An American tourist in Russia
If you had to compare war to a sport, which one would you choose? Football? Soccer? Tennis? No. Imagine a game of dodgeball, except with ten balls for every player, no breaks whatsoever, and both sides are toddlers. That’s war. If you make it five seconds into the game without your team disintegrating into chaos, be grateful. You got farther than most.
There are multiple schools of thought prevalent in modern military and academic circles, but most are based on the premise that the world is teetering on the verge of regressing back to tribalism. I argue the opposite: human loyalties aren’t splintering and there is no compelling evidence for this idea. Ideologies consolidated throughout the ages and now there are only two left: Collectivism and Globalism.
