to address the Greek Parliament. Instead, a Neo Nazi addressed the Greeks which enraged former Prime Ministers Samaras and Tsipras.

Long before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there were reports of Neo Nazis in the Ukrainian Army. Last September, the Canadian Parliament honored a Ukrainian Nazi collaborator and war criminal. When the scandal broke, the Speaker of Parliament was compelled to resign. Zelensky was not only present when the Nazi was honored, he was applauding the war criminal.

Politicians and the media refused to suggest Zelensky was partially responsible for the debacle. In Greece, Samaras and Tsipras also failed to blame Zelensky for bringing a Neo Nazi to address the Greek Parliament.

Zelensky’s Nazi associations are indisputable and so Ramaswamy should not only not be criticized for calling Zelensky a Nazi, he should be praised.

Israel has the right to defend itself. Israel has every right to strike at Hamas. Hamas indiscriminately murdered 1,400 Israeli citizens and took two hundred hostages. There is no question Israel is right on Hamas.

The problem however is that Israel is striking civilians in Gaza. The bombing of the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius and a cultural center were not Hamas havens. There is a humanitarian crisis involving Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

Most of those expressing concerns about civilians in Gaza are not supporters of Hamas. On the other hand, there are extreme leftists who do support Hamas. Black Lives Matter leaders have stated that they support the eradication of Israel.

But not everyone expressing concern for Gaza supports the deranged views of Black Lives Matter. Many Palestinians are Christians and are suffering in Gaza as are Muslims. Civilians are not responsible for the actions of Hamas.

Greek Orthodox Archbishop Alexios of Gaza has stated he will not leave Gaza and will stay and provide relief for residents of all faiths. There is a larger picture here than that which the neocons are depicting at National Review and elsewhere.

The slaughter of 1,400 Israelis by Hamas is sickening and deserves to be condemned. The taking of hostages is also evil. Meanwhile, Palestinian civilians (Christians and Muslims) are enduring a horrific existence with humanitarian supplies running low in Gaza.

There is a good deal to admire about Israel and the Palestinians. Having visited the holy land and having travelled within Israel and the Palestinian Territories, I can state there is much to admire about both peoples. From a Christian perspective, we should pray for peace and an end to the suffering of people on all sides of this war.

This post is admittedly vague because there is a lot of information emerging that may or may not be true. Some facts however. Israel has a right to exist and to self defense.

The Palestinians have a right to their own state. This seems paradoxical as peace seems to be very far right now. In Gaza, the Greek Orthodox bishop has made clear the humanitarian crisis under way.

The war should be viewed in the context of the Gospel. Terrorism and murder should be condemned. Compassion should be extended to all people’s on all sides who are civilians.

May there be peace!

The Armenians have lost Nagorno-Karabakh. Ethnic cleansing is under way. Azerbaijan’s victory is a devastating defeat for Armenia and represents a victory for Turkey.

Russia regrettably has done nothing to support the Armenians. This is an abandonment of Russia’s role as protector of Christians. Russia’s primary focus has been on resisting an expansionistic NATO.

We now see what happens when the west makes Russia an enemy. Turkey and its allies are now emerging as the major power at the expense of both Russia and the west. The Russians have made a huge mistake in permitting Azerbaijan to defeat Armenia.

Throughout history, Turkey and Russia have been enemies. The Erdogan regime itself shot down a Russian plane over Syria in 2015. Russia has no guarantees that Turkey and Azerbaijan will not turn against a Russia at some point in the future.

Canada is a country arguably more depraved than America. The government of Prime Minister Trudeau enthusiastically supports sex changes for children. Canada also has legalized euthanasia. Euthanasia of course was a practice in Nazi Germany.

The Canadian Parliament received Ukrainian President Zelensky. They also honored ninety eight year old Yaroslav Hunka. Hunka is a notorious Nazi collaborator and war criminal responsible for the slaughter of Jews and Poles. It is indicative of how stupid western politicians are that they could permit something like this.

No one sought to check this person’s background. This shows how poorly informed western governments are and how careless they are when making decisions as serious as when to go to war. The decision to bring Ukraine into NATO was made by western governments with about the same level of judgement as the Canadian decision to honor a Nazi war criminal.

A decision that could provoke World War Three was made with no real consideration of the dangers or risks involved. Nor was any consideration given to the fact that Ukraine is a corrupt government with large numbers of Neo Nazis in their military. The Canadian Speaker of Parliament has resigned for honoring Hunka.

This man is being scapegoated. He is certainly a fool but he did what he did out of ignorance. The real blame for this lies with Zelensky. The Ukrainian President knew full well who Hunka was and was applauding him.

Over a year ago, Zelensky spoke with the Greek Parliament through face time. The man he chose to speak to Greek Parliamentarians was a Neo Nazi which angered Greek members of Parliament. Earlier this year, Poland and Israel were angered when Ukraine honored Nazi collaborator and sympathizer Stephan Banderas.

Poland is now demanding the extradition of Hunka from Canada in order to try him for war crimes. Canada should extradite him to make up for their stupidity. At the same time, Zelensky should be pressured into resigning.

Zelensky happens to be Jewish. His western apologists cite his Jewish heritage as a defense against the overwhelming evidence that Ukraine has many Nazi sympathizers in prominent positions. Zelensky is a contemptible buffoon not worthy of the adulation he gets from historically illiterate western politicians.

Zelensky demands more and more money from ordinary people in America and elsewhere who pay taxes. It is time to cut Ukraine off and to be rid of Zelensky. Then both Ukraine and Russia can be pushed to end the war.

A Greek American has arrived in Greece who has taken over the leftist Syriza Party. I had never heard of Stephanos Kasselakis until last week. It turns out he is a very aggressive homosexual associated with the Democratic Party and Joe Biden.

Kasselakis has made a very negative impression on Greeks by bringing his boyfriend along. Some Greek sites are showing pictures of Kessalakis wearing a dress. Greeks are outraged except they seem to have no idea what’s coming.

Wait till the trans movement starts up in Greece which Kasselakis will do everything he can to establish. Sex changes for children! Boy drag queens! Men using ladies rooms and competing in women’s sports!

These are realities in America. In Thessaloniki, there are already drag queen story hours for children that most Greeks are not aware of. This is the cultural imperialism the Biden administration promotes.

On a far more disturbing level, Kasselakis referred to occupied Cyprus as a state and criticized Prime Minister Mitsotakis for refusing Turkish President Erdogan’s demand to recognize occupied Cyprus. Kasselakis is a product of the madhouse the western world has become and does not belong in Greece.

There is a new movie out called “Sound of Freedom”. It is very good. The film is about a true story of a member of the Department of Homeland Security who worked to rescue children from sexual predators.

The film is disturbing as it shows children being kidnapped for the purpose of being sold into sexual slavery. A well made and informative film like this should be non political and should cause everyone to agree that stopping the trafficking of children should be a priority. Not quite, the left has politicized this film as they politicize everything in furtherance of their ideology.

Left wing critics argue this film promotes conspiratorial Q anon theories. This viewer did not see anything like that. What this filmgoer saw was the horrific ways children are being used by monstrous human traffickers.

So, we have reached the point where the left refuses to criticize the sexual exploitation of children. On the other hand, this is not entirely surprising. The left had been sexualizing children for several years with the imposition of LGBT ideology in schools and legislation by Democrats legalizing sex changes for minors.

Child abuse is at the forefront of the Democratic Party’s platform. See the recent law in California which would strip parents of custody of their children if they refuse to “affirm” that child as a member of the opposite sex. A great thing about this film is that it clearly draws a line between the religious and the anti religious and Republicans and Democrats.

“Sound of Freedom” had taken off at the box office. Here is a great opportunity for Americans to give the Biden administration, the media, and the left a message. Support this movie.

The NIKA party has won ten seats in the Greek elections. This is a good development and a proper voice for dissenting Greeks. The re-election of Kyriakos Mitsotakis is also good. Mitsotakis has his faults but he has stood up to the Turks.

The defeat of Syriza and PASOK is excellent news. Greece has a long way to go to have a truly nationalist government but steps have been taken. In the meantime, Greece must remain vigilant against the Turkish threat. Greece must also remain vigilant against the Americans and NATO who remain pro Turkish.

There is a new political party in Greece called NIKI, meaning victory. It is led by a Greek Orthodox theologian turned politician Dimitris Natsios. This looks like an interesting party.

The party is new and will not win the coming elections. But it is possible for the party to enter parliament if it can get three percent of the national vote. The party is already being criticized.

Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens has criticized the party. Metropolitan Ignatios of Demetriada has said the church should unite people and not be partisan. Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis has said likewise.

Technically yes, the Church should not be politicized. However, the Greek Churches have demonstrated they are politicized by recognizing the pseudo church in Ukraine at the behest of American officials. The failure of the Greek Churches to condemn the persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church demonstrates how the Church has been politicized.

Mitsotakis has no business discussing Orthodoxy considering his government’s failure to recognize American interference in the affairs of the Greek Churches. Archbishop Elpidophoros of America gave a speech to American intelligence agencies criticizing the Russian Church.

Spare us this talk of politicizing Orthodoxy. Here is hoping the NIKI party enters the Greek parliament. The party espouses Greek patriotism and Orthodoxy. Also family values. The value system that gave birth to the Greek War of Independence.