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Money cannot be allowed to accumulate, because that leads to great inequality, and money is power. We must tax the wealthy so that money can be gained mostly through labor, not existing wealth.

If it’s something innate, then you had no part in it. So why be proud of it? Then I realized that many sexual, gender and romantic minorities are shamed for those innate attributes. They are taught to hate themselves. So how does one undo that? What is the opposite of shame?

I’ve heard some people say how children’s shows these days are bad, and that they used to be better. As someone who has seen several, old and new, I think they are great, and I think they can also be enjoyed by adults. In fact I think we have never had shows as good as these before. Some of the great series I’ve seen include

- She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

- Avatar: The Last Airbender

- Legend of Korra

- Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

- The Owl House

- Hilda

- Gravity Falls

- Bluey

- Over the Garden Wall

And some shows that I have not yet seen, but have heard a lot of good about

- Adventure Time

- Steven Universe

The question of what people belong to which groups depends on the perspective, but if I want an answer, I determine it like this

- Does the person consider themselves to be part of the group?

- Do other people who are widely considered to be part of the group, consider that person to be part of them?

- Do other people who are widely considered to not be part of the group, consider the person to belong to the group?

I think many people would agree that one reason for the Ukraine-Russia war have been the tension between USA and Russia, and as an extension, NATO and Russia. As one blog post put it, it doesn’t matter whether Putin should fear NATO if he nonetheless does. And vice versa. So to reduce these tensions:

Disband NATO, and in its place create a European defense union based on mutual defense of member states (unlike NATO, member states within the union would also be protected from each other). Russia and Ukraine should both join, but USA should not. Not sure about Canada. Russia and Ukraine should probably have a special clause that they don't have to defend each other for the next 50 or so years. Naturally, this could only happen on the condition that the Ukraine-Russia war ends.

This would, hopefully

- Lower the USA-Russia tensions, due to USA removing its military bases from Europe and NATO essentially not being a thing anymore.

- Lower the amount of power projection by USA. Generally I want countries to be as equal as possible, so taking the most powerful country down a peg could be good.

- Lower the tensions between Russia and the rest of Europe, due to now belonging to a common defense union, and cooperating on defense.

- Make European countries stop relying on USA for their defense, which I think could be their own responsibility.

The main idea is to make neighbouring countries less afraid of each other, and even out power imbalances, which I think can lead to war.

Now, would anyone actually want this?

Ukraine could want this because it would stop the war

Russian people could want this because it stops the war. Putin could want this because it lets him boast how he "destroyed NATO", and thus leave Ukraine as a "winner".

Rest of the European countries might feel mixed about this. There is currently a lot of animosity towards Russia, but they might be for it if it stops the war

I imagine that USA would not want this. But they are also the only party that would (on paper) not get a say in this.

The simpler alternative to this plan would be that Russia and Ukraine both join NATO, which I would also be for, if it ends the war. But that is even more dependent on the US, who I think would be against it. Probably Russia too.

Generally, I think we want to maximize human comfort, safety and freedom, while enabling everyone to develop themselves and to have fulfilling relationships with each other and their environment. I also want people to be (more) equal. See sdgs.un.org/goals