Certain analysts and observers may assume that today’s situation in American government and politics has no precedent or parallel whatsoever. Which might be true, depending on how we interpret history. After all, history is a matter of subjective interpretation, not empirical methodology. Thus, if history is a matter of subjective interpretation and not a matter … Continue reading The Nixon Doctrine
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Eighteenth Note to “Jew Hater”
A study and understanding of world history - which is what concerns us the most - is not a matter of empirical methodology. Rather, it is a matter of subjective interpretation. And what we find after an exhaustive education is that world history is essentially a process whereby the ultimate truth is to be revealed … Continue reading Eighteenth Note to “Jew Hater”
Fifth Note to “Jew Hater”
And of course, if we go even further to seek a distillation of the final analysis, we have “World System Analysis” which was figureheaded by the late Janet Abu Lughod and the late Immanuel Wallerstein, both of whom were American Jews. We have the “World System Analysis” of Abu Lughod and Wallerstein on top of … Continue reading Fifth Note to “Jew Hater”
Calculated Aggression
In essence, and from a big picture perspective or big picture standpoint, the core concept or the main concept to nail down is the difference between ‘absolute power’ and ‘relative power.’ Aspirations always exceed capabilities, given that power is not absolute, but rather, relative. Power is distributed. But of course, states will always seek to … Continue reading Calculated Aggression
Toward a Pacific Community
Whereas love is an issue that is highly complex and unintelligible yet happens to be the most important issue of all, foreign policy is the opposite. Foreign policy and foreign policy strategy are actually quite simple and straightforward and constant and incorrigible, despite the brain fog and confusion that prevails in terms of this issue. … Continue reading Toward a Pacific Community