Enough of the tough talk. The tired, “never back down” idiocy.
The world has had enough of aggression, is worn out by leaders who don’t know how to lead, who have visions of theocracy, who misinterpret and conveniently expend only enough energy for a cursory reading of ancient holy books, who only see dollar signs and self-enrichment and consolidation of power, who don’t know how to address challenges and issues with any sense of maturity or patience or real thoughtfulness.
The recurring themes seem to be aggression, violence, threat, machismo, force, then retribution. An endless cycle of “national interests” and “only I am right,” then the attendant unquenchable desire to avenge the inevitable fallout from such hubris and overreach.
Will we, collectively, as the human race, ever just stop and ask if there’s a better way? It seems infuriatingly obvious, at this point, that we shouldn’t hold our breath for such a development.
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