Principals and principles
The Five Principles
of Peace
The Five Principles of Peace were first written by Premier Zhou Enlai of China on December 31, 1953. The Principles are:
1) Mutual respect for each nation’s territorial integrity and sovereignty
2) Mutual non-aggression
3) Mutual non-interference in each other’s internal affairs
4) Equality and mutual benefit
5) Peaceful co-existence
The “principals” in geopolitics— Presidents, Prime Ministers, Premiers, Kings, and their ilk— have power either because they were born to it - or out sheer ambition to rise.
One of the most dangerously vicious circles menacing the continued existence of all mankind arises through that grim striving for the highest possible position within the ranked order, in other words, the reckless pursuit of power which combines with an insatiable greed of neurotic proportions that the results of acquired power confer.
Konrad Lorenz
Climbing the ladder means stepping on someone below. Principles are impediments.
The US of A nods agreeably when they hear Zhou Enlai’s Principles. That’s all: policy has nothing to do with right or wrong, good or bad .because, of course, it is decided by politicians.
Donald Trump, for example, has no scruples, follows no rules - he’s just wheeling and dealing. The Hustler in Chief. He’s not a bad man. Just not a very good one.
As I said before, he doesn’t lie — just not tell the truth.
In some ways, he is the happiest of men—he thinks he can own the world. But he is very far from reality as to how. Theft? Extortion? Murder? What does it matter ‘how”?
In that he is no different from his predecessors, each of whom contributed to American’s long slow slide into social and cultural quicksand . The biggest issues for the US are not economical or political but ethical.
Special Article
It’s finished and has been proofread by the excellent Charles Munat in NZ I am going over it again to check to make sure that I have all the links to corroborate all my outlandish, questionable or controversial assertions—which some will disagree with. I am also building a new mailing list and answering all the people who sent me coffees recently. I am honored, if not humbled by the messages of support.
On the animal front, Chappy let me clip a couple of claws today. I had expected another couple of months! But he’s a fast learner and rather easy to understand. I started studying ethology when I was 11 (starting with Lorenz)— to understand myself.
I have found the missing link between the higher ape and civilized man: It is ourselves.
Konrad Lorenz
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Julian: It is a demanding, difficult, time-consuming labour to research controversial complex international multicultural subjects and condense down to max-impact / minimum length ~ easy to argue it could be simpler / quicker to write a 3->500 page reference volume... I typically underestimate the time & effort required by an order of magnitude despite prior knowledge / experience! And - personally - no matter how many times I re-read / re-work before finalising, once I've done so I begin to spot errata and regret including / not including some or other points... So try not to fret too much! Looking forward to reading your finished / published work.
Trump is a better man than Biden. For Biden genocide was an opportunity to serve the requirements of his psychotic superiors. For Trump ethnic cleansing is a real estate opportunity for him to participate in with the tribe that taught him how to do business. For ordinary Americans the most important principle is that they get their principal and don't have to see any blood on it.