The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Wednesday March 15th, 2022 – St. Urho’s Day
St. Urho is an unusual character; according to legend, he chased the grasshoppers out of Finland shouting at them, “Grasshoppers, Grasshoppers, Go to Hell!” and saved the wine vineyards from destruction, saving the grapes and the worker’s jobs, all while fortified by sour milk and fish soup. From this instance, he became a hero. Sound similar to St. Patrick, doesn’t it?
Well, that’s because St. Patrick inspired him. As the Finnish version of the Irish saint, there are statues of him in Minnesota, depicted holding large grasshoppers in honor of his sacrifice. People wear purple and green on this day and celebrate by drinking wine and reciting his story.
The funny thing was is that St. Urho doesn’t exist and never has. He’s a story born out of sheer fascination and humor. Many sources argue that the originator of the story began with department store owner Richard Mattson in Virginia, MN. He alongside some friends created the character as a joke.
Saving #Ukraine: The Annexations are Over… This is #Poland — 1939! by Bohdan Yuri
When we’ll look back at the history, we will be ashamed at what the West did not do — WE did not STOP the War.
NATO and the West have got it all wrong in Europe. This is not a NATO vs. Russia conflict; it’s a Democracy vs. Dictatorship fight for Europe.
Putin’s already sliced sections off Moldova and Georgia, they’re next for a full scale invasion. And they’re not a part of NATO, so easy pickings.
One man once scared all of Europe into submission and you’re allowing that same type of Nazi to take us into another world war. Yes, we are in one now…
The Annexations are Over…This is a replay of Poland — 1939!
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A Separation #poem by George Cassidy Payne
“Long before the last glass is empty,
from the last of the seaside planks”
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Business as Usual: #Facebook, #Russia and Hate Speech by Dr. Binoy Kampmark
Seedy, compromised and creepy, the surveillance machine of Facebook, now operating under the broader fold of its parent company Meta Platforms, is currently giving out the very signals that it was condemned for doing before: encourage discussions on hating a group and certain figures, while spreading the bad word to everyone else to do so.
The Russian Federation, President Vladimir Putin, and Russians in general emerge as the latest contenders, the comic strip villains who those in the broadly designated “West” can now take issue with. According to a Meta spokesperson, the Russian attack on Ukraine had made the company make temporary “allowances for forms of political expression that would normally violate our rules like violent speech such as ‘death to the Russian invaders.’” Cryptically, the same spokesman goes on to say that, “We still won’t allow credible calls for violence against Russian civilians.” Meta gives us no guidelines on what would constitute a “credible call”.
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AntySaurus Prick #031 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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