Stupid Laws, Stupid Governments

Hats off to Rasputin 2; Ukrainian Boogaloo (with thanks to Twitter poster, @PileOfGeorge 👍.) As a kid, he had to have gotten tough from all the insults the other kids used. Methinks he didn’t have enough inside help like the previous takeovers. That, and the locals can see the results from those recent takeovers. They said, “Nah, we’ll pass.”

But, back to the title of this post. US Code states you can be fined and/or imprisoned for going to fight in a war zone – even when the US has no direct involvement on either side. Yet, the government, ostensibly without popular public support (congresscritters don’t count), can send money and weapons to whichever side(s) they want.

The UK has a more detailed law, but the proviso states “a dominion at peace with the UK”. So, theoretically, a person could go in defense of Ukraine – but don’t step foot into Russia.

For other countries (I wanted to learn if each country has a law), but this article had a slant that suggests most governments don’t care if someone goes off to get shot at – as long as they don’t come back shooting.

Makes me wonder about professional politicians who do not have any military experience. A lot of countries still have conscription / mandatory service. People that come out of that experience have a different slant when it comes to use of force or monetary or political support.

Last, I found this concerning the Internationale position. Long read (I did a little bit more than skim the 69 pages), but the present consensus suggests that, barring a declaration of war, most violence can fall under the term of terroristic actions. Can anyone in the class tell me when the last ‘declaration’ was? Bueller? Bueller?