On Splendid Isolation

Sometimes it pays not to open your legs for the first newcomer. Modesty and purity are ideals that hold a greater value both for the individual as well as on a macro scale. Rejecting alien notions, saving itself for a better match, allowed Japan to reach a stage that offered more opportunities, and less risk for opening its borders and trade to the Outside world.

Montesquieu was Right

Change doesn’t happen in a vacuum. No one changes their ways just for the heck of it. But if one must change, they’d better do it for the right reasons. Being neutral is a safer bet than adhering to any military alliance. Nobody owes anyone anything. Protection doesn’t come gratis. And sometimes the price is your own existence.

One man’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter

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.

Why I love Israel

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.

The Swiss Self-Sabotage – Sic Transit Gloria Helveticae

The Swiss became rich because they played it smart, staying out of European and World conflicts for 507 years. That’s a long stretch. Now, they decided to take sides. Unfortunately, History is replete with brutal reminders of what happens when people forget their lessons. The price of adventurous folly is always steep. Caveat emptor!

What’s stronger? A mountain of gold or a mountain of iron?

Might unfortunately makes right. Not by virtue but by mere presence. History is written by the victors. And the powerful always win. Not the righteous, not the bold, not the courageous. It’s always the biggest, baddest of them all who carry the day. And morality ain’t in it. Iron will always defeat gold.

Putin’s Gambit – How the Superpowers are gambling World Peace away – Chapter III: The Players

World peace is at stake. America and Russia are willing to destroy the world for the sake of world domination. And we the denizens of the only inhabited world sit idly by while the whole house if about to crumble. But before acting we must understand what is going on.

Putin’s Gambit – How the Superpowers are gambling World Peace away – Chapter II: The Background

The historical context of the Ukrainian-Russian War of 2022. A quick view of the major actors. Why we are currently in the middle of the Second Cold War.

Putin’s Gambit – How the Superpowers are gambling World Peace away – Chapter I: The Shadow of War

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.