Truth be told?

Nietzsches Aprentice RSS / 22.02.2008. u 17:19

1) Justice is a human construct and, as such, can be and is removed or downgraded within the scale of importance in certain spheres of our lives. Most prominent among these spheres are politics and diplomacy.

2) In place of justice, the chief place on the scale of importance in politics and diplomacy is taken by nations' self-interest.

3) Consequently, whosoever believes that himself or the majority/minority group he belongs to are being treated in a certain manner in the name of justice should think twice before publicly expressing such an infantile grasp of reality.

4) Same goes for those who feel that injustice has been inflicted upon them - it's most likely nothing personal.

5) If a powerful country sees its interests protected by acting in a manner that infringes a rule, a set of rules or laws, or in a manner that can by any other means of judgment be considered unjust, it will act upon this vision without regard for the underlying principles that are being broken. Remember, justice exists as long as it doesn't bother the powerful.

6) You don't tell a bully that he is being hypocritical unless you are a bigger bully.

7) If you are small and fairly insignificant in terms of political, economical or diplomatic influence that you can exert in matters that narrowly pertain to your existence, make allies, not enemies out of those who are influential.

The truth? Yes, the US are hypocritical. Yes, the UK is hypocritical. No, the precedent set this Monday will not be applicable to the case of Sioux Indians or that of Scots or Abhazia or East Osetia or Basques in Spain or Turks in Cyprus and Bulgaria or Hungarians in Transilvania etc. Yes, the US and UK politicians produce massive amounts of bullshit when they touch upon the concept of human rights, or worse yet, the right to self-determination. Yes, laws are being broken. No, it doesn't matter. Yes, this had to happen because if no political/diplomatic interests were at stake and if justice was the central issue, the US would have intervened when Israel was obliterating Lebanon or in any number of similar situations worldwide and UK would keep its mouth shut tightly knowing fully well that they are denying Scots the same justice they are nominally protecting by the recognition of Kosovo. Yes, Serbian politicians and diplomats belong to political kindergarten, if justly judged by the level of dilettantism expressed in last 100 years, with one dead exception.

But if you re-read the previous 7 principles upon which, I believe, rest the worlds of politics and diplomacy, you will understand why all these truths are everything but unusual.... So, yeah, the world we live in is a cold and ugly place. Emotions exist only on a miniscule scale, and so does the concept of justice. We better grow thick skin if we fancy surviving...

Oh, and by the way, for those of you who rely on media to provide you with reliable knowledge and info on anything but the weather forecast - you might as well be brain-dead. The difference is marginal - you're only taking up the space someone more intelligent could be occupying... Think about that.

 

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chocolate chocolate 17:52 22.02.2008

Truth

Oh, and by the way, for those of you who rely on media to provide you with reliable knowledge and info on anything but the weather forecast - you might as well be brain-dead.


Well, even the weather forecast is often questionable...
MightyNora MightyNora 19:37 22.02.2008

Truth has been said...

.... my young apprentice... and truth shall release you FREE...

Support and respect for your objective view my friend Nietzsche

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nsarski nsarski 21:34 22.02.2008

Ti si jos uvek segrt?!

Ovaj te blog definitivno svrstava u majstore, maj frend!
Jedan moj bivsi profesor, pametan covek, imao je obicaj da kaze jednu mudrsot, a u vezi sa
6) You don't tell a bully that he is being hypocritical unless you are a bigger bully.

koja se kod nas kaze na sledeci nacin: budala je onaj koji budali kaze da je budala.

Slicno, ako te bully maltretira (krade, ili sta vec), a pritom ti jos drzi moralne pridike o tome kako ne treba druge maltretirati (krasti,...) - zahvali mu se na mudrom savetu uz ljubazan osmeh:))) Osim ako nisi veci bully od njega, ili imas takvog bully prijatelja koji ce te zastititi.

Nietzsches Aprentice Nietzsches Aprentice 21:40 22.02.2008

Re: Ti si jos uvek segrt?!

nsarski

Jedan moj bivsi profesor, pametan covek, imao je obicaj da kaze jednu mudrsot, a u vezi sa
6) You don't tell a bully that he is being hypocritical unless you are a bigger bully.

koja se kod nas kaze na sledeci nacin: budala je onaj koji budali kaze da je budala.

Slicno, ako te bully maltretira (krade, ili sta vec), a pritom ti jos drzi moralne pridike o tome kako ne treba druge maltretirati (krasti,...) - zahvali mu se na mudrom savetu uz ljubazan osmeh:))) Osim ako nisi veci bully od njega, ili imas takvog bully prijatelja koji ce te zastititi.




Potpisujem!

Pozdrav
nsarski nsarski 03:06 23.02.2008

Re: Ti si jos uvek segrt?!

Evo jednog primera koji se desava pred ocima celog sveta danas:
Turska je nacinila "utlimate crime" (prema definiciji Nirnberskog suda) time sto je danas izvrsila agresiju na suverenu zemlju Irak. Oni su usli sa kopnenom voskom sada (ono nadletanje avionima i random bombardovanje se ne racuna, to im je kao dobar dan) da "srede situaciju" sa Kurdima na severu Iraka. Bez dozvole SB UN, bez icije saglasnosti, na svoju ruku su samo poslali vojsku, a zna se sta to znaci - nisu poslali baletsku trupu, vec oklopni bataljon.
To je blatantno i direktno krsenje svih medjunarodnih normi i zakona pred ocima celog sveta. A nigde nisam cuo da se neko ozbiljnije pobunio. Evropa, u ciju zajednicu Turska pokusava da udje, uglavnom "suti". Ta ista Turska u kojoj je zarad "slobode govora" dozvoljeno negirati Holokaust, ali zato za pominjanje genocida nad Jermenima se ide u zatvor. Turska, u kojoj je zabranjeno u javnom opstenju koristiti Kurdski jezik. Turska u kojoj je sezona lova na Kurde otvorena vec 30-ak godina. Turska, u kojoj je nedavno vracen zakon o nosenju marama za devojcice u skole - cime se otvara prostor za uvodjenje burki i onih odora kojih se sekularna Turska davno odrekla. Turska, u kojoj je smtna kazna i dalje na snazi. Dakle, jedna zemlja sa katastrofalnim dosijeom o ljudskim pravima je danas prekrsila sve medjunarodne norme i na svoju ruku poslala vojsku u susednu suverenu zemlju.
I svi cute.
Jedino Ameri nisu cutali. Oni su svojim turskim prijateljima rekli - no no! Mozete da udjete u Irak, ali ako zavrsite vasu "misiju" za par nedelja. NI nedelju vise, tu povlacimo crtu. Posteno. Oni su, naravno, ovo govorili u ime nezavisne, suverene i demokratske drzave Irak.
Zasto drugi cute? Pa, oni su davno naucili lekciju koju je ovde naveo nas domacin. Zato sto su diplomatski pametniji od guranja prsta u oko. Diplomatska zrelost, ili hipokrizija? Procenite sami:)
Gyre Gyre 20:13 23.02.2008

Re: Ti si jos uvek segrt?!


nsarski
Turska, u kojoj je nedavno vracen zakon o nosenju marama za devojcice u skole - cime se otvara prostor za uvodjenje burki i onih odora kojih se sekularna Turska davno odrekla.:)


Uglavnom se slazem sa tobom o Turskoj, ali mala ispravka ovog detalja (ziveo sam tamo vise od dve godine)- zakon koji je pre 2 nedelje uveden je da one devojke koje to zele mogu da nose marame, jer jos od Kemala Ataturka to nije bilo dozvoljeno u Turskoj (cak i Orha Pamuk u sjajnom romanu Sneg delom obradjuje ovu temu). Dakle, ovo je samo doprinos demokratiji ako cemo za pravo, jer sada devojke imaju mogucnost izbora, mada stari zakon o nenosenju marama zaposlenih u svim ostalim drzavnim institucijama jos uvek vazi (sudovi, vojska, zdravstvo itd.)
nsarski nsarski 02:45 24.02.2008

Re: Ti si jos uvek segrt?!

Hvala na ispravci:) Ovde je to javljeno tako da sam razumeo kako sam opisao. A, opet, mozda je do citanja.
Boro Boro 07:52 23.02.2008

Truth

...UK would keep its mouth shut tightly knowing fully well that they are denying Scots...


Are they?

Or the Scots are still debating among themselves?
marta l marta l 16:04 23.02.2008

survivor

We better grow thick skin if we fancy surviving...

Well, those on stage the other day already grew it. Thick skin and iron stomach too. They'll survive. As for those who are late bloomers but still fancy surviving a oneway ticket to anywhere can do the magic…
Yes, Serbian politicians and diplomats belong to political kindergarten

that's where you are somewhat wrong, they actually performed ultimate hypocrisy. Diplomatic stupidity would have been forgivable, but this….
Good news is that vast majority of "nas narod" does not feel offended. On the contrary.
Nietzsches Aprentice Nietzsches Aprentice 16:15 23.02.2008

Re: survivor

I concur that it was somewhat naive of me to start from the point of view that politicians (in Serbia) work for the benefit of their people...
marta l marta l 16:49 23.02.2008

Re: survivor

I concur that it was somewhat naive of me to start from the point of view that politicians (in Serbia) work for the benefit of their people...

It’s not just you. People like to believe politicians work for them. It’s a question of choice over facing much more bitter reality. And people in gray suits say they do, they swear to god they will, they persuade us they did despite consequences. But actually do they? Of course not - common place. Because they are bad? naive? studpid? No, it's because they are actually chosen to do so by the much more sophisticated system than "narod" Money, corporate global world, ring a bell…
However, masters amongst them, our unfortunately dead one too, manage to also work for the people.
Mir Mir 17:21 26.02.2008

Relationship

You can't keep someone in a relationship who doesn't want to be there. That makes you a creepy stalker.

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