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Who is a brother/sister?

2/29/2016

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​Who is a brother/sister?
 
There was another Republican Presidential Debate in the United States February 25, 2016.  The main goal seemed to be to discount Donald Trump which is a far cry from staying focused on what I would consider viable long term solutions to important issues affecting this country and all the other countries of the world.  More than ever it is difficult to ignore the fact that what one country does affects all other countries. Never before has the average citizen of so many countries had such immediate access to the actions of the so called leaders of the country of which they are a citizen.   Despite the fact that nationalism continues to be promoted as a virtue,  we cannot ignore the fact that we are all world citizens. Yet, Britain is thinking of dropping its membership in the European Union.  Many in the United States are not even in favor of participation in the United Nations.
 
As more people leave one area of the world  and move or attempt to move into another area of the world there are renewed cries for border protection.  In the United States there is talk about building a wall separating the United States and Mexico.  One U. S. presidential candidates even suggests that the United States force Mexico to pay for the wall.  A former Mexican president, Mr. Fox, responded to that suggesrtion in a clear, even if somewhat crude manner, “No way am I going to pay for that F…ing wall.”  He was then scolded for this language by the master of crude remarks, Mr. Trump.
 
Many countries in the rest of the world struggle with the ever increasing burden of more and more immigrants with needs for food, shelter, health care, education,  and jobs.  
 
Despite the facts that:
      Most major religions religions including the Muslim and Christian religions state that we are our “brothers” keeper or that ““He who kills a person, it is as though he has killed all mankind,” says the Koran. “And he who saves a life, it is as though he saved all mankind.”
      There is a long history of empire building and the falling apart of empires which played a major role in the current state of affairs. A brief review of the list of empires in more modern history includes:
o   British Empire
o   Nazi Germany
o   Empire of Japan
o   Russian Empire – Soviet Union
o   Qing Dunasty
o   French Empire
o   Italian empire
o   Afsharid dynasty
o   Ausria-Hingary
o   Mughal Empire
o   Dutch Empire
o   Ottoman Empire
o   Empire of Brazil
o   Portiugese Empire               Wikipedia
 
Obviously this is not an exhaustive list.  There is some disagreement of whether to label the United States an empire.  Globalpolicy.org  offers the following:
 
“The United States is the most powerful nation in the world and it often acts unilaterally, but is it an Empire? Though some insist that "empire" means only direct rule over large-scale conquered territory, the United States today looks decidedly imperial. The term empire has entered common usage, not only among critics but also among advocates of muscular US policy and global superiority. Economist Niall Ferguson has written about the British Empire as a lesson-book for contemporary US power. Influential Washington neo-conservatives are using the E-word freely, insisting that the United States is the world's most benevolent nation and that it should use its imperial power robustly to expand "freedom" across the globe. 
This section considers not only the utility of the Empire concept but also the way in which the United States (empire or not) deploys its economic, political and military power globally, limiting the force of international law, shrinking the capacity of international organizations, and reducing the possibility of multilateral action and democratic self-governance in an increasingly interdependent world. We ask also: what limits will this empire encounter, can it sustain "full spectrum dominance" for the forseeable future or will it provoke such broad opposition that its era of hegemony and prosperity comes swiftly and decisively to a close?”
 
The questions which can no longer be ignored include:
 
      Are some individuals or even countries more deserving that others and, if so, is this because they have worked harder, inherited more, or is this a result of survival of the fittest.
      If, in fact, some of us are more deserving what should be done with those who are not as deserving?  Shall they and their offspring be mercifully killed?
      Are there enough basic resources to ensure that all can survive at a minimal level?
      How should we deal with those who cannot live peacefully in community – those who kill, rape and otherwise abuse others because of such ailments as brain dysfunction, mental limitation for other reasons, or mental illness?
      Is punishment a moral or effectiv way to ensure that all people treat each other with love and respect?
      Who decides what is moral or ethical? 
      How is moral and ethical behavior enforced?
      How do we govern if there are no national borders?
      What are the long term affects of doing away with nationalism?
 
Obviously there are tough questions which few of us feel ready or able to address.   Yet, the  price of not addressing them seems to be:
 
      Ever increasing warfare over resources.
      Ever increasing warfare over what pleases the various concepts of God/Allah/higher being
      Continuing non-productive name calling, giving each other ‘the finger’ and other juvenile behavior.
      Destruction of this universe as we know it.
      A take over by those from another universe.
 
Classic educations asks these basic questions.  Historically classic education was available to only a few.  We are now in a position to ensure that a wide segment of the population of the world can obtain a classic education, but they cannot do when their time and energy is driven by hunger, exposure to extreme weather conditions and a lack of basic medical care.
 
I am suggesting that unless all of us resolve to make an organization such as the United Nations the organization where such difficult questions are going to be addressed and resolved, we are going to continue live or die with the effects of acting unilaterally.  As a citizen of the United States, I do not think it is going to be effective for us to act unilaterally militarily or diplomatically.  Certainly building walls or attempting to bully other countries such as Mexico to build a wall is not going to work.  I do not want to hear our leaders or those campaigning to be leaders in this country acting as if we or even a small group of nations can make other nations or other groups behave in a way which is consistent with what we perceive to be in our short term interest.  We citizens of the world know that the is a significant disparity between the haves and the have nots.  Despite the best efforts of some leaders in all countries to censor or limit access to information, many people are gaining access and will, like Edward Snowden, take the risk of sharing information with the world at large.  There are going to be people who help each other gain access to all sorts of sophisticated “weapons of mass destruction”.   No one nation or group of nations can change that fact. If we want to stop bullies, whether it be a super power or a radical group such as ISIS, then we need to find a way to invite and attract each other to work together towards a true sharing of resources.
 
I have not personally heard anything from any of the the leaders or would be leaders of the United States which I think is going to attract those who now find radical groups attractive.  What I “hear” is more of the same rhetoric which essentially says that we are going to protect the privileged way of life for a few in the world and/or we are going to make sure that the god of our understanding is going to support us in beating others into submission.  I see no evidence that approach will work long term from a moral/spiritual or practical perspective.  The days of empire building or  even saving others from themselves in an imperialistic manner are, I believe, over.   Unless we take those options off the table I do not think we are going to find effective ways of of living together and sharing resources.   If we start from with those options off the table I think we are creative enough to educate ourselves and our children to ask the tough questions and arrive at creative solutions. Let us enlist the creative talent and the courage which is already available.  If one has any doubts that talent is available, I challenge all of us to listen to one or two Ted talks every day for the next month.  By the of that month one will know that the passion and the talent for creating a more just world is available and will attract all those now so discouraged that they are willing to trust their future to a Donald Trump or the leaders of such groups as ISIS.
 
Written February 26, 2016
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1/18/2018 05:35:57 pm

It's sad to know that most of the leaders we have right now are using their position for their own gain. It's sad because the reals essence of leadership was lost, because those who are in the position are just acting as if they care. We deserve better people, we deserve better leadership. This world would surely be a better place if all of us have pure heart who will always be after a good service. I hope these leaders will realize the importance of power they have and use it on the right way.

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