Talk(er)s not walking/working, pretending to work/walk – Credits : internet / press
In a nutshell : a place somewhere in Orthodox Catholic East-Central Europe (not far from the famous “Balkans”) is called “Ukraine” (formerly part of Soviet Union) ; the place East of Ukraine (and West of Alaska, North of Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, China …) is called “Russia” (formerly heartland of Soviet Union) ; a place with sandy beaches and a good harbour somewhere South of both Ukraine and Russia (not enormously far from the skiing resort Sochi) is called “Crimea” (formerly part of Russia, then of Soviet Union, then of Ukraine, now of Russia again).
Ukraine – Credits : internet / press
Ukraine says Crimea belongs to Ukraine, like California or Louisiane belong to the USA (since they were taken over and/or bought from Mexico and France by the people who had taken over America from the Brits and Native Indians), or Greece belongs to Europe.
Real talk(er)s walking – Credits : internet / press
Russia says Ukraine is like Panama or England, and Crimea is like Alaska or Hawaï, but they don’t mind about Alaska and Hawaï, and don’t ask Panama or England to be really independant. Yet.
The Russian Boxer Nikolay Valuev in CRimea C) Reuters – Credits : internet / press
Lots of people talk, twit and post about it.
Official talk(er)s pretending to work … – Credits : internet / press
That’s Diplomacy.
Diplomacy … – Credits : internet / press
There was a vote, in Crimea, and over 90% of local citizens said they wanted to (re)become Russians, rather than stay Ukrainians.
It’s democracy, Stupid ! – Credits : internet / press
That’s (not increased) reality.
Master and Commander, or vice-versa – Credits : internet / press
Some walk their talk.
Official and Real Talker and Walker – Moscow 2014 – Credits : internet / press
That’s Russia.
“Steak tartare as a starter”, says smiling Putin – Credits : internet / press
Now, the game seems to be over (and Russia won this one).
Crimea 2014 – Credits : internet / press
Not everybody outside of Crimea (and Russia) seems 100% happy about it all (by the way, it seems some people in Eastern Ukraine are jealous and would also like to be Russians …), but who knows what’s Diplomacy and what’s reality ?
Franco-Russian Diplomacy – Credits : internet / press
Anyway, that’s the way it is, there (in Europe) and now.
European Diplomacy … – Credits : internet / press
In a nutshell, it’s like a football game : some players win (and usually, the Germans), some lose (not always the same), trainers and managers call their lawyers, supporters shout, journalists talk, so called “experts” sell their comments at tv shows, twittos twit, facebookers post, activists walk in the streets, politicians talk among politicians and on TV, but nobody can do nothing but laugh, cry, shout, put their flags back in the garage, and go back to work or watch something else on Google’s Youtube, Apple TV, or Netflix, when the game, Olympic or not, is over.
Good (Olympic) Game – Credits : internet / press
Good game (and good luck), Ukraine.
Crimea 2014 – Credits : internet / press
Good game (and good luck), Europe & Co.
The “Winner takes all” Game – Credits : internet / press
Good joke (and good luck), Brussels !
Europe … Credits : internet / press
Good luck, Brave New World, and good luck, citizens of here and now.
Crimea / Airport 2014 – Credits : internet / press
The trouble is, from a Western viewpoint (China, which incidentally took over Hong-Kong and Macao in the recent past without much noise in the West, doesn’t seem to care that much, as it is busy with it’s own real economic, environmental, social, politic and other issues), there’s plenty of communists and other nasty people, plus gas, oil, unemployment, social unrest and religion turmoil around …
Crimea 2014 – Credits : internet / press
But the game is over in Crimea, let’s play and watch another one.
The Players – Credits : internet / press
What, who, where next ?
The (win-win, lose-lose or whatever good else) Game – Credits : internet / press
More about it (and other issues) in French (but with pictures & internet links) : http://cestalire.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/un-e-cafe-suspendu-au-hasard/
Renaud Favier – March 20, 2014 – Facebook Compétitivité – LinkedIn – English
