After the Russian occupation of Crimea and the deployment of troops on the
territory of Donbass, part of the Belarusian opposition decided to give up tryingto get rid of Lukashenko. The fear that Belarus might lose its independencebecame more important than the desire for freedom. At that time, many Belarusiansbegan to ask what these Ukrainians had achieved - the loss of territories, thehybrid war with Putin, the economic ruin, and all for the sake of some abstractrights. And only now we are finally coming to the truth that the Lukashenkoregime is not a protector of peace. It is rather the opposite: the dictatorshipbelieves that there is some strong leader who knows better what is good for thepeople. And such a high ego is extremely dangerous for everyone.Anarchists have never welcomed wars because they distract the population from thereal problems that surround us on a constant basis. Instead of striving forfreedom, the populace begins to discuss the successes of advancement on the frontlines. The place of international solidarity is taken by nationalism, which hasturned brothers, sisters and comrades into mortal enemies. There is nothingprogressive about war. War is the triumph of a misanthropic ideology of power.Today, as always, war is the business of the rulers, except that ordinary peopledie in it. In a patriotic trance, or simply for the money.And now we find ourselves on the brink of another possible war. A war thatPutin's vassal, Lukashenko, will drag the Belarusian society into. And Belarusiansoldiers will fly to return Ukraine into the so-called Slavic brotherhood. BySlavic brotherhood, the dictator most likely means the Russian empire, which, formany years now, under Putin's leadership, has been trying to increase its powernot only in Europe but also in Africa and the Middle East. The crackdown on the2020 protests has dragged Belarus deeper into Russia. It is still unclear whatprice Lukashenko will have to pay for the Kremlin's financial and political support.Will there be a war?We see no point in trying to analyze the behavior of inadequate dictators. Backin 2020, at the height of the protests, many experts said that Putin would neverintroduce CSTO troops into Belarus to suppress the protests. In 2022 troops weresent to Kazakhstan to stabilize the local regime loyal to Moscow. It is not clearwhat will happen next. The economic and political crisis caused by thecoronavirus forces political elites to take risky steps to retain power.De facto, with all Russian troops and thuggish cops, ready to torture and killany opponent of Lukashenko, Belarusian society has been held hostage by thedictatorship. We will not be able to influence in any way the actions of theregime if it decides to attack the neighboring country. As we've seen in the caseof Kazakhstan, they will keep jailing not only for actions, but also for anywords condemning the policy of the tyrant. And believe us for all the time ofexistence of the Republic of Belarus we repeatedly verified Lukashenko'sinadequacy. Only liberal analysts can doubt his willingness to create chaos.What is an ordinary person to do in this case? If a war begins - to defect.Desert in masses, along with all their weapons and equipment. Cross the frontline into Ukraine and join the resistance against Putin's plague of illiberaldemocracy.In turn, anarchists and anti-fascists are also preparing for resistance inUkraine. Not to preserve Ukrainian statehood, but to defend the minimal freedomsthat Ukrainian society has achieved by fighting in recent years. And if you hope,as we do, that there won't be a war, don't forget that you should always preparefor the worst...https://pramen.io/en/2022/01/if-only-there-was-no-war/_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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