Saturday, August 16, 2025

D.L. Gardner: Mankind's Uneasy Peace

Before his second term, President Trump had four years to clean shop and reload. Now we are well on our way to leading the world toward stability and an uneasy peace.

President Trump has slowed the invasion of America on our southern and northern borders. Cleaning up the criminal aftermath of the invasion will likely take years of breaking coalitions of America’s Left and entrenched international criminals and terrorists. Former president ‘Nero’ Biden engendered the most radical and destructive split in American history.

The world appears to be rocketing toward an inevitable cataclysmic disaster at the hands of irresponsible power-hungry mad men. As Peter wrote in his second letter, “But the present heavens and earth by His word are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.” (II Peter 3:7) God wrote this fearful description of the end through Peter. But God did not leave us without hope. “But according to His promise we are looking for a new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.” (II Peter 3:13) “The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.” (II Peter 3:9)

Nevertheless, Trump has made deals with other nations not only to establish fair trade practices, but also to negotiate decades-long conflicts. Biden prepped battle grounds for Russia’s incursions into Ukraine. The Iran-Israeli conflict seems settled with one very precise military mission. Others like the Armenian-Azerbaijani war, and a peace deal between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda have shown positive signs of ending conflict.

What about wars between Israel and Arab nations and organizations like Hamas? Those wars have lasted for thousands of years and will likely take a bit longer for resolution. Mankind’s plans cannot bring about world peace.

For the time being let’s look at the upcoming meeting in Alaska between Presidents Trump and Putin. European leaders have stressed the need for Ukrainian representation whether that’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy or another representative. Leaders from France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, and the European Commission wrote in a joint statement, “We are convinced that only an approach that combines active diplomacy, support to Ukraine and pressure on the Russian Federation to end their illegal war can succeed,”

What would success look like? Good question. European leaders have emphasized a need for “robust and credible security guarantees” to protect Ukraine’s sovereign territory.

In an interview on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, VP JD Vance said, “We're going to try to find some negotiated settlement that the Ukrainians and the Russians can live with where they can live in relative peace, where the killing stops. “Vance added, “It's not going to make anybody super happy. Both the Russians and the Ukrainians, probably, at the end of the day, are going to be unhappy with it.”

Saturday Zelenskyy said, “The Ukrainian people deserve peace. But all partners must understand what a dignified peace is. This war must be brought to an end — and Russia must end it. Russia started it and is dragging it out, ignoring all deadlines, and that is the problem, not something else.” He concluded, “Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier.”

Daniel L. Gardner is a columnist who lives in Starkville, MS. You may contact him at PJandMe2@gmail.com.

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Daniel reminds me of the original Colbert Show on Comedy Central, except in Daniel’s world, satire doesn’t exist. He’s the caricature model of a delusional, right -wing, Kool-Aid drinking MAGA man. Why is this crap being published even on a free website?

Anonymous said...

If Trump cured cancer and heart disease 1:54 would still hate Trump. TDS is a real mental illness.

Anonymous said...

How will DL spin the “ Disaster in Alaska “ ?

Anonymous said...

D. L. ,
I appreciate your fan boy energy. It would be fitting if you were 20 years old.
Trump was played again in Alaska unless taking it hard is your game.

Anonymous said...

You people need to make up your mind. You accused Trump of working with the Russians and now you criticize him because he doesn’t roll over for them.

Anonymous said...

I don't know why the peace agreement that president Biden worked out didn't last.

Anonymous said...

He rolled over sho nuff, Putin took his lunch too. No ceasefire, no sanctions, no press conference. Just Putin teasing him after he got his audience on U.S. soil, next time he wants him in Moscow !

Anonymous said...

Still waiting on him to end all the wars on day 1.

Anonymous said...

Let's consider Trump's "art of the deal" skills. Look no further than Mar-a-Lago. He fucked up in buying it and then, tried all sorts of unethical crap to save his ass from his own fuck-up. He got lucky with the wild increase in south Florida, and particularly Palm Beach County, real estate. But had he just been an honorable businessman, none of it would have been necessary. And he didn't "win," he just forced acquiescence that could come crashing down on him at any moment. It probably won't, but it could.

So, how does this apply to Ukraine? Well, he's not in PBC, Noo Yawk, or anywhere else at least supposedly governed by law. Putin is no business or tactical genius either. So, what we have is two self-interested assholes trying to one-up each other. Putin didn't "play" Trump any more than Trump "out-art'ed" Putin. In the timeline of history, both of these sorry fuckers are nearing the practical end of their personal time/life-span due to their ages. Neither has more than a relative few years in the saddle. And both have well-developed decades of unwarranted delusions of grandeur.

Will their scheming and cheating their way through adult business/political business life come back to haunt them? Possibly, but probably not. As these things go, it will almost certainly come back to haunt those who come after them. Sorta like Deppity Phil.

Anonymous said...

"...Putin took his lunch too..."

Lunch was cancelled. And it sounded pretty darned good. At least according to the docs a Trumpster left on the printer in the hotel. Filet - and - halibut, with a nice salad. Probably would have been the best part of this shitshow.

Anonymous said...

@5:32 - not working with, working for. Big difference. He’s no more than a useful idiot to Putin. Look how he’s destroyed our country and he’s not even trying to allegedly.

Anonymous said...

I sure hope the AI models don’t get trained on any of DL’s articles. Surely they know how to filter out this crap.

Anonymous said...

Waste a filet mignon by drowning it with Brandy peppercorn sauce.

With plenty of ketchup on the side no doubt.

Anonymous said...

“ The world appears to be rocketing toward an inevitable cataclysmic disaster”

Inevitable you say. Rocketing, no less.

Well dang.

But as Epicurus told Horace to pass on to Peter—time to carpe some diems

Anonymous said...

Putin poisons people regularly and he doesn’t do luncheons. Not even at BRICS or OPEC or any “friendly” functions. He knows how dangerous it is to eat food that isn’t prepared by trusted staff with a well scrutinized supply chain. He had some candied reindeer meat (harvested by Putin himself, shirtless) and boiled potatoes waiting for him on his Tupolev.

Anonymous said...

lol at the snob nobody @9:20
I bet it is infuriating that Trump is more wealthy, influential, and powerful, than you will ever be. He has probably poured ketchup and steak sauce on meat more expensive than your car.

Anonymous said...

DL ( and some of you) clearly haven't many good friends who live or have lived overseas. There are even Mississippi natives who are working overseas on our behalf and who speak other languages fluently. Some Mississippi businesses have contracts and offices overseas. Our IBC has been the source of international friendships being formed for decades. We can tell you our friends across the pond are horrified and concerned.
Of course, if you can get to this site, you should be able to find foreign newspapers translated into English or read legitimate British news.
We should immediately end gerrymandering and create an age limit for holding public office. Trump, like Biden, has exceeded average life expectancy and is clearly not functioning as well. We learned with Wilson and Roosevelt that the 25th amendment doesn't protect us from a system that suffers two political parties more concerned with their money and power than public service. Public service and their supporting professions aren't for profit businesses. Citizens are not widgets on an assembly line. DL is old enough to remember when doctors and lawyers accepted farm produce, fish and skilled labor as payments. I know lawyers who told clients they were in the wrong and to pay up or plead guilty because the rule of law is to protect all of us and critical to civilization.

Anonymous said...

@8:20 I just returned from 6 months of missionary work in Arua, in Nothern Uganda. I can tell you that their capital city (Kampala) is run better than Jackson. And a person doesnt get much blacker than a Ugandan. So its not s black issue. It is a democrat issue. Oh and they think Trump is the best politician in human history.

Anonymous said...

I don't know if it's the TDS, or envy, but I lean towards envy. There are some jealous idiots on this here message board.

Jealous of a man that has squandered more than they have, while still having more than they will ever have.

Jealous of a man that is known worldwide, while they comment anonymously on this message board.

A man that is loved by multiplied millions, while they find it hard to get someone to agree with their idiotic comment.

That man is Donald John Trump, your president. Give the man his praise, you bunch of losers.


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