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Ralph Nader’s Perspective on Dec 2023 Israel-Hamas War

Posted on December 10, 2023 by borderslynn

I am reproducing this letter from: https://nader.org/2023/12/08/israeli-governments-war-crimes-enabled-defended-by-biden-congress Israeli Government’s War Crimes – Enabled & Defended by Biden & Congress Share on FacebookFacebook 𝕏Share on TwitterTwitter Share on RedditReddit Share on EmailEmail Share on PrintPrint By Ralph Nader December 8, 2023 … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged collective punishment, conflict, death, destruction, economics of war, human aggression, innocents, international law, land theft, mental illness, murder, occupation, perceptions, perceptions of power, savagery, war, war crimes, weapon sales | Leave a comment

The Human Meteorite

Posted on November 18, 2023 by borderslynn

Back in 2010, this article about Sudan explained the different viewpoints of nomadic herders and Arab farmers, their belief systems about land use brought them into conflict. Of the five mass extinctions we described in Chapter 2, probably the most … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Africans, Anthropocene theory, arabs, climate change, conflict, Darfur, diamonds, drought, egypt, elites, farmers, fertile land, fresh water, genocide, human harm, human sabotage, impact of human activity, Iran, mining, nomads, proxy wars, Russia, UAE, ukraine, Wagner, war crimes | Leave a comment

The Eternal Economic Costs of War

Posted on November 14, 2023 by borderslynn

Look back in recorded history and see the financial costs of war. While some are in a position to profit, most are broken nations. The domino effect was summarized neatly for the resulting economic cost to many of WW1 in … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged conflict, devastation, diversity loss, do no harm, economics, empathy, extinction, fear, finite resources, Maslow, survival, war, WW1, WW2 | Leave a comment

Creating Enemies

Posted on August 22, 2023 by borderslynn

Commenting in The Indian Express on the shocking violence, clearly green-lit by the government, Pratap Mehta wrote: The targeting of enemies—minorities, liberals, secularists, leftists, urban naxals, intellectuals, assorted protestors—is not driven by a calculus of ordinary politics….When you legitimize yourself … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged arms sales, army training, conflict, cruel rhetoric, drowning, fake news, fascism, hate, hostility, inhospitable, lies, massacres, migrant deaths, Migration routes, misery, money generation, mythical histories, persecution, propaganda, security forces, torment, war, weapons | Leave a comment

Uranium Conversion and Enrichment

Posted on August 13, 2023 by borderslynn

Russia leads the world in this industrial expertise. See: https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-o-s/russia-nuclear-power.aspx And an explanation of the process: https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/conversion-enrichment-and-fabrication/uranium-enrichment.aspx And the consequences for suddenly creating a demand for uranium and the fuel rods for reactors: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/2023/08/03/niger-coup-the-long-arm-of-russia-and-the-politics-of-uranium/23879d0e-31b5-11ee-85dd-5c3c97d6acda_story.html

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Africa, conflict, conversion and enrichment of uranium, Europe, industrial expertise dominance, Niger, Russia, supply and demand | Leave a comment

Nuclear Energy

Posted on August 12, 2023 by borderslynn

I am reproducing this article since my next blogs cover the issue of viability of building nuclear reactors to supply clean energy to minimise use of fossil fuels. I would encourage my readers to access the site and become knowledgeable … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged climate change, conflict, emissions, finite resources, fossil fuels, markets, mining, Nuclear Power, reactors, risk, safety, threats, trade wars, uranium | Leave a comment

Chechens

Posted on August 3, 2023 by borderslynn

After a chain of migrations of various ethnic populations in ancient times from locations such as the Fertile Crescent as well as Northeast and Central Asia, what came to be known as the Chechen and Avar peoples settled in the Northern Caucasus … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged asia, caucuses, Chechens, conflict, cultural destruction, migration, mountainous regions, muslim, origins, Sufism, tribes, war | Leave a comment

Crimean Tatars

Posted on August 3, 2023 by borderslynn

I am reproducing this article from The Conversation which arrived today in my mailbox: Ukraine war: why Crimean Tatar fighters are playing an increasing role in resistance to Russian occupation A resistance group of Crimean Tatars, an ethnic group native to … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged conflict, Crimea, ethnic persecution, hate, human suffering, oppression, retribution, Tatars, trauma, war | Leave a comment

Is This Humanity in the End Game?

Posted on June 30, 2023 by borderslynn

I’m reproducing part of a summary of the Global Peace Index report, recently released. As we see the 21st century reveals humans are increasingly prone to destruction rather than evolving into a benign and beneficial force for good. Follow this … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged analysis, arms, benefits, civilian deaths, conflict, cost, cultural loss, death, destruction, ecocide, genocide, homelessness, land grab, life, mercenaries, migration, persecution, rebuilding, resources stolen, strife, theft, war, war crimes, weapons | Leave a comment

Cast off the Debt Burden

Posted on April 26, 2023 by borderslynn

Being free of debt, whether it be an individual or a nation, is a fantasy. Well, so we have been brainwashed to believe. In fact we have been: ‘bamboozled’ into allowing a small financial elite to create colossal quantities of … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged austerity, conflict, debt burden, economics, global financial markets, IMF, impunity, interest rates, Keynes, loans, mismanagement, mobile capital, poverty, power grabs, resources, trade, usury | Leave a comment

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