Mothers and fathers of the world: never before has the situation been so serious and the future of all of us so threatened! Politicians like the British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss are prepared to “use nuclear weapons if necessary” in connection with the war in Ukraine (1). This would seal the fate of all of us and the future of our children.
According to the renowned American international law expert Francis Boyle, since the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal in 1945, the mere threat of nuclear weapons is “nuclear terrorism” and a “crime against peace and humanity” (2). In addition, the US-NATO already seems to be preparing for a major war (3). The Swiss “UNCUT-NEWS” headlined: “Has the Third World War already begun? (WORLD WAR 3 HAS ALREADY BEGUN)” (4).
But it is not only corrupt government officials, unscrupulous billionaire technocrats or megalomaniac “humanitarians” who must stop hating – we fathers, mothers and grandparents, as well as all rational people worldwide, have a duty to stop hating and to consult reason.
In the past – in the Middle Ages – only faith was valid. For some time now, however, man has begun to consult reason, has begun to observe, to explain nature to himself and to put it at his service. Man, who has become clairvoyant, who knows himself to be the master of his destiny, dedicates himself to the spirit and the way of life of permanent indignation against injustice (5). He directs his love towards the earth and his fellow human beings – above all towards his children. This is his faith, his passion, his future. In the human community he creates a home for himself, a home that grows out of his participation in the joys and sufferings of his fellow human beings.
Today we know that war can only accomplish works of destruction – as for example in Ukraine, Afghanistan, Syria or Yemen. We must never expect our salvation from it. Historical observation even shows that the decline of culture has always been associated with wars. The misfortunes of Sparta and the rise and fall of the Roman Empire are historical examples. Will America follow suit?
Hatred and rancour not only poison the international political and cultural atmosphere, making peaceful solutions difficult or impossible, they also poison our own lives and the human community. However, those who consult reason will find a way to contribute to international understanding and peace, and to give youth a future worth living.
On 20 August 2022, at a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the introduction of the Nuremberg Code, Holocaust survivor Vera Sharav from the USA drew attention to the ominous parallels between the 1930s and the present. She compared the current political situation with the beginnings of National Socialism, where fundamental rights were also gradually abandoned and groups of people were deliberately defamed and excluded. Literally, she said: “The Holocaust did not begin in the gas chambers of Auschwitz and Treblinka” (6). Finally, she prophesied, “If we don’t all resist, it will never be like this again!” (7)
Dr. Rudolf Lothar Hänsel is a teacher (retired headmaster), doctor of education (Dr. paed.) and graduate psychologist (specialising in clinical, educational, media and individual psychology): He specialises in clinical, educational, media and individual psychology.) He taught for many decades, trained university graduates, founded a model school for former school failures in Cologne together with colleagues, trained counselling teachers for all types of schools at the Bavarian Academy for Teacher Training and Personnel Management and was finally a state school counsellor for the state capital Munich. As a retiree, he worked for many years as a psychotherapist in his own practice. In his books and educational-psychological articles, he calls for a conscious ethical-moral values education and an education for public spirit and peace. His motto in life (after Albert Camus): Give when you can. And not to hate, if that is possible.
Notes
(1) https://de.rt.com/international/131481-liveticker-zum-ukraine-krieg-kiew/
(2) https://uncutnews.ch/die-eigentliche-bedrohung-durch-atomwaffen-ist-atomterrorismus-und-ein-verbrechen-gegen-frieden-und-menschlichkeit-prof-francis-boyle/
(3) https://de.rt.com/europa/146945-schutz-vor-bedrohungen-bereitet-sich/
(4) https://uncutnews.ch/hat-der-dritte-weltkrieg-bereits-begonnen/
(5) https://www.globalresearch.ca/actuality-french-philosopher-writer-existentialist-atheist-stamp-albert-camus/5790202
(6) https://de.rt.com/meinung/146892-holocaustuberlebende-vera-sharav-diesmal-wird/
(7) https://uncutnews.ch/holocaust-ueberlebende-vera-sharav-wenn-wir-nicht-alle-widerstand-leisten-wird-es-nie-wieder-so-sein-vollstaendige-rede-nuernberg-20-august-2022/
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