Well, it is with some dismay and sadness that i read the news headlines today.. To see that one man with very little support has the power to unleash such atrocities on the entire world causing untold deaths, suffering, and great loss in all its forms, including the entire stock market and of course the cryptosphere. Today the world is in crisis, potentially for a long time to come, and it seems there is nothing anyone can do about.
To see Presidents Putins warning to the world that he will unleash consequences "never seen before" if anyone intervenes sends chills down my spine! We all know what this can mean, and indeed how quickly this could spiral into a very serious situation, potentially even nuclear war!
Its not really my desire to get into any political debate, or start lashing down on Russia and their dictatorship. THis is for many reasons, not least the fact that my own government, the UK, have been responsible for more wars and takeovers of other lands than i care to even think about. The hypocrisy of our governments to me is palpale, and one of the most ugly sides of our political landscape.
As i learned in Politics A levels... Politics is about POWER. That is why the west oppose this war and the expansion of Russia to reclaim the Ukraine. They do not care about Ukraine or its people im sure, they care only about having more power and more influence, end of story.
I visited Kiev back in the 1990's when i was just 16 years old. I went on a mercy mission for the Jewish people who at the time had no rights or ability to practice their religion. They were not allowed to leave without invitations, and were not allowed even the basic things that they needed to practive their religion. It was an eye opening trip, and i got to see the level of oppression that these people had lived in. When i visited it was just on the cusp of great change, and whilst i was there i witnessed huge demonstrations by the people for their independence from the Russian state. At first I had no idea what was going on, and at the tender age of 16 was wondering why thousands of people were looking at us all cheering! Were we about to get lynched? The entire crowd of tens of thousands of people had all noticed us kids, we were a group of 15 wearing jeans and western clothes on. Just as we started to get quite nervous they all looked at us and raised their arms and cheered at us. They made peace signs and were SO happy to see us there. I will never forget that moment. It was clear that these people did not want to be under the oppression of the soviet state, as im sure they do not today.
Politics verges on being evil, the the more centralised its power, the closer it gets to the darkest most horrifying acts. The most powerful people can not be challenged, and even the might of the entire G7, NATO, and all the worlds military are meaningless whilst they grapple with the threats of retaliation on unprecedented scales.
What can we do? Nothing. There is nothing we can do because we let centralisation continue. There is only one way out of this mess, and there is one one way forward for this world. DECENTRALISATION of power, of money, of ownership. Decentralisation in all its forms is the only way we can protect ourselves. How can we usher this in, i do not know, other than to say what i have said many times before.
WE have to wait, for the day, that money becomes irrelevant. WE have to wait for technology to become so powerful that it frees us and emasculates power as we know it today. Without money, power becomes a totally different ball game. Who can say what power will look like when money is gone, and the people have everything they need provided by free powerful technology.
Sadly i don't think i will see this in my lifetime, but i do believe it will come, sooner or later. I hope, and pray it wont take the destruction of most of our planet and the senseless murder of each other to get there, and i will be watching this new war unfold with baited breath to see how it resolves. SO far we have not seen a response from China, who despite being great allies with Russia, may well hold the key to resolving this. There is only one country who can put a stop to this, and that is China, in my opinion!
Anyways, with all that said its definitely time to meditate, and find my inner peace. Detachment and surrender are perhaps the greatest gifts we can give ourselves, and the way to get those gifts is through meditation. Let us all remember that this great game of life is just a spec of time in the grand unfolding of this world and beyond. What goes up must come down, and after war will come peace.
My instinct is to support secessionist movements, and I see great hypocrisy in the US condemning alleged Russian intervention after their own meddling. On one hand, there are allegations that Ukraine is infested by neo-Nazi nationalists now. On the other hand, I have seen anyone to the political right of (or more libertarian than) Bernie Sanders here in the US summarily dismissed as a "fascist." I don't have enough information to say whether there are any "good guys" in the first place, but I am certain the US has no political authority to meddle again.
yes indeed.. we dont have enough information to say anything at all really.. other than governments suck! and i dont believe a word any of them tell us regardless..
i actually liked Putin, always did, more than biden thats for sure.. sadly he has gone down several notches in my value system now.. but lets be honest.. all leaders are war mongers and murderers.. and i have NO idea what are Putins reasons for doing this..
anyways. ill just wait with baited breath for a hopefully swift resolution to this.. i have a feeling it will all be over before the G7 can even sit down and have a chat about it!
You always liked Putin? The man who assassinated poisoned and jailed all of his political rivals?
mmmm. yeah i guess i could have worded that a bit better..
i meant there was always SOMETHING i liked about him..
though yes without much knowledge of his background.. he probably is a murder.. and god knows what else..
probably should delete that bit..
You name one world leader who is not involved with murder in one form or another.
i only know of one.. Ghandi.. and hes LONG gone..
maybe theres a few others in some small far flung place..
all leaders are forced to become evil even if they werent before they started.. that is the nature of centralised power. .. as im sure you know..
So you support the secssionists and Russian shelling innocent Ukrainians?
Of course not. How would you reach that conclusion from my comment?
Feeling very rattled this week reading what's going on and discussing it with the hubs. Sending metta when I meditate to Europe. Frightening times.
ooh hello! :()
yeah really.. wtf! how can these things still happen today its mind blowing really.. just one maniac is all it takes to screw the world.. i hope we all learn from this and this guy gets removed asap!
Well said!
They wont make that happen - as you said, unless the money is gone, they have been clever to have a law that gives them sovereign rights to print the money.
Wow I did not know that Jews lived under such oppression in Russia all the way up through the 1990s.
The pressure is mounting for us to build on technology in the decentralization movement and reach out so that people know there is a viable option to the problems we collectively face in the world under politics.
yes... they weren't allowed religious books or anything like that.. we were able to bring them loads of stuff.. walkmans, books, and all kinds of things. i can remember being a bit scared because we were on this covert mission, and we thought every russian dude who spoke to us was a spy.. probably we werent wrong.. fortunately they never searched us and we had a very special time meeting many Jewish families and sharing our love and time with them.. we then could also take their names and addresses and help them get out.. i guess today things are totally different!.
anyways.. lets hope we all move forwards and not backwards. the world is surely a very different place now, 30 years later..
Centralisation can't possibly work to the benefit of unique individuals. Illogical imho.
Thats for sure! it still blows my mind that even today one guy can wield this much power over us all.. madness
Even Trudeau showed signs of a dictator. Or still does ?
Politics isnt evil its necessary to work together. Without it no one could ever collaborate with another. China is extremely powerful and could impact Russia... but they also have their own designs on Taiwan. I do think that the US and NATO are really the only things that can stop Russia. Russia is going to be cut off from the rest of the world financially and from supplies. Russia is a huge economy but well have to see how long they can operate solo. If China gives them money and supplies then the world could be in big trouble.
nice attitude.. yes working together would be nice.. but politics never really does that.. its always each country trying to be the most powerful and playing games..
yes i think china must love what is happening here.. really destabilizing europe.. i hear they are supporting them with purchasing gas and what not..
anyways.. i cant really pretend i know the details of all of this.. all i can say is im very tired of the power games and how much energy and money goes into the military and war.. its SO damn archaic.. cant believe were all still playing this game... HOW long how long!?
Lol. Notice the order i wrote it in
dude.. what are you looking for?
MY crypto is not really worth crying over.. but if the entire thing tanked that would be a real real shame..
do u think im so selfish that i only think of myself? is that what you are looking for? lol