"Come, now, you rich men, weep over the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted, and your clothing has become moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have rusted away." [James 5:1,3]
One major problem is the huge contradiction between the illusion Westerners are sold that the West has the high moral ground, moral superiority (with the consequently implied right to impose its will on others) and the actual reality, which is anything but and applies, at best, to societies within the West, even though the C con has shown that all the rights, freedoms, liberties, democracies are only skin deep, and nobody gives a flying monkey about the rights of anybody who has something the West wants to steal. People (Westerners) are not that stupid, and see through the crap peddled by the media. Only the most brainwashed idiots will go fight in a war.
Fukuyama might have been somewhat right, if his end of history is put into the context of the welfare state AND the seeming abundance of energy and resources at the time. Under that concept, a pretty good balance was achieved between the various incarnations of the collectivist/individualist dichotomy and societal problems mostly revolved around such issues as the amount of dogshit in the streets and who's responsible for removing snow from the sidewalks. But, the welfare state was predicated on being subsidized by the surplus of cheap energy and other external inputs, not sustainable on its own.
As to warfare, I've seen a demonstration of miniature drones controlled by AI that carry a small charge and explode when they hit the head of the unfortunate victim. I wonder how these motherfuckers might change the battlefield, if one side manages to manufacture enough of them and releases thousands against the enemy - after, hopefully, figuring out how to prevent them from killing their own troops. Maybe somebody could detonate one of them electromagnetic pulse thingies and render all the digital horseshit useless.
Thanks Paul, well thought out, and I agree. That demonstration is revealing, I have seen no drones in SA, but as a former model aircraft enthusiast in my younger days, I dreamed of radio models replicating my WW2 experince. It has come full circle I guess. And yes, directed EMP might to out these mini-weapons. Technology always comes with weak spots.
unlike wokeness, equity, racial / gender / sexual proclivities / and all other forms of picking who wins; in the REAL world it's still who has the biggest, baddest stick, and willing to use it for good or bad reasons or agendas. Only in a 180 flipped reality do those without "the gold" make the rules.
Thank you, AP, and a Happy Solstice to you and yours.
I am familiar with both those excellent essays – perhaps I can add another from the very courageous Craig Murray – “War with Iran.” I have no idea if the Iranians hold us in contempt but, it appears, that our own ‘elite’ do! What a shower! (as the late Terry Thomas used to say).
Thank you Zara, that's a great link and I am so pleased to hear that you are familar with the arguments. When the USSR collapsed the West thought that they could own the world but they never factored the resilliance of the Russian
Opps it suddenly posted with my spelling mistake too! Anyway, happy heatwave and enjoy even though I remember how uncomfortable it can be! Our week will be war-free but I hope yours too. Who knows what the Trump will do - prayers are required I fear.
I am so ashamed of the West (if the info I received is reasonably correct), Notwithstanding that the USSR lost approx 27 million during WWII (and didn't attract much credit for their sacrifice which undoubtedly won the war), and after recovering from decades of communist tyranny, when they tried to forge new relationships during the early 1990s, the West exploited them worse than Stalin. And events have not improved much since then. We don't want Russia - just their resources. Utterly shameful.
Anyway, I am enjoying the UK's climate crisis aka summer. lol!
We can't expect anything else from a cabal of gangsters, Zara. Now Trump has bombed Iran as expected. The Anglosphere knows no other way than war - it's what the Mafia do. So sad to see our glorious planet descrated like this. And now, what about the radioactive fallout? Stay tuned for the next Act 2!
Have a great week observing the spectacle my dear,
Nukes are fake. Just made up to scare the scardy cats into submission. Life sucks, but it could be worst....just keep the corrupt, disfunctional, rediculous government the way it is,....because nukes or something.
Good summary.
One major problem is the huge contradiction between the illusion Westerners are sold that the West has the high moral ground, moral superiority (with the consequently implied right to impose its will on others) and the actual reality, which is anything but and applies, at best, to societies within the West, even though the C con has shown that all the rights, freedoms, liberties, democracies are only skin deep, and nobody gives a flying monkey about the rights of anybody who has something the West wants to steal. People (Westerners) are not that stupid, and see through the crap peddled by the media. Only the most brainwashed idiots will go fight in a war.
Fukuyama might have been somewhat right, if his end of history is put into the context of the welfare state AND the seeming abundance of energy and resources at the time. Under that concept, a pretty good balance was achieved between the various incarnations of the collectivist/individualist dichotomy and societal problems mostly revolved around such issues as the amount of dogshit in the streets and who's responsible for removing snow from the sidewalks. But, the welfare state was predicated on being subsidized by the surplus of cheap energy and other external inputs, not sustainable on its own.
As to warfare, I've seen a demonstration of miniature drones controlled by AI that carry a small charge and explode when they hit the head of the unfortunate victim. I wonder how these motherfuckers might change the battlefield, if one side manages to manufacture enough of them and releases thousands against the enemy - after, hopefully, figuring out how to prevent them from killing their own troops. Maybe somebody could detonate one of them electromagnetic pulse thingies and render all the digital horseshit useless.
Thanks Paul, well thought out, and I agree. That demonstration is revealing, I have seen no drones in SA, but as a former model aircraft enthusiast in my younger days, I dreamed of radio models replicating my WW2 experince. It has come full circle I guess. And yes, directed EMP might to out these mini-weapons. Technology always comes with weak spots.
unlike wokeness, equity, racial / gender / sexual proclivities / and all other forms of picking who wins; in the REAL world it's still who has the biggest, baddest stick, and willing to use it for good or bad reasons or agendas. Only in a 180 flipped reality do those without "the gold" make the rules.
Thank you, AP, and a Happy Solstice to you and yours.
I am familiar with both those excellent essays – perhaps I can add another from the very courageous Craig Murray – “War with Iran.” I have no idea if the Iranians hold us in contempt but, it appears, that our own ‘elite’ do! What a shower! (as the late Terry Thomas used to say).
https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2025/06/war-with-iran/
Wishing you a war-free week. xxx
Thank you Zara, that's a great link and I am so pleased to hear that you are familar with the arguments. When the USSR collapsed the West thought that they could own the world but they never factored the resilliance of the Russian
Opps it suddenly posted with my spelling mistake too! Anyway, happy heatwave and enjoy even though I remember how uncomfortable it can be! Our week will be war-free but I hope yours too. Who knows what the Trump will do - prayers are required I fear.
Blessings
AP xx
I am so ashamed of the West (if the info I received is reasonably correct), Notwithstanding that the USSR lost approx 27 million during WWII (and didn't attract much credit for their sacrifice which undoubtedly won the war), and after recovering from decades of communist tyranny, when they tried to forge new relationships during the early 1990s, the West exploited them worse than Stalin. And events have not improved much since then. We don't want Russia - just their resources. Utterly shameful.
Anyway, I am enjoying the UK's climate crisis aka summer. lol!
Wishing you a wonderful week.
Zara. xxx
We can't expect anything else from a cabal of gangsters, Zara. Now Trump has bombed Iran as expected. The Anglosphere knows no other way than war - it's what the Mafia do. So sad to see our glorious planet descrated like this. And now, what about the radioactive fallout? Stay tuned for the next Act 2!
Have a great week observing the spectacle my dear,
Best wishes
AP
Thank you very much for a calming, grown-up reply.
I shall do some housework - as I can't offer anything constructive!
Blessings to you, AP.
xxx
Nukes are fake. Just made up to scare the scardy cats into submission. Life sucks, but it could be worst....just keep the corrupt, disfunctional, rediculous government the way it is,....because nukes or something.