The Frontline Within: Fighting for Freedom, Defying Tyrants, and Outlasting the Broligarchs

  Imagine waking in the dead of night to the deafening crash of your front door being kicked in. A familiar nightmare unfolds - the violent neighbour you’ve feared for years storms inside. He doesn’t knock. He doesn’t ask. He simply takes . With rage in his eyes, he snarls that your home was always his, that you were never truly independent, that your very existence is an insult to his authority. This isn’t the first time. It never is. For years, he has tormented you - stealing from your garden, cutting off your electricity, poisoning your well. He has hurled bricks through your windows and set fire to your shed. He has tried to force his way in before, and though you managed to push him out, he never truly left. He circled your home, muttering threats, waiting for the moment he could strike again. And now, he’s back - stronger, bolder, more ruthless than ever. This time, he doesn’t stop at looting. He drags your family from their beds, beats them, ties them up like animals...

I recently came across a video from Bruce Unfiltered titled "The Truth about Ukraine: It's Not About Democracy." A quick Google search revealed that he’s a right-wing goon and Reform Ltd activist. The video is pure Kremlin propaganda, word for word. Yet another example of how Western bias distorts perceptions of Ukraine while downplaying the brutal reality of Russia and its Soviet legacy. I try to remind myself that much of this stems from ignorance - a lack of historical knowledge and understanding - but it’s becoming harder and harder… A big part of the problem is the privilege of never having been subjected to authoritarian rule. It’s easy to fall for revisionist history when you’ve never had to live through it. And of course, there’s the usual gaslighting and victim-blaming - ‘Ukraine provoked it,’ ‘NATO forced Russia’s hand’ - as if it’s some twisted geopolitical version of ‘her skirt was too short.’ The Abuser’s Mentality Russia’s invasion of Ukraine mirrors th...