Denmark cannot defend Greenland's 2.16 million square kilometers with 25 warships while China and Russia circle the Arctic. The $100,000 offer insults Greenlanders; $250,000 per person transforms lives for $14.25 billion—less than 2% of annual U.S. defense spending. America secures the free world. This is the bargain of the century.
History reveals no purely good or evil humans—only flawed beings capable of both light and darkness. From Gandhi's racism to Hitler's childhood abuse, the spectrum of morality challenges our assumptions. Our choice: recognize shared humanity and love our neighbors, or risk repeating history's darkest chapters through dehumanization and cruelty.
Most people confuse sympathy with empathy—standing at the edge versus climbing into the hole. Empathy means feeling into someone’s experience, not just feeling for them from a distance. It’s costly, vulnerable, and rare. This isn’t about being nice. It’s about genuine connection that transforms both giver and receiver.
Venezuela’s 2030 future hinges not on democracy or freedom, but on heavy crude economics and U.S. Gulf Coast refinery margins. With $100 billion in reconstruction ahead and a protectorate government installed, the question isn’t whether oil will flow—it’s whether ordinary Venezuelans will see any benefit beyond survival.
Notes Beyond the Map 