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.
If you care about the world around you, stop lying to yourself and others. Life has a way of paying you back if you don’t. Everything happening today is on us. The good and the bad. So next time you feel like screaming at the insanity around you, don’t. You might as well point at your own self and own it. If you ever lied, you are part of the problem. We are all part of the Problem.
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!
Humans are bound to evolve. But Evolution’s constraining factor is the Universe and its Laws. Everything comes from something and changes into something else. Suns are born, evolve, and die. And when they do, they take away their planetary systems. Given enough time or a long-enough ‘cosmic rope’, What Will We Do to avoid such a Master-Reset? Most likely: Nothing. If you want to know why, step right in, folks.
Plutarch recounts how the Sabine king Tatius compensated the traitorous Roman Tarpeia for her treason. He buried her alive under the weight of the gold she received for her infamous act. Tatius said “I love treason (since it helped me conquer Rome) but I despise the traitor.” Well, Putin likes neither. He rewards betrayal with death. Prigozhin made a play for power. He failed. He died. Dishonesty has a capital price in Putin’s world.
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.
Götterdämmerung 