And the problem is .... people

“To prepare for war, to give millions of men and women the opportunity to practice killing day and night in their hearts, is to plant millions of seeds of violence, anger, frustration, and fear that will be passed on for generations to come.” Thich Nhat Hanh. found in TomDispatch By Kelly Denton-Borhaug / 

People who feel free to dismiss the needs of those who are trying to stay alive, dominate the media with their learned arguments of the economy, business and politics, are dismissing the first consideration. How do we remain civil? How do we care for the well being of women, men and children to the extent that we do not fear going  outside the house.

Vladimir Putin is playing chess with the lives of all on this planet by using his anger to punish all of us. Or the ruling minds of US politics is pushing the world to the brink by threatening Putin.

Right or wrong the alpha males think along the lines of a chess board while maintaining there is not enough money to build affordable housing, health care, or feed the hungry people in their own land.

So many species becoming extinct and our own future threatened because people let their minds get caught up in political power. We are allowing the few to play chess with our future.

We are not always able to challenge the alpha egos and so our survival remains a game of chance.

The reason for power is to create safe and happy cities. We are able to articulate the power we have but as a society we must do better. We must convince those we employ to lead responsibly, not for their ego or bank account, but to make our shared interests work for all.

Let's not get tangled up in self interest, games of manipulation, political cunning or positional competition the reason for our being here.

Playing games with the lives of the most vulnerable is evil. Stop it!