I had not planned to participate any further in this, but I read something fairly
horrifying to which I feel compelled to respond.
Btw as I said to Christoffer, it may be that tomorrow Friday Finland might have some bilateral defense agreement with the US or apply for NATO. Or not. But at least it's a possibility that can happen. Many are speculating about it here. — ssu
I think that this would be a gross mistake in the current climate, and highly irresponsible. Of course, it is the right of sovereign countries to take whatever action are viewed as being beneficial to their populations. At the same time,
a wise nation, like a wise man, knows when it is best to assert its rights, and when it is best not to. Perhaps with the types of technical power and weaponry, and the proliferation of those, at mankind's disposal, military treaty organizations and military solutions to political problems are no longer advisable?
Though I can understand what I view as the Russian perspective which led to this invasion, I also recognize that the situation has become so hormonally and emotionally charged that Putin and other Russian leaders have probably entered into a state of irrationality or partial irrationality,
as do all men when adrenaline mixed with testosterone takes over. remember that it seems that Russia feels like it is becoming surrounded by a hostile NATO. If Finland or Sweden were to apply for NATO membership at this moment in time, it might provoke an irrational Russia to attack with immediacy. Then, what are the U.S. and other NATO powers to do regarding the Nation with which it has a memorandum of understanding? If Russia is attacked by the U.S., France, or any other Western power, then there is no winning for mankind. The current situation is highly charged, and like a live high-power line, might easily spin out of control. The fact is that
an inflamed Russia cannot be defeated in war because of the types and amounts of weapons at its disposal; such a war can but end in the most horrendous of ways, with
universal defeat, and you know what I mean. I don't think that anybody wants to see their children and loved ones, along with many others around the world, dying of radiation sickness as a result of an irradiated atmosphere, do we? I certainly don't. As far as we know, this world and its various species of organic life represent the light of the universe, and I personally don't want to see it diminished.
Russia is going to take Ukraine, hopefully without outside interference. This will be the best result at this point, and an eventuality if we are lucky. If we are even luckier, there will be a quick Ukrainian surrender. The best course for everybody at present is to wait until the situation calms down following the capitulation of Ukraine, and then try to open diplomatic relations or dialogue with a becalmed Russia. Then, maybe we can all (an I mean all of us humans in the world) come to some type of agreement upon a way forward in this world which does not include the near extinction of our, and many other, species.
That's all that I have to say, so I don't expect I will be logging on to the site again.
Thank you for considering my thoughts.