Do you ever see those “meanwhile in Russia” memes on the internet or social media? They make me laugh because they depict some aspect of Russian life that is so different than ours. They are East versus West settings. For instance, this picture:
It makes me think of the old “In Soviet Russia… bear drives you!!!” jokes. So, what happened this week with Putin that gave me this same “Meanwhile in Russia” feeling? Well, let me set the Stage first…
Setting the Western Scene
I had seen a clip circulating recently and when I think about this week’s news of Putin and Trump meeting, I can’t help but to think of my post earlier this week, musing on how the meeting of Trump and Pope Francis would go.
The pictures of that meeting this week said a lot. I think for me, I was left wondering what I expected of that meeting. It didn’t seem to do much other than provide good internet memes. That’s a shame.
Then, recently I saw news that Cardinal Burke is inciting people to clamor for the consecration of Russia.
Just to iron my point in about all of this, a recent post on Aleteia about a play comprised of women writhing on a floor to orchestral settings allegedly in expression of the Stabat Mater. I hesitated to link to that story – the worst part to me is that Aleteia makes no editorial on it. They even note some interesting points such as the play first opening in Tel Aviv, a city that aspires to be the Gay Pride capital of the world.
As I’ve said before, all of this seems like outdated information. It makes me think that the entire western scene appears to be a tired replay of some dated 80’s TV drama.
Meanwhile, In Russia…
Against that backdrop of western musings, comes this tidbit of a story.
Instead, I see posted on a site that looks at geopolitics and strange things, a clip from Russia.
Meanwhile, in Russia:
https://youtu.be/fw9z-2f3qk8
This was the visit of the St. Nicholas relics to Russia. Against the backdrop of the news from the west above, including that a catholic website is unable to recognize the problem of that M Stabat Mater monstrosity, do you see why the bear in the taxi is funny? Speaking in Pope Francis’s lingo, ¿esto claro?
Is this why they tell us to hate Putin?
This article, Is this Why the West Hates Putin? (and keeps telling us to hate him?) is a post from The Bellarmine Forum.
https://bellarmineforum.org/west-hates-putin-keeps-telling-us-hate/
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