An American tourist in Russia
Chinese Mandarins, American Knights: Law and the Matrix of Values Development As important as the values of a nation are, equally significant is the mechanism by which they evolve. In this section, we will examine the different matrices of values development in the United States and China. More specifically, we will consider them within the … Read more
Globalism’s Failures and What to Do About Them When the President of the United States declares that Vladimir Putin, the long-ruling leader of a significant nuclear power, must go—must be removed from office—we can assume this is more than idle banter or the ravings of an unhinged old man. At best, it is an act … Read more
The USA has a long track record of promoting chaos and instability around the world. This violence can provoke regime change, like the 2014 Maidan uprising in Ukraine, or can put other world powers into a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situation, forced to choose between allowing riots to burn down whole cities, or using deadly force to stop them.
Here’s the paradox of building a relationship with the USA. The only way to get Republicans to respect you is to be a macho tough guy – and have a strong military with nuclear weapons. Republicans are schoolyard bullies. They talk lots of trash about Russians, but have given up trying to fight them in any meaningful way. But here’s the paradox – what works on Republicans has the opposite effect on Democrats. Being a macho tough guy will actually make them hate you more. They’ll build even more drones and ships named after gay pedophiles, and want to start a war with you more than ever before.
Application of Theories to Circumvent Thucydides’s Trap The goal of this text—to provide a plan of action and source of inspiration to those who wish to prevent America from falling into Thucydides’s Trap—and its relationship to the theories thus covered should not be difficult to surmise. Positional Insecurity Theory, Substitution Theory, and Distraction Theory all … Read more