The second Malaysian Airline crash over Ukraine this time, still without the resolution of the first, brings another serious international matter to the fore. That is the threat of embargo and other economic sanctions brought up by the United States against Russia over its Ukraine invasion a few days earlier.
Somehow the plane crash could in a way be connected to the threat. Experience has taught us that threatening even an animal could have disastrous consequences. It could work on children maybe on the first few times, at best. That is why we tell teachers to save their voices by not shouting, "Silence!" Instead, we suggest they give the good example first, and wait till the class follows suit.
Threats incite retaliation, rebellion, and after a while, nonchalance. Nobody wants to be told what to do, especially in front of the world press. Perhaps a person-to-person call between peers is best. Or an objective third party can get the two factions to sit down and shake hands and not arms.
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