National Traumas Warp Politics

Don’t project your past upon your present for a new future.

Putin has a story why invading Ukraine made sense (for him). The USA has a story why invading Iraq and Afghanistan made sense (for them). China invading Tibet had a story making it alright (for them). When you listen to these opinions and or propaganda of countries some things stand out. Many nations, and the people within, are driven by a few historic traumas that have become part of their national narratives. It drives their decisions and explains the logic of their choices…