On 6/18/15, Tim Beelen <tim@diffalt.com> wrote:
"People aren't against you, they are for themselves." is a much greater truism then trying to find reason in foreign politics or actions of governments.
When no straightforward reason for a government's foreign political actions is evident, nor becomes evident over time, and this lack of sanity evidences itself decade in, decade out, then what legitimacy can said government truly have besides "might is right"? "Tim," your rhetoric speaks loudly.
And if these sensible "Russian" ideas proliferate wherever you're from, why do you live in a country that does not even have a unified military and has Generals that do however they please? Like fucking around in Ukraine?
Perhaps a bit more reading for you? Or do you really intend to back that the USA is the principled, honourable, fair and reasonable example we (the rest of the world) should all be drinking from?
I hope you don't have massive cognitive dissonance over that fact.
Nope. None here. Feel free to try some form other then sarcasm - perhaps empathy, or rationality.. What I see is a world where the power players (lead by example principally by the US since WWII) cause/foment much human strife around the world. Governments/ "other countries" are "pretty good at digging their own graves" you say? My, what big rationale you have... I missed the part where the US still holds the moral high ground? Seriously ... I missed that part. I get that it might be difficult looking out from within... I so -want- those who hold power to live to a higher "moral" standard - hell, any standard that we "mere peasants" (like, what the fuck would we know?) can perceive consistently as being worthy of some, or any, admiration. I find the world a rather sad place, in far too many ways. It saddens me greatly that the United States of America has sacrificed her international good will to such an extent as is the case. Expect hope and empathy from me, but no sympathy. Individual humans must wake up, and begin to take individual and human stands. Stands of compassion, justice, principle. Please. To the best of your ability, take the words of your founding fathers to heart. Live as best you can in the heritage that was intended for you. And encourage as many others to do likewise. I suspect significant turmoil in the years to come, and I do not envy any one who must suffer such consequences. It's just a hunch I have. When power fails and the lights go out, people get scared of the dark, of the uncertainty. Everything has cycles, nations no less. Good luck, you (and the whole world) may need it, Zenaan