Of course, you reveal yourself as authoritarian by such statements. We Americans are dedicated to proposition that Freedom and Equality for everybody is the only truly sustainable form of government.
Irrelevant to what I said. Also, instead of "freedom and equality", try promoting life and God's law. It lasted for thousands of years.
"Might makes Right" is always more appealing to thugs and wife-beaters but we Americans learned from Jesus that " all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword" so we sought to make poltical power both temporary and representative.
Irrelevant to what I said. There is a difference between "world is based on power" and "might makes right". Morality without power cannot survive and spread itself. Power without morality is blind. Russians have no reason to give up their power and risk being destroyed along with their morality.
Also, if you really learned from Jesus, you wouldnt be putting nukes at Russia's border.
"Do to others what you would have them to do to you".
By your totally situational morality, Putin is objectively too weak to control the largest, emptiest chunk of property on the planet.
If he was too weak, he wouldnt control it.
Strong, effective governments are therefore justified in challenging Putin's weakness and taking what they can.
No. Thats a path to war and mutual destruction. They US allies have taken plenty far before the war in Ukraine.
Either "the world is based on power" and Putin's weakness is provocative
Correct. If you want to put your missiles in Ukraine to exploit Russia's weakness, you will get Russia's response. If you want to invade Russia's allies, you will get Russia's response. If you want to kill Russian civilians in Ukraine, you will get Russia's response. Therefore, next time you want to exploit someone's weakness by doing the above, dont cry about the consequences or pretend that you are clueless about how the war started.
or "the world is based on rule of law" and Putin's genocides put him at the top of the World's "most wanted."
If the world is based on some of your made up laws, where does that put USA?
Handing over your weapons is a universal sign of peace.
No. It is a sign of temporary deal. Is "putting nukes and interceptors at your border, invading your allies" a sign of peace too? No.
Fundamental human values are essentially the same all over.
Wrong. Did you know that Russia doesnt allow your kind?
The values that make it possible for Putin to make himself the richest man on Earth at the expense of the Russian people do not conform with Western or Christian or Democratic values, to be sure
Does arming Ukraine to fight the suicidal war against Russia while the rest of us cheer conforms with Christian values?
To be reminded, Christian value is life. "Thou shall not kill", "multiply and fill the Earth" tell us to base our morality on an increase of life.
Do we increase the life when we invade Russia's allies, or when we arm Ukraine to fight a suicidal war? No. We destroy life.
Plus, if you are concerned about Putin's wealth, but not concerned about the wealth of billionares in USA, or USA using its money to arm terrorists, what exactly is your point?
Never trust anybody who tells you to forget the examples of our past- that person is always looking to fuck you up
So if we think past=present, then Europe=nazi, USA=racist, Japan=still bombing pearl harbor, Great Britain=invading most of the world.
Yeah, lets not do that.
