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No, I’m not a patriot - I’m a humanist: humanity first. Humanity would be better off if Russia were to go free - in accordance with Navalny’s vision. That’s why I am Navalny’s follower. But as of now, freedom in Iran is almost palpable. And that’s why I deem acceptable if Putin’s regime’s timeline gets extended for a couple of months as a result of all of this. Ultimately, Russia too will be better off if Iran is freed. This *is* the same war: tyrannies against freedom. It is imperative to see the bigger picture. And I see it in the light of this war. It is global and perpetual. And it touches every nation and every continent. Fools that pretend this isn't happening are easy preys. In a way, both the Bible and the Prophet were right: only it was never a prophecy or a metaphorical description of the fight between good and evil in an individual mind - it's this war: the never ending struggle against tyrants of the world; tyrants that keep appearing like mushrooms after rain. Trotsky was mistaken about the ends but he would’ve understood this sentiment so well: people are people. Humanity is essentially indivisible: it flourishes or withers as a single whole, choosing between progress and regression. Borders, countries, nations are collective hallucinations; non-substantial chimeras that are too often used as excuses for not helping others. The lie is so blatant and yet so useful for the top liars everywhere that they keep infusing common perception with this falsehood: borders are sacred, therefore when tyrants kill, maim, and torture we do nothing not because we are monsters but because of the sanctity of borders. Don’t get me wrong: I’m not against divisions: countries are good - this allows for specialization and competition; compartmentalization is useful for trying out new approaches without endangering the whole. Nations are good. Borders are good, however illusionary. I am against turning them into an excuse for doing nothing, I am against making them sacred. I am not an enemy of borders, nations, and countries. I am the enemy of tyrants. Exactly because tyrannies, being illegal themselves - a-legal - do not respect rules and borders. And what's worse, their a-legality never stays confined: they export it. Consider the ongoing export of corruption - does anyone not see it? would anyone dare to claim that it is not happening? Tyrannies are like cancer: they metastasize, they spread, they always attempt to coerce others to act like them. That’s why the pushback is necessary. The constant pushback and vigilance. It’s like having a healthy immune system: it is supposed to react to deceases - yes, with temporary inflammation - is there a better solution? It is incredibly wrong and stupid to allow a tyranny to run unchecked and unchallenged - it invites it to go for more, to cross that precious borders of yours. How many times must it happen for people to recognize what is so obvious?