Who stands for the smaller Nations?
Undeniable truths are that we inhabit a world where issues are worldwide. Climate Change requires all of our home Planet to participate, but especially those most egregious climate perpetrators—the wealthy countries, who, bloated from the spoils of colonisation, remain bloated from the spoils of ruining the climate for the colonised.
The internet has made us a global civilisation. Crime skips borders.
We have International Courts of Justice to attempt to curtail rogue states. Of course, often, the most egregious rogue states get away with crimes under the banner of hegemony. That doesn’t make the International Court of Justice less relevant. It actually makes it more so, as hegemony needs to be curtailed.
Who stands for the smaller Nations? Who stands for the most marginalised? This question is the perpetual question of humanity.
I have often written about Little Atrocities—how small, seemingly insignificant acts of wrongdoing, if stepped over, become larger until we have agreed to evil.
How power differentials make us feel like we have to conform, at the risk of our well-being. Suddenly, we are saying yes to horror.
Fascism doesn’t happen in one fell swoop. It happens slowly, slowly then suddenly.
Suppressing whistleblowers and protests, burning books, preventing peaceful forums from gathering to discuss the ongoing persecution of people, and maligning the International Court of Justice are versions of Little Atrocities. Those in leadership positions who celebrate these Little Atrocities must be called out.
Notice the playbook they draw from. Fear. Division. Drama. To keep conquered, keep divided.
I believe in the power of love and Syntropy, that they are the greater forces of our Universe. Yet love and Syntropy are only animated by action.
If you care about a world with a future for Earth and all her creatures, then sitting on the sidelines is not an option. We must act. Speak out. Protest. Whistleblow. Stand for love. Act Syntropically.
Photo Taken May 24th 2024
