1.? Define the word disinformation
Lying with a goal to gain advantage from the lie. Oh, what a tangled?web we weave...
2.? Should the US unilaterally intervene in Haiti?
Not out of the goodness of our hearts? To jump into the internal affairs of a sovereign?nation without invitation seems like an arrogant and probably dangerous precedent.
If we are invited in, like Kenya has been, then I could see it as more feasible, but the goal should be to establish a safe environment for noncombatants. It feels a lot like eliminating?ISIS, the Viet Cong, the South American cartels or Hamas, though: potentially a long campaign against guerilla forces on their home turf. The single advantage?in this scenario is that the people seem to be callously victimized and voting with their feet, which means the gangs may have lost the most important guerilla advantage of indigenous population support.?
My intuitive feel of the global mood right now is that every national move has become a potential step deeper into a mire intended to take down Western powers. Maybe we deserve it after all the profiteering, corporate abuse and?
general arrogance we have exhibited. I am not convinced we are evil, though, despite the special interest transgressions of the consumer?culture frenzy. The U.S. was built on some pretty defensible?ideals and I think they continue to have moral value. People around the world are hurting?(including inside the U.S.) and I think helping to alleviate some of that pain is a solid step toward a better world.?
Should we build a relationship with Haiti's legal government, provide civil police material help or counseling, or economic aid? Sure, if we are invited and if Haiti's authorities and populace are is willing to take the lead and shoulder the lion's share of the work involved. Crying children look the same no matter where they are photographed. But we would be helping, not rescuing.
3.? Who is to blame for the famine crisis in Gaza?
Hamas, Israel, and every nation, group or individual who has taken a hand in the situation whether this year or 50 years ago. Also the Jewish God, Alah, all the angels and priests throughout history, worshiping populations and the media who report on them. Weather patterns?since the Earth was formed, the celestial bodies that impacted the formation of the Earth and any aliens who visited this planet throughout history...or prehistory.
All things (a humorous?concept, that one) are the consequences of everything that contributed to them and all contributes to each. The Butterfly effect. Blame Buddha for pointing it out.
I ate today and I sent no food to Gaza. Blame me for being responsible. When we each truly grasp that nobody is responsible and that we are all responsible, we may take a collective giant step forward.
The Palestinian State, the Jewish State, Islam, Christianity, nationalism and righteous indignation are all meaningless conceptual thought stories compared to the simple act of handing a sandwich to a hungry child.
4.? What 20th century genocide killed the highest portion of the single countries population?
The Armenian genocide seems to win at 90 percent according to Google. Congratulations to the Ottoman Empire, I believe. Russia?seems to figure in several of the other totals according to Wikipedia, though. Perhaps the wars in Europe and the Middle East will expand to include battlefield nukes and we can get a new record?
5.? ?Are you considering voting for a third party presidential candidate this year?
It has crossed?my mind. Nobody showing an interest?so far has captured mine, though.
