I usually try to avoid discussing politics or other controversial subjects that might further polarize various factions, and thereby sometimes make things worse, rather than bringing things to a mutually beneficial solution.
Current world events seem to have made this path a bit challenging.
I would like to write about the situation that has developed in the area around Russia and the Ukraine, and how tyranny and aggression inevitably must end badly for those who strive to take what is not theirs.
When Hitler’s regime acted thusly in the past, he was allowed to do much harm to those around him before he was stopped. In the name of fairness, and sometimes out of fear of the bully’s power, by the time sufficient action was taken, it took years to stop Hitler’s brutal aggression.
But I will not write more in this vein, as my intention must be to make things better, and further polarizing the world into armed camps might not achieve this.
If one was all powerful, stopping aggression when and where we see it might seem logical.
A psychological solution might present other options. If one can remove the reward for such behavior, so that it doesn’t work for the aggressor, this might present other possibilities. When the behavior is not rewarded, and has no payoff, A better outcome might occur.
If one wants the wealth that another country has, removing that wealth might be a saner way to stop the stealth of that wealth.
In the current situation, perhaps ownership of the wealth within the Ukraine might be transferred to residents or partners in other countries who might be able to defend it. (NATO countries?). The owners of said Ukrainian properties might follow the lead of the Chinese, who have invested heavily in companies worldwide.
Such diversified ownership might be much more difficult to steal by aggression.
Murder and bombs might find proper labeling as war crimes when played out on this more international stage, and by having something to offer, the smaller countries’ larger allies might become more invested in stopping these crimes.
The reason the Ukraine is being attacked is because they have wealth. If they use this wealth to buy their freedom from aggression, it won’t be available to be taken, it will grow and they will prosper.
Divest their wealth (Land, minerals, etc.) immediately, internationally, and it won’t be such easy pickings.
The countries that would not risk coming to aid the attacked would surely be more likely to take the risk in order to protect their investments. (World Bank?) Combined with economic sanctions already begun, this might be much more realistic than mere sanctions alone.
If this seems like a fairytale, and not likely in the “Real world”, perhaps those more in touch with the practicalities involved might still be able to find some of this useful.
The key to it all is that it would work through parties working together in balance, without the further dysfunctional polarization that keeps us from working together.
Namaste (The Light within me salutes the Light within you),
Daniel
