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Moderation constraint

Moderation constraint wears well in the Antarctic reality.
The Antarctic Treaty celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009; the success of the Treaty makes it one of the world’s most successful international agreements. It is important to ask what gave the Treaty its impetus back then in 1959, people may not be aware of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959, yet it is a significant and a unique international agreement that has protected Antarctica for the past 50 years.

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Why not Moderation constraint

There are several questions that can be asked about the regional conflicts, civil unrest and often the irrational despotic leaders that hang on to political power as hungry wild dogs would raising the hair on their neck and growling while they hang onto a raw meat bone as it was their first and the last meal.
What is it that makes humans behave so aggressively towards others?

Philosophy explanation to the irrational

There is also the philosophy approach that attempts to justify the irresponsibility of bad leadership.

“International Conflict Behavior is not a spasmodic, aimless, reactive flailing of hostile leaders, bent on simply hurting or destroying each other. Violence is not necessarily stupid or irrational. War is not necessarily insane”.

“Conflict Behavior is usually calculated to coerce, persuade, or bargain with the others party’s will. Or to overcome it through force”.

“Conflict Behavior is aimed toward the gratification or protection of some interests in opposition to those of others.
Such behavior manifests a balancing of powers with distinct sub phases and a determinate outcome–the balance of powers”.

–understanding conflict. https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/

The International Geophysical Year (IGY) of 1957–1958 marked the first major scientific research projects in Antarctica and showed that science could bring previously warring nations together. So it was then back in 1959 and so it can be again in the twenty-first century, Science bringing humanity into their higher potential being.

Moderation is the answer

Moderation is the key to global peace:
“Moderation is the process of eliminating or lessening extremes. It is used to ensure normality throughout the medium on which it is being conducted. Common uses of moderation include”.

“Moderation is also a principle of life. In ancient Greece, the temple of Apollo at Delphi bore the inscription Meden Agan (μηδὲν ἄγαν) – ‘Nothing in excess’. Doing something “in moderation” means not doing it excessively”. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moderation

The key problem to resolving a conflict is not that the resolution cannot be understood, but rather that one party refuses to play the game fairly. Rules are easy to put in place, there are rules in all of the sport games of the modern world, in a sport and game, there are players on two sides or more that try to out compete the opposite side. Both can be equally ambitious, hungry to win and desperate to come on top. Without rules, a game could end up in a bloody disaster. But with moderation each player is required to exercise restraint and self-control, to be a good sport and play the game fair and square. That is the answer to the global and regional conflicts. There are those that obey the rules and there are those that reject any governing rules.
The Antarctic treaty sets out the rules for the player that participate in the Antarctic region, it has every ones interest in mind. The large picture is the global community and the future generations, the resources are not just an asset for the immediate generation to be consumed. The Antarctic treaty success has been known for moderation, constraint and civilized cooperation internationally, but same cannot be said for the Northern hemisphere North Pole Arctic region. The climate is changing and the petroleum corporations and governments are stirring up as the ice is melting with the apparent global warming. The Arctic may be known for frigid temperatures and extreme weather conditions, but melting ice is making it a prime target for hungry governments poised to jump at the chance to exploit the Arctic minerals and gas and oil resources.

Arctic On Ice for life?

There is a new race beginning in the Arctic due to the climate change that is taking place. This climate change is leading to the melting of ice, which is revealing a wealth of resources in this region. Now oil, gas and other minerals exploration is becoming the prime target of many countries that are looking to exploit the Arctic. Many experts are even claiming that the Arctic is home to about 20% of the oil and gas reserves in the world. This has resulted in the world’s super powers taking notice and taking claims. Arctic is quickly becoming a gigantic unrestrained temptation for the greed and exploitation of the globe natural resources.

How much more of the global resources does Russia want?

Why is Russia getting ready to making their move into the heart of the Arctic?
It comparison to other nations in the world Russia does not need more land and resources, they already have more than is their fair share globally speaking. However, they are still interested in taking as many claims and resources that have been kept frozen and hidden under the ice of the Arctic since our history begun. Oil and gas companies are continuing their pursuit of unconstrained greed as they explore Alaska, Canada and Norway. Some experts even believe that Arctic waters could be ice-free in the next decade.

Learn to share equally

The Arctic is a region is often known for the extreme inhabitable cold freezing winters, pristine environment, and the imaginary Santa s Polar cap.  However, now that a substantial amount of gas and oil reserves have been found in this region, it might be more difficult than ever before to remain a place of moderation and constraint.
Greed can be very powerful and so far Russia has not backed down on their claim to the reserves that have been found in the Arctic under the ice. The global resources should be shared equally amongst the people who respect the planet. This is one way that humanity can foster respect to humanity, the quick and the dead is a dead end for humanity, it is over simplistic approach to community life, the many privileges that the modern world has made possible and even shared it with the Russia has been made possible through people’s commitment to peace and personal sacrifices made to the common good of humanity. Whether you are talking about the technology in hospitals, medicine, computer science, personal computers, telecommunications, phones, entertainment industry, television and movies, transport, cars, trains and planes, housing, electricity, textiles, clothing, footwear, eye care, glasses, etc, etc, all of the conveniences of the modern world in one form or other are there because genuine people did their bit to make the world a better place in serving others. Then there is also the social side of a local and global community, how much people sacrifice in their life to raise children, train, educate, feed, clothe, and love their children so that they would grow up to be good people and make the world a better place for all. Greed is a dirty word and no one should belittle it, and no one should gloat with price because they are more greedy than the rest.
The Arctic can have symbolic value where nations surrender their greed and lust for the Arctic natural resources and they place higher value towards making a sacrifice in by constraint and moderation so that the future generations will have something to be proud of the past generation. Greed is an irrational state of being, the flame of greed is never satisfied; it robs true meaning of life and human dignity.

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Arctic treaty

Arctic treaty would be great, it would be assuring for all those people that respect the natural environment of our planet earth.  There is evidence from the Antarctic treaty that it is possible for States to think above the normal commercial interest and corporate greed.

The commercial industrial world  is too often plain greedy and mad as hell. Bent on continues churning of the natural resources into the materialistic commercial world.  Corporations are driven by the greed for more money than they have ever achieved before.  The up trends of profit making and industrial efficiency of the robotics and labor cuts and  savings, amount to an escalation of objective financial market goals with no regard to the quality of life for the people that are in the labor force. The leaders of many nations have a tunnel vision with nothing else in the peripheral vision that cranking out raw materials and changing it into money.  The are obsessed with the greed of natural resource exploitation.  They may think that they are some form of god, and they too often are also atheists, not believing in absolutes, not believing that they will be accountable one day to their greedy in exploitation’s of the natural resources.

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How does the planet earth benefit, of the peoples of the planet, when the consumption of crude oil, coal, natural gas are increased to stupendous levels, and the hundreds of thousands of factories and millions of industrial engines, freight carting container ships,  freight trains, mining trucks, tractors, and millions of motor vehicles are manufactured and sent out to the world each week.  What a bloody mess they are creating for the future generations.

Moderation of the Natural resources.

Moderation is taught in all of the well known religions and spiritual teachings through out the world. This is included in the Taoism teachings.

In Taoism, moderation is considered a key part of one’s personal development in Taoist philosophy and religion and is one of the three jewels of Taoist thought. There is nothing that cannot be moderated including one’s actions, ones desires and even thoughts.

Moderation is considered to be a key part of one’s personal development. The problem with the Capitalistic world too often is that they don’t value personal development.  They only value their own personal or corporate gain, running the race, beating all others to the imagined financial price.  The western teaching system is not the only culprit, the communists were just as greedy for personal career positions and zealous for climbing their institute social ladder.  The way they treated their neighboring States was criminal, they conspired to invade, exploit and rampage the neighboring states wealth, property and land.  The power politic leaders were driven by personal ambitions and selfish gain, no matter where and what country they raised their head.

Arctic treaty would confront the state leaders to the future reality of a clean natural environment at the Arctic region.

The Arctic circle was once some kind of a barrier to stop the industrial revolution from crossing it.  It was during the 19 century that that line was crossed.  The second world war was one reason why industrial  metal mining went north in Europe.  In some states leader’s minds wars are no obstacle to further industrial development and further weapons development and innovation, they have even tested atoms bombs in the Arctic region.  Why is that?  The answer is in their cognitive mind, their understanding of the world view, seen in merely as a possession, consumption or occupation of an territory.  Their self-worth and esteem is measured by; how much, how big, how many, what conquest, from who, in a quantitative measure they have in relative terms.  But what about  the true value of life, the natural environment, and the many skills of managing and organizing the human impact on the natural environment.  Why is that not seen as a desirable goal, something with a quantitative measure and true value to be proud of.   To respect life, and to value the true meaning of a spiritual life.  The concept of a spiritual life, the values are poles apart from natural resources material exploitation.  Grabbing, hiding and stealing is no longer seen as a proud achievement, but it is seen in the light of the spiritual values, and therefore, it is more on the shame side than respectful side on the scale of true values.     Arctic treaty should be seen as having true spiritual value.