COMPLICITY IS A TRIBAL HALLMARK
Because of our superior intelligence we are the only species
on the entire planet, one out of millions, that has evolved totally
differently. Eventually managing to
leave the natural world behind and replace it with artifice. Living off the fruits of the Earth, rather
than contributing. Disrespectful towards
all the lifeforms that we share the planet with, mindless to the damage we
inflict on remaining natural resources, but also complicit in the eradication
of ‘lesser’ human tribes. It has taken
place on every continent and in every culture.
Nobody is exempt or can claim to be innocent.
Complicity is defined in the dictionary as: association or
participation in or as if in a wrongful act.
Nations and cultures have been complicit in heinous acts of genocide and
ethnic cleansing and have been complicit in excusing acts of mass killings and
atrocious, discriminatory behaviors. No
Mea-Culpa and no apologies. Every
misstep is followed by a giant whitewashing which allows nations and cultures to
get away with murder. Why write about
it? We continue to engage in these kinds
of deplorable acts. Any visible minority
can be targeted at any time and it is perpetrated by nations who use their
superior position to ignore any kind of protest or condemnation.
Might doesn’t make it right.
Russia versus Ukraine, Israel versus the Palestinians in Gaza
and the West Bank, the United States versus Venezuela. And in the Amazon the last remaining native
Indians are struggling to stay alive, threatened through forced assimilation or
killed indiscriminately. Examples
galore, past and present. Why? It is not always about pure selfish
interests, monetary or territorial gain, but for the simple reason that they
are different. Entire tribes and
cultures eradicated because they’re simple not like us.
Complicity is about
staying silent when we should be speaking up.
Might silences
opposition.
It is accomplished through economic clout and strength in
numbers and military capability and superiority. It leaves aggressors with the impression that
they can do as they please because the opposition is weak and ineffectual. Are we standing up to Russia and the US? In Gaza an entire population has been
systematically displaced. Homes
destroyed. An economy in tatters. Tens of thousands of innocent civilians
killed or forced into starvation and living in tattered tents and
shelters. Crimes against humanity. Not a single diplomatic mechanism has been
able to stop this outrage and the crimes committed. Some of the nations involved—the worst
offenders—are our allies.
We are complicit by keeping our mouths shut. None of us act or react unless we’re forced
to and left with no other choice.
Useless handwringing has become the hallmark of a toothless United
Nations. Political grandstanding and the
culprits stand back laughing because they damn well know that none of the
members have the balls to stop them.
Complicity is one of humanity’s worst attributes. All of us are guilty as charged yet never
condemned or taken to court. The
International Court in Den Hague only sits in session when they finally get to
lay their hands on a wanted war criminal because the person in question has run
out of hiding places. Putin is a wanted
criminal, but even if he flew to Den Hague, would anyone have the balls to
arrest him?
Trump has allowed his army to obliterate Venezuelan vessels
‘suspected’ of carrying drugs. Seizing
oil tankers ‘suspected’ of carrying sanctioned oil. It’s about intimidation and pushing buttons to
see what America can get away with. Does
Venezuela have the means to push back?
They’re left with a lot of verbal bravado, waving placards and vowing to
fight back. In reality they have very
little to punch back with. We’re right
back to an old colonial tactic of picking off the weakest and then move on to
all the others; power, control, exploitation. Neo-colonialism American style.
Fascism is back with a vengeance; substitute Sudetenland,
Austria and the Rhineland for Greenland, Canada and Venezuela. Land and resources. You take what you want and who is going to
stop you? Substitute Lebensraum with
Manifest Destiny and the Monroe Doctrine.
Trump is sending an envoy to Greenland whose sole mission is
to bring that country into America’s fold.
Canada has been raised again as a target to become the 51st
State. This is about territorial
expansion, grabbing resources and not having to pay for anything. Trump, America’s new Hitler, leading the
charge to expand America’s Lebensraum. A
narcissistic fascist fronting for a cabal of extremists who want to stave off
America’s descent into financial ruin.
Showtime. Who dares stopping
us? Flexing America’s muscles in the
wake of trade distraction, tariffs and global disarray. Led by an arrogant bully and a coterie of
handpicked incompetents and fellow psychopaths, all of them aiding and abetting
in the destruction of the nation. All of
them crying wolf and hoping that the world will blink.
America is in an economic mess of its own making. Borrowing for decades to keep up the pretense
of being a powerhouse and a global leader.
Throughout history desperate nations have attacked others to hide the
fact that morally and ethically they are bankrupt. With economic failure following close on its
heels. The complicity that comes shining
through here is an American public either going along with this sordid tale of
so-called injustice and threats or staying silent, and their silence only
adding to the complicity.
What drives it? Why
are these scenarios repeated over and over again? It is one of the reasons why I wrote Energy
& Origin. We’re saddled with a
dysfunctional brain and the dichotomy lies between knowing and
acknowledging. Christianity came up with
the concept of a free will, which is nothing more than a handy way out when the
proverbial shit hits the fan and you want to point accusatory fingers. In reality it has nothing to do with an angry
God disappointed in the behavior of its finest creation (supposedly that would
be us). The entire universe is ruled by
forces that simply are. No specific
plan, no morality or ethics involved, nor an awareness with emotions or
feelings. It doesn’t matter how hard we
try to resist this reality. We’re
controlled by energy and momentum, the two driving forces of the universe and
what takes place doesn’t follow a prescribed plan. No motives involved. No rationale.
Only unpredictability.
The superior intake and
use of energy predicates how well a species will do and momentum is a
relentless force. We’re driven onward by
forces as old as the universe. None of
us are in control, never have been and never will be.
Competition for food, water and territory is just as fierce
in the natural world as it is in the artificial world humans have created for
themselves. Energy is not just food and
water, it is also about access to resources, superior technologies and
education; everything a nation or tribe needs to succeed. Reality is a primordial need to succeed where
others fail and any sign of weakness spells defeat. It is not about fairness because basically
life is not fair, never was and never will be.
Energy made life
possible. Life is energy. Energy needs are constant as energy
dissipates. This is the reality created
by energy and momentum.
It induces within us conflicting urges and even when marginally
threatened we will react decisively and with force to protect the integrity of
the tribe, its power, domination and control.
After two brutal world wars, America emerged as the new
global superpower, replacing England and Europe. They voluntarily relinquished their roles and
submitted to American hegemony. There
was a new emperor in town, powerful, benevolent and financially lucrative and
supportive. Don’t bite the hand that
feeds and protects you. Nobody dared
raise the sad truth that Europe suffered from historical combat fatigue. Nearly two millennia of non-stop conflicts
and wars. From the ancient Roman Empire
right up to the Balkan conflicts and everything in between. The uselessness of war has finally set in and
none of them want to resume the battle cries.
America, other than a bloody Civil War, has never suffered
from a massive invasion by superior forces capable of inflicting horrendous
suffering and destruction. Sometimes
geographical isolation comes in handy.
Why refer to us as dysfunctional when it comes to brain power? Our rise to prominence (in a technical sense
and achievements) has not coincided with an intellectual maturity that places
an emphasis on responsibility towards others, on the kind of respect that
includes the protection and preservation of all lifeforms and that pertains to
other tribes and cultures as well. To
‘lesser’ people!
Three little
monkeys! With eyes, ears and mouths
taped shut.
What we have done to ourselves and others has been caused by
a total lack of understanding and appreciation of the responsibility that
accompanies a higher form of intelligence.
Hence the dysfunctional. Superior
only qualifies if that intelligence is actually beneficial in understanding
impact and acknowledging consequences.
Knowing is part and parcel of complicity as in knowing better, but
looking the other way. We continue to
act according to instinctive and primordial behaviors and that includes a
genetic code that doesn’t allow for weakness.
Europe has learned the hard way that after two millennia of
conflicts that the urge to dominate and act superior has come at a huge cost
and that all those wars and conflicts have not led to everlasting peace and
harmony between nations. The fact that
we can maim, kill and destroy remotely and with great effectiveness and
devastation doesn’t mean that what we inflict on each other has changed, nor
has the intent.
Complicity is a tribal
hallmark and is one of our worst attributes.
We have embedded
complicity in everything we do and believe in.
It’s all about excusing bad behaviors.
That dysfunctional brain of ours is also responsible for the
widespread belief that a single, divine source was responsible for the creation
of the universe and with typical human hubris we have placed ourselves and that
divine source in a desirable position at the center of the universe. I purposely placed one before the other as
the obvious explanation for an ordained and special purpose is a man-made one
and therefore everything that follows is highly suspect as well. Complicity plays a huge part in this because
it has allowed humanity to get away with murder and a host of other dubious and
destructive activities and behaviors.
‘In the name of’ an awful lot of bad things get whitewashed on a daily
basis.
That we’re an accidental byproduct of the cosmos is just
unthinkable or that the universe follows its own laws of physics and that the
driving forces are energy and momentum.
I have explained in my novel Energy & Origin that without those two
elements the universe wouldn’t exist.
Nothing in the universe is ever static and permanent. It is totally random and unpredictable. Our dysfunctional brain and overactive
imagination are clear evidence, not of a purposeful design and intent, but as
that of a species that follows the same natural laws, instincts and behaviors
of all living species on our planet. But
none of them show any evidence of putting a more positive spin on their
existence.
Feel free to comment or share. Trying to keep a subject like this short and
to the point is difficult, but I have tried.
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