Monday, November 30, 2020

What counts is neither the Data nor the Intent but the Logic of both

 Professor Lamont Colucci wants the world to believe he came up with a great theory when in fact, what he came up with is only half a theory that has been around for a time. In fact, the full theory is now used regularly with results that satisfy its users.

 

Colucci articulated his thoughts in an article he wrote under the title: “US lacking focus on partnership between Iran and North Korea regimes,” and the subtitle: “Attention must be directed to root problems, not nuclear weapons data points.” The article was published on November 28, 2020 in The Washington Times.

 

Lamont Colucci says that the Trump administration has been focusing on the data pertaining to the performance of the missiles which are produced and tested by Iran and North Korea. This is not helpful, he adds, because what matters is the intention of the two regimes. They are evil, he asserts, and they intend to harm the United States. This is where the roots of the problem lie, he concludes, and that's what we need to address, he goes on to say, not debate the missile data points.

 

Having mentioned Israel to point out that Iran developed a missile with a range that's long enough to hit it, we are surprised to see that the professor has overlooked the diplomatic performance of the Israelis over the decades. In fact, what the Jewish propaganda machine has been doing, is use both the data and the intent methods to brainwash America's political leaders. The propagandists have managed to make the Americans believe that the armed Jewish home invaders of Palestine are saints whereas the disarmed Palestinian defenders of their Palestinian homeland are demons. Try to wrap your head around that.

 

But how did the Jews manage to pull it off? Well, the operators of the Jewish propaganda machine have recognized the necessity to describe different demons differently. For this reason, you'll find that they reserved the data method to describe the relationship which the Jews have with the long-term demons they have been battling since the beginning of time. This would be the entire human race. As well, the operators of the machine have reserved the intent method to describe the relationship which the Jews have with the weak demons they have been suppressing for as long as the two have battled each other. These would be the disarmed and weakened Palestinians.

 

Whereas humanity is represented by the agencies of the United Nations (UN), and whereas a large subset of that humanity is represented by the American society, the Jews have been complaining about both with the use the data method. With regard to the UN, the Jews speak bitterly of the number of times that Israel is condemned at the UN, as compared to other nations. As well, the Jews have been citing tons of statistics they say show conclusively that Jews are discriminated against in America.

 

But when it comes to their relationship with the Palestinian people, the operators of the Jewish propaganda machine speak of the intent of the Palestinians to harm the Jews. They consider this to be a good reason for the Jews to treat the Palestinians savagely, even preempt them by target killing them one at a time or a handful at a time. The Jews see the intent method as necessary to eliminate the damage that the Palestinians may inflict on the Jews. There may not be evidence that a Palestinian is planning an operation of any kind, but that is immaterial to the Israelis who decide to target kill, not on the basis of facts but on the basis of the level of hate they have for someone.

 

And so, if the use of the data method alone is not adequate to suggest the appropriate response to an event, and if the method of intent alone is not adequate to suggest the appropriate response to an event, and if the use of both methods leads to savagery as shown by the behavior of the Israelis, what is the best way to proceed at a time when the data and the interpretations of intent overwhelm us every moment of the day?

 

The short answer is that there is no rule of thumb. Every case is unique in that it has characteristics proper to it even if it shares some characteristics with other cases. This means we are left only with whatever abilities we may possess to analyze the situation, understand it as well as we can, and go on from there to formulate the best response we can develop for the situation.

 

When it comes to Iran and North Korea, the first thing that the incoming American administration must remember is that “you cannot keep a good man down for long.” Sooner or later, he will rise and you'll know you’ve been nudging a once sleeping giant. In this case, logic dictates that America must treat the two foes with respect by first ridding itself of the belief that they have such malign intentions, America must suppress them to protect itself and its people.

 

But this has been America's stance all along, and staying on this course will have the effect of strengthening the two giants in-the-making even more. When they rise, they will not want to give-and-take with America; they’ll tell it to take a hike and get lost for good.