i agree. i’ve heard of people saying the us should intervene in méxico’s cartel issues, but it’s hard to navigate a “solution” like that. give arms to the wrong people and everyone is fucked. or just like it happened in the mexican revolution, méxico splits up in factions and civil war breaks.
it’s almost as if the solution is letting countries figure out things for themselves. but also, how do we do that without being complicit in human right violations?
I know you’re right. It’s just hard to sit by. Grrr. 😡
it is! it sucks, and i think our nature is to help our neighbors. i encourage individuals to aid other individuals, but as a “state” we shouldn’t help. i think it’s an offense to a country’s intellect to interfere in their affairs.
we can give knowledge and resources to individuals as individuals, but to trust some random politician that we’ve never met before to “solve” things for people they have never met before, it’s insane.
I’ve actually been pondering how the People in one place can help the People in another do… shall we say… Liberty increasing things.
Rather than turning to the State, which is often the problem in both places, how can intentional information sharing change the landscape?
The most obvious preparation for this kind of thing would be resilient communication which can bypass state shutdowns. Which i guess means that is task one.
I think I recall a semi organized effort to set up gateways and TOR nodes during the Arab Spring by non state actors. But this would probably be disputed. Any effort even by non state actors will be accused of being state action trafficked through non state actors for what it’s worth.
The only solution on this fallen earth is the sovereign individual thesis that is widespread enough to defund entire territories until the .gov extortion rackets starve and go extinct.
Quote: communication which can bypass state shutdowns.
Which means radio at the end of the day...
Was this a post designed to make yourself feel smart while offering nothing of actual substance, or are there specific projects and solutions you’re trying to make people aware of?
It's a simple statement, there are no gatekeepers & no infrastructure owned & controlled by someone else...
