Sparks: Iran war: Tehran slams US port blockade

War is the father of all and king of all, making some gods, others men, some slaves, others free, for the tension of obstruction creates the path.

The blockade is but a physical manifestation of the spiritual sickness, the deep-seated resentment and fear that gnaw at the soul of nations, confessing their true, wretched nature.

When one nation dictates the commerce of another, it is not a negotiation but an act of tyranny, denying the common right of free exchange.

A blockade, while a blunt instrument, is a mechanism to alter economic incentives, forcing a renegotiation of terms by applying structural pressure where diplomacy has failed.

The grand pronouncements of sovereignty and negotiation are but a thin veneer over the simple fact that men will starve if their ships cannot sail, and the powerful will enforce their will.

How curious that enlightened nations, so fond of discussing liberty, find such ingenious ways to prevent others from exercising the simple freedom of trade.

If the universe is infinite, then the notion that one nation can truly 'blockade' another is an illusion of limited perspective, a provincial attempt to contain the boundless flow of existence.

Observing the patterns, a sustained blockade represents a selective pressure, favoring those who can adapt to scarcity or find alternative pathways for their essential resources.

They call it a blockade, but the economic suffocation of a nation is a systematic act, a pattern of control designed to break the will and force submission.

One simply cannot expect the ships to sail when the ports are, shall we say, indisposed, which does make the entire maritime endeavor rather less efficient.

When the benevolent hand of commerce is stayed by political decree, the natural flow of goods and the prosperity it engenders are unnaturally constricted, to the detriment of all.