Humanity.
Dear humanity, you have such potential for awesomeness which you ruin with a failure of thinking.
Here’s what I mean.
Territorial ownership is bogus.
Set against the context of the age of our planet…
- Just a few seconds ago all of southern Spain belonged to Africa
- A couple of weeks ago the whole of North America belonged to the Indians
- And a bunch of decades ago, the entire planet belonged to dinosaurs
Do you, humanity, do you honestly believe that in a couple of years time it’s going to matter to whoever walks the surface of this planet what flag you hang on a pole outside your house today?
Also.
Nuclear weapons are unusable.
The minute you use one, you have lost the battle, and the war, because, with Mutually Assured Destruction, you will be dead in just a minute or two.
And let’s be clear about a point of inescapable logic.
- Having nuclear weapons didn’t stop Irish terrorists blowing up military targets in the UK and abroad
- Having nuclear weapons didn’t stop religious nutcases murder people on and below the streets of London
- Having nuclear weapons didn’t stop Argentina from invading the Falklands
- And in case you didn’t notice, having the world’s biggest nuclear weapons arsenal has not prevent tens of thousands of Americans being killed in attacks on civilian and military targets at home in the US and abroad
So stop thinking small, humanity.
Stop thinking like children.
Grow up.
It’s time to take the long view and sweat the big stuff.
And stop putting politicians who have never seen military action in charge of anything at all.
Where’s their point of reference?
Where’s their learned experience?
Where’s their added value?
Get the big issues sorted, humanity.
Feed the hungry.
Clothe the poor.
Care for the aged.
Treat the sick.
Educate everyone.
Teach tolerance and respect.
Because, when you shoot people and blow people up because you don’t like the deity they choose to believe in?
Or when you slaughter people because they hang what you perceive to be the wrong flag outside their house.
That’s when you’re not thinking properly.
That’s when you’re being a bunch of morons.
That told ’em!
It’s a bold idea of yours to think that humanity can come together like that, at this early stage in its development. Unfortunately, we don’t reach that ideal until the beginning of the 23rd century.
I am ever the optimist 🙂