Ofcourse Nobel prize has international
significance and immense ramification as it brings in people and narration that
are valued. Never in living memory Nobel peace prize so keenly
watched. Trump is fervently seeking validation through the award. It is no surprise
since the mindset primed in neoliberal transactional value hinges on power, position, awards, to
showcase self. Lacking self-awareness or redeeming quality they look for next
opportunity to position for more money, power and influence. This then is fitted
into myths of leaders, business model and eventually as economic growth hence development,
and constructed into narration of fame and success. The hypocrisy and existential
disconnect is beyond any sensibility or sanity. Though this appalling disconnect
is now out in the open, the vandalizing of precious resources continues unabated
without any second thought. Nor the economists show urgency to update the
system as if humanity will somehow work out a miracle within the exploitative system.
The technology and ideas primed in such system will naturally be misaligned. Ideally
collective bodies like UN must take up the responsibility to call for re-evaluation
of economic model that hinges growth and development. It is not right or left polarized
binaries of ideologies but what is appropriate to immense challenges humanity
face. They must present an alternative model and effectuate it at the earliest.
Agreements on collective actions are failing since they are working within the exploitative
system of economic growth. They are misaligned with life nurturing systems. It is
clearly unethical.
Peace is not won it is nurtured
with care and concern. It is a long-term collective investment that is formalized
with systems that aligns and understand the reality of people’s existence and
challenges. Winning and losing are binaries of crass and stereotypes of attention
seeking quick fixes. It is but natural for crude positioners to be attracted to
these for validation for their meagre selves. The more depraved they are more blatant
to use any means to climb the hierarchy to validate their existence. I have
seen these people in realtime (and now I see Trump) stampeding for whatever
awards, position of power and influence, to garner respect that their limited self
is lost and vacant without it. This horror of vacant self needs things to fill,
very soon it craves bigger and bigger things. They are incapable and incapacitated
for meaningful involvement, it is always the next glitter for grab, next grab
for validation. That the system nurtures these is where the attention need to
be.
**I watch Nobel peace prize announcement
with much trepidation considering history of likes of Kissinger. I am deeply troubled
if Trump wins, it will be a debilitating setback (I will quit social media
altogether, as it is I am reflecting on it). I shared this with ChatAi, it
assured me Trump has low chance -but nevertheless a chance and that is a concern.
People with power and influence can do anything they want; they can create their
own narration and mainstream it, and even make us learn it. This happens all
the time. Validating them with prestigious awards will diminish humanity in no uncertain
term. Ideally an award seamlessly appreciates the appropriate.
***it is announced, great news Venezuelan democracy activist Mario Corina Machado. Phew!
****Oops Houston we have a problem!
