Peace is a fragile thing. War is the natural state of Man. Conflict is what we do best. Just look at our weapons. Much more advanced than our buildings, right?! If peace is to be achieved, compromise must be sought. It requires burying the hatchet, and preferably not in your opponents’ headpiece. But that can only work if rational people sit down and choose to work things out calmly. Violence only begets violence. If the endgame is peace, violence must be abjured.
The world must accept and learn to live with the State of Israel. If it doesn’t, we are all in big doodoo. And yes, that is my professional opinion. Not to dilly dally, but I do not think the adage “The Arabs have the oil, but the Jews have the matches” is accurate. My gut feeling tells me that the world is a block of cinders, and the Jews have the atomic fire. I do not think toying with the Jewish incarnation of Prometheus is wise. Do you?
Moral hypocrisy is a fixture of the human species. We are naturally born hypocrites. The whole lot of us. And we keep making the same mistake of assuming that Justice can be achieved Peacefully. Justice is not an act of Peace but of War. Justice is all about making War on Injustice.
We live in an age of chaos. So far chaos has been contained and controlled in a sandbox by the world powers. But playing with chaos is a risky proposition. One slip of hand and the bets are off. If you want to know more, step right in.
Walls are not how you keep safe. A wall is only good for exercising your enemy or for providing them with ample opportunities for target practice. Defensive battles do not win wars.
Many Freedom Fighters are Terrorists. Not all Terrorists are Freedom Fighters. If you want to find out the conclusion of this syllogism, step right in, folks.
What happened in Israel on October 7, 2023, is not unexpected. In fact, the State of Israel was created in 1948 exactly for this exact reason. To prevent any future acts of genocide from state or private actors that might finish what the European and Russian pogroms and Nazi genocide started.
World peace is unravelling at an unprecedented pace. War devastates Ukraine brought about by superpowers unwilling to understand the stakes. Our lives hang in the balance while world leaders continue their bellicose rhetoric. People die in a power struggle that threatens to undo our civilization.
Götterdämmerung 