Each morning I sit bewildered and shaking my head as I read yet more about the situation in our world. The overwhelming feeling is helplessness and despair. We write our small meaningless comments on the world around us, fully expecting someone of a different opinion to contradict what we say, some getting extremely vitriolic. In the comfort of suburbia it is easy to have ready solutions, as you sit in the warm comfort of your own kitchen, you wonder if they could only listen to you, if only you had a platform that gave you access to those in power, you could talk some sense into them all! Perhaps it is better not to care, perhaps one should cut yourself off from any news or report. Ignorance could be bliss!
I have hope and as the old joke goes it is, bob hope, no hope and fuck all hope! Really I do try to keep some optimism that eventually we will, as history shows, come out of this nasty, violent period and we may settle into some kind of “peace”! There are so many issues and problems facing just our own country. One can understand the West’s reluctance to get involved in any meaningful way. Usually when we have it has caused nothing but chaos and turmoil that has repercussions for decades. We no longer have the appetite to police the world and when we have, we usually fuck it up!
We could confront Putin? We could put a stop to the tragedy that is unfolding in Gaza? I suspect the home audience would not be happy if we did, our countries have suffered to many losses trying to stop conflict!
I do not claim to know the answer or even any great understanding of the issues but one thing I am sure of, naive as it might sound, surely it easier to try to create peace and live together, than what we read each and everyday?
Stay well
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