No juggling

The man who builds is the same one who destroys, so we must be ready for any eventualities...

The global dynamic revolves around wars and tensions of different characteristics, not only direct armed confrontation, but also embargoes such as blocking negotiations between countries and global influence in order to harm and isolate a nation, generating ideological, religious, political conflicts , territories, among others. There are countries that invade others with the aim of stopping the internal chaos, such as measures against terrorism, dictator governments, anyway... Various strategic issues with common interests.

In another situation, there are countries that dominate others because they recognize themselves as a power, or superior to their neighbors; and also, because there are strong allies. In addition, they take advantage of the moment of instability of nations when, for example, after a pandemic and governments that consider themselves more pacifist.

History changes every moment, as the great philosopher Heraclitus said, “nothing is permanent except change” (470 BCE).

And we live it every year, for months, days, hours, minutes and seconds that pass. The only thing predictable about this insane quest for power and truth is its unpredictability.

Due to the proportion and complexity, ideological groups, media partiality, disinformation with an excess of information known as intoxication, lead people to have a limited field of vision and, perhaps, the possible truth vanishes, as if they were using a blinker that distorts the vision, not because of the lack of information, but because of its bombardment, making war reach cybernetic levels.

Everyone is looking for culprits. They point out who is right and who is not; why there was no preoccupation with other wars; why there was no concern about further invasions; why don't they care about "silent" wars...

These doubts are important for us to observe that this has been happening for a long time in the world, that countries that do not ally with a certain group end up being sabotaged. However, these questions do not serve to justify an invasion, whose aggression ended the dreams of many families, irreparable trauma, economic losses, world shame, loss of dignity, among other problems.

If we list other invasions, we will not have a concrete solution to the case; it is the same thing as justifying that the criminal, due to lack of opportunity, ended up destroying a life on a corner of a large metropolis.

These same people who charge protests and awareness to countries that were invaded, were once subjugated, exploited, etc.; before this recent event, they did not publish or comment on former operations coordinated by other countries. However, many, because they are sympathetic to a certain country, end up resorting more to justifications to explain the reason for the aggression than to find arguments repudiating an inhumane act.

If independent countries are free to implement any measures on their soil, there would be no reason for bordering countries to go on the attack to dictate rules in someone else's space; and, if someone decided to set up military bases in a certain area, it means that they feel more protected that way. Unfortunately, the plan backfired, but the predictability of the possibility of invasion does not seem to be surprising, as it only corroborates the importance of having third parties to defend your homeland.

Of course, there are no unpretentious positions. Moves on the chessboard are aimed at eliminating the opponent. For example: it starts with the pawn, with the knight probing and protecting the space, in a possibility of advancing, with the bishop tearing through the diagonal, finally, with the king or queen, each with their own strategy; and that was one more way of realizing that the world board works like it does in the game. There, no one plays to lose, except the simplest, those who don't have as much influence, who don't have as much power, who suffer more, who are helpless and homeless. No wonder pawns go first and are likely to be hunted first. Rarely does the superior come to the fore unless his values are noble.

Therefore, there is an effort to find out who is to blame in the midst of this whole situation: would it be NATO invading Yugoslavia in 1999 or Russia invading Ukraine in 2022?

It should be noted that both have already caused other chaos in the world.

At this moment, how is Brazil positioning itself? How is our nation preparing to effectively defend and attack? Do we feel safe? We need to improve. This is the time [actually, it's past time] to make our nation a fearsome and respected empire, seeking full self-sufficiency and not depending on the mercy of the imperialists.

According to Dostoevsky:

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“How to explain that man, an animal so predominantly constructive, is so passionately prone to destruction? Perhaps because he is a flighty creature of dubious reputation. Or perhaps because your only purpose in life is to pursue a goal, something which, when achieved, is no longer life but the beginning of death”. (1864).

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Protection is essential. The man who builds is the same one who destroys, so we must be ready for any eventualities.

Jorge Gomes.

Pedagogue.