My favorite U.S. presidents are Abraham Lincoln, JFK, and Jimmy Carter. Jimmy Carter's legacy is not determined by his presidency but by his life after his presidential term. His contributions to the Habitat for Humanity organization and to world peace will define his legacy.
The West must evolve with the times. Instead, they stick to a Cold War mentality. Their actions create unnecessary wars. One example is the Russia-Ukraine war. Ukraine was part of Russia during the Cold War. After the USSR collapsed, Ukraine became independent but still borders Russia. The West should not have interfered in the politics there. They did interfere, and what happened? Russia invaded Ukraine, and the war is still ongoing.
Instead of addressing Russia's concerns, the West keeps escalating the situation. In the end, the opposite of what was intended happened. Now the world is divided into NATO and BRICS. The US dollar is losing its dominance as the world's major currency. The Russian leader enjoys significant support among many developing countries, including those in Africa and the Middle East. The people of Western countries are suffering the most, paying high prices for oil and essential items. Whenever the world changes, you must be ready to adapt to those changes. Many businesses have disappeared in history because they did not adapt to the changes of their time
If you look at history, the struggles of oppressed people often prevail in the end, though at times it may seem otherwise. Sometimes, armed struggles are successfully suppressed, but in those circumstances, these suppressed armed struggles pave the way for achieving a political solution later on. Often, oppressors fail to understand the struggles of the oppressed and label freedom fighters as terrorists, while they themselves may commit state terrorism that entails much higher human rights violations than those committed by the so-called 'terrorists' engaged in armed struggles.
Albert Einstein revolutionized the concept of space and time. Sigmund
Freud revolutionized the understanding of the human mind. Karl Marx
revolutionized the meaning of history. His papers on historical
materialism predict a classless society in the history of mankind where
people live without a requirement for a state. Today, March 14th, is his
memorial day.
Generally, history is taught based on the lives of individuals such as
kings and state leaders, but that is not real history. Real history is
made by people. They change the world through technology and modes of
production. Historical materialism revolutionized the meaning of
history. Historical materialism predicts a classless society for mankind
The late A.N. KANTHASAMY was a writer with proficiency in both Tamil and English. He is considered one of the pioneers of Sri Lanka's progressive Tamil literature.
He was multi-talented in literature, and his contributions to the novel, short story, drama, poetry, and literary criticism are significant. His English writing cannot be ignored either.
Though his life was short (1924 - 1968), his literary contributions were immense. He was also a social and political activist. The essay 'Was Hitler Another Dr. Faustus?' appeared in Tribune (an English magazine published monthly in Sri Lanka) in the September 1965 issue.
Charismatic personalities attract us immediately when we see their faces. Before we consider their positives and negatives, they enter our hearts, much like how, without any apparent reasons based on our unconscious minds' feelings, we are drawn to certain flowers, colors, or birds. JFK (John F. Kennedy) is such a personality in my life.
The first time I saw his charismatic face was on the cover of his biography written in Tamil, published by Vikatan publisher from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was displayed at a convenience store at the Jaffna Railway station, and I was with my mother at that time.
The current war between Israel and the Palestinian state, in my view, will bring about a permanent solution to the conflict. In fact, Hamas' attack on Israeli civilians initiated the current war, with the root causes stemming from Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian territory for many decades. During this period, many thousands of people have been killed. Now, the entire world witnesses what is happening in the occupied Palestinian territory.
This is just an opinion of a global citizen. In my view, I think Trump is right. NATO is outdated for the current age. Warsaw no longer exists. Why NATO? It's just a mindset of collective security consciousness. So far, what we have learned from the Russian-Ukrainian war is that NATO is fighting against Russia through Ukraine. Still, Russia has not been defeated. Why can't the war go beyond a certain limit? That limitation is Russia being a nuclear power. Any small nuclear escalation will wipe out a large portion of the globe.
In the beginning, when NATO saw Russia's unexpected losses, it didn't expect them. Thus, it warned Ukraine's leader to safely escape. When NATO saw Russia's losses, it saw an opportunity to weaken Russia, helping Ukraine and imposing sanctions on Russia. So far, this approach has not worked out. What happened is the opposite. Many nations, when they saw the West's sanctions on Russia, thought that one day this would come to them as well. Meanwhile, Russia, China, India, and many other countries saw an opportunity for their economic alliance, BRICS.
Many of my favorite world personalities are Jewish. In science, I admire Albert Einstein the most. In politics and economics, I admire Karl Marx the most. In psychology, I admire Sigmund Freud the most.
Albert Einstein's out-of-the-box thinking always impresses me. How could he think about and figure out that space and time are not absolute but relative, just using his mental power? Amazing. Karl Marx's perseverance and dedication to his research on historical materialism and dialectical materialism impresses me a lot. Even though his research brought him poverty, he didn't succumb to that. Jenny Marx's pure love helped him to continue his research. She is amazing too.
Sigmund Freud's thoughts on the concept of human personality are also fantastic. That impresses me a lot as well. Sigmund Freud's thoughts on the concept of human personality, detailing the ID, Ego, and Superego, are also excellent achievements.
My favorite U.S. presidents are Abraham Lincoln, JFK, and Jimmy Carter. Jimmy Carter's legacy is not determined by his presidency but by...
