Donald Trump's kidnapping of Venezuela's president, a la Tamil movie, adds exponentially to the uncertainty of world politics. The precedent will serve as an alibi for other countries like China in Taiwan. The US hasn't still recovered from the backwash of US invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, so it commits another misstep. The ruins of the invaded lands are archaeological evidence of American carte blanche.

I usually shy away from writing on politics. Simply put, politics isn't my thing. And there are reasons for it. One I alluded to in the first paragraph — uncertainty. Belief has to be suspended willingly. After all, politics has ended up becoming nightmarish attacks and coups. Privacy trespassed. Safety and security are breached, whether it is of an individual, a community or a country. Why would one write certainly on something uncertain? And why should one, when politics is poly tricks?

The facade, the persona, is all that politics builds and blinds us with. What is seen is not there, and what is there is not seen. Jugglery, gimmickry, camouflage. Puppets,........

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