Way, way down south, somewhere in the Southern Hemisphere, lies an island paradise called Bali. Often touted as the place we all want to visit, it is located among islands scattered along an arc of islands called Indonesia, which is home to the largest Muslim population on the globe. Bali hosts millions of international visitors annually; sun seekers who desire tropical breezes, warm waters, friendly locals, and complete separation from the world's trouble spots.
Recently, Bali has hosted a relatively new group of visitors: citizens of Russya. Yes, those same inhabitants of the Steppes of Siberia and Europe west of the Ural Mountains. These "tourists" left a country run by a madman who decided the invasion of Ukraine was justified in his mind and now has promulgated was across the land in eastern and northern Ukraine, killing innocent civilians with abandon, kidnapping children, and murdering Ukrainians on sudden whims. How are things going for these "tourists"? Not well.
The mayor of Bali has declared no more Russyans will be allowed to visit the island until further notice. The reports of the various behavioral missteps among local rules and ordinances indicates a complete lack of ethics among those people of the Steppe. No surprises here: one can remove a Russyan from Russya but one can't remove the Russya. Sad, but true; another lesson learned in a remote part of the globe of the Russyan culture.
Go Home, Ivan. Now.
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