make america great for whom?
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Thanks, David. The idealist vs realist conception is useful but incomplete. In reality things aren't so binary and foreign policy decisions exist on a spectrum between these poles.
"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."
-Albert Einstein-
Is Ukraine a free country? Zelensky outlawed 11 opposition parties, banned three TV stations, and regularly harasses political dissidents. All of this is entirely ignored by the mainstream media. Recently, there was a story about an opposition journalist in Spain, Anatoly Shariy, that the SBU plotted to liquidate. Ukraine also has posted a blacklist, with such extremists as Glenn Greenwald, Rand Paul, and John Mearscheimer. Monitoring the flows of US weapons and aid to the Ukraine (Rand Paul's crime) is seen as a pro Russian act. The Ukranians would have us believe that the second most corrupt country in Europe (Russia is ranked first) can be trusted blindly with tens of billions of aid - possibly hundreds of billions when…
This was an excellent history lesson David. I love the realist v idealist comparisons and it makes sense of whats happened in my life. However, is it really true to say that both China and Russia do not have territorial expansionist intentions ? I'm thinking of Donbas and South China Sea. You are spot on that hegemony can only be preserved with military, technical and economic leadership - but are you saying that a blind eye should be turned on these two regions ?
Nice one David.
Fascinating. Thanks David