Independence day (Patreon)

My grandmother was a refugee in the last war fought in Finland, from the area Soviet Union ended up taking. Her whole family fled across the country, but we did not grow up with the scars of the former Soviet Block on us. People talk about the Winter War as a glorious success, but nobody is allowed to forget that war is a hideous thing, and always a last resort.

I’ve been watching the events in Hong Kong, powerless to really do anything but watch. When given a chance at freedom, people will risk their lives to grasp it. It’s beautiful that they do, but horrid that they must.