Comments by "SkyRiver" (@SkyRiver1) on "MSNBC"
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@GeraldJimerson-me3lo Regional Stability: A stable and secure Ukraine contributes to regional stability in Eastern Europe. A peaceful and stable neighborhood is in the best interest of the United States as it reduces the risk of conflict spillover and potential threats to U.S. allies in the region.
Promotion of Democratic Values: Ukraine has been striving to strengthen its democratic institutions. U.S. support for Ukraine's democratic development aligns with American values and promotes the spread of democracy, rule of law, and good governance.
Humanitarian Concerns: U.S. support for Ukraine helps address humanitarian concerns arising from conflicts. This includes assistance for internally displaced persons and refugees who may face displacement due to regional instability.
Deterrence of Aggression: Supporting Ukraine sends a message to Russia and other potential aggressors that the United States stands firmly against the violation of international norms and territorial integrity. This deterrence effect can contribute to a more stable global security environment.
Protection of Sovereignty: Upholding Ukraine's sovereignty reinforces the principle of territorial integrity, which is a cornerstone of international law. By supporting Ukraine's right to determine its own future, the U.S. strengthens the global norm against the unlawful annexation of territories.
Energy Security: Ukraine is strategically located in terms of energy transit routes, particularly for natural gas. Ensuring a stable Ukraine can contribute to energy security in the region and reduce Europe's dependence on Russian energy sources, which has broader implications for global energy dynamics.
Strategic Alliances: Supporting Ukraine strengthens U.S. partnerships with European allies who share common values and interests. It fosters a sense of solidarity within the transatlantic community, reinforcing the importance of collective security and cooperation.
Counterterrorism Cooperation: A stable Ukraine is better equipped to address security challenges, including potential terrorism threats. Cooperation between the U.S. and Ukraine in counterterrorism efforts can contribute to global security.
Market Opportunities: As Ukraine develops economically, it can become a market for U.S. goods and services. Trade and economic ties with a stable and prosperous Ukraine can benefit American businesses and contribute to economic growth.
Global Reputation: U.S. support for Ukraine enhances its reputation as a defender of international norms and a champion of sovereignty. This can positively influence the perception of the United States on the global stage.
In summary, supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression aligns with U.S. interests in regional stability, the promotion of democratic values, deterrence of aggression, and the protection of global norms. It also fosters strategic alliances, enhances energy security, and opens up economic opportunities for the United States.
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The emergent meta-functionality of democracy cannot manifest in a culture of lies and spin.
Humans, like ants and other social creatures are capable of displaying emergent qualities. That is: as a group they are capable of functionality that is impossible on an individual level. This is not only a factor on the obvious level, such as ants display in finding the most efficient route to a food source or building a bridge of their own bodies to traverse some void that would stymie an individual ant,
but it is also a factor when considering the determination of the most correct estimation or conclusion in a political sense, when a society is self-influenced through popular vote, or social pressures.
An example of this would be a game of chance that is sometimes come upon at a county fair or other event. There could be a huge urn with an irregular shape (not a simple cylinder or similar) and it is filled with, let us say, jelly beans. You are given the opportunity to buy a "chance" to win a Corvette or if you correctly guess the number of jelly beans. . . . A near impossible problem, that one could only get right by gross estimation combined with dumb luck. With a large enough population of guesses
the average of all the guesses will in almost every event
be more accurate than the most accurate individual guess.l
This could be thought of as the genius potential of democracy.
The exception being: that one in a hundred event wherein someone guessed right just by luck. However if within the hundreds of thousands of jellybeans there was a void, such as could be caused by a number of hidden grapefruits or softballs, this emergent function of the an accurate average would no longer manifest, and instead we would get a very inaccurate estimation of the situation from the average. These grapefruits represent dis, or misinformation, or as is the case with political entities, outright lies or spin.
And so the genius of the meta-funtionality potential of the democratic process is totally negated by "free speech" without regard to actual facts.
Who should be the arbiter of what is factual and what isn't?
Physical reality,
not eyewitness reports, or any kind of disruptive self-promoting verbal vomit from politicians or political social entities.
Even the ancient Greeks knew that the last people on earth that should be trusted with political power are those who actively seek it.
It would be very beneficial and profitable if -- politically -- we were to enter an era of competency and merit, wherein everyone is given an equal opportunity to display acumen for positions of power through testing, which would include high pressure simulated scenarios, psychological profiling, general knowledge, and specific expertise.
But instead it's politics as usual, Which is kind of sickening, and boring, trite, inept, a magnet for high functioning psychopaths, etc. etc. Makes old Three Stooges flicks look profound in comparison.
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