To anyone genuinely wishing to know how the world really works and is not satisfied with the simpleton soundbites provided by politicians or on Facebook and Twitter and some newscasts, here are two books to read. One details the virtual slavery and lawlessness that dominate much of the ocean trade, particularly the fishing industry, the other details the absolute corruption of the Russian empire, particularly Mr. Putin and his cronies. Most recently, Ravil Maagnov, a Putin critic "fell" from a hospital window in Moscow on September 1st and is the latest person to clumsily 'fall' from a high place. Billions of stolen dollars go a long way in the hands of murderers, and the Putin book details the convoluted money laundering chain and violence and disinformation Putin and his thugs go to to protect their power.
No, you are not going to be able to change the evil in the world, but try to be aware and support stores like Whole Foods and Aldi and Target, which do the best job at supporting sustainable fishing, and not support people like Mr. Trump who praise people like Mr. Putin. In my world at least, moral character, honesty and the rule of law mean something for a civil society to persevere. There are extremely brave, honest people trying to fight the thugs and thieves, and they are the ones doing their best to "drain the swamp" of the true slime.
