War and Peace - A Byline Supplement Interview with Zarina Zabrisky
Preview — A Q&A with author turned war correspondent Zarina Zabrisky in Byline Supplement in advance of our film premiere for The Eastern Front
As I started writing up my interview with Zarina Zabrisky in advance of our screening of the Byline TV documentary film, ‘The Eastern Front’, I started crying… her every word profound and beautiful. I have been interviewing Zabrisky for 18 months but the difference this time is I probed the depth of her personal stories, her lived experience.
Ukraine is the first step. If Putin is not stopped, Russia will devour many smaller countries. If Republicans win, if Trump is president again, we will end up with a totalitarian mafia empire.—Zarina Zabrisky
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Her words will haunt me for days:
The world has split into war and peace for me. War became habitual. It is a job; my actions in Ukraine have purpose and meaning: we are all fighting for victory. Back here, in peace, the reality falls apart into a million pieces I can't fit together.
We collectively have a stake in this ‘inconvenient war’ — we have the choice between war and peace, the ability to stop Putin’s totalitarian mafia empire - it starts with defeating fascism at home and demanding more support for Ukraine.
It also starts with understanding combat propaganda, which you can learn more about by reading our report and also in my summary here:
Combat propaganda manipulates emotions. It is designed to provoke a strong emotional reaction and stop critical thinking. After reading or watching a piece of news, stop and ask: who is the source? When was it made? Is it real news or fake news? Is it taken out of contest? Who might benefit from my emotion - anger, rage, grief, hatred, laughter…”—Zarina Zabrisky
I am observing corporate media give power to Donald Trump that he does not possess — they’re addicted to giving him power, fearful of what happens to them when he loses.
On these Bette Dangerous pages is where propaganda goes to die.
It’s why I made you guys read the indictment with me. We combat propaganda together.
Join me in defeating fascism here at home and on the frontlines by supporting the independent warriors in the field.
Looking forward to seeing many of you Wednesday at our screening of The Eastern Front — to get tickets and to read more about the event, please go here:
The future is unwritten, we write it together each day. We have the option to bring about peace in our lifetimes — both internally and externally — it’s all the same fight. The villains are the same. They perpetrate war crimes on our minds and on a land and people that do not belong to them.
We are all fighting for the same freedom.✊🏼
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