I fully agree; the U.S. Empire will continue terrorizing and abusing the world until it is brought to an end. The question is, how and when? The empire can be likened to a chronic alcoholic, existing in a state of perpetual inebriation, unable to distinguish between reality and self-delusion. Drunk with power and unwilling to acknowledge its condition, it is determined to drive the bus and insists all others must be passengers.
Its vision has deteriorated to the point where it cannot see that it is merely driving in circles along the rim of a pit of war. Despite protests and pleas from the passengers, its hearing has become so selective that it filters out everything except the sound of those beating the drums of war.
If you’ve never had to wrestle the keys away from a drunken man determined to drive, you might think persuasion and reason could work. But no, a drunken man, like a drunken empire, does not respond to reason, they understand only force.
If there are no forces great enough from within the empire, those outside will sooner or later have no choice but to take your keys away by force.
What I see today is the USA doing everything it can to accelerate its economic decline. China has sixteen times as many smart people as does the USA. The latter can't compete in a high tech economy any more.
The only alternative to this is nuclear war. No point in worrying about that, so I don't.
Sorry such thinking is in my opinion problematic, China`s rise is not and America`s decline, A fatalist philosophy, the non interventionist who claims things are beyond their control is no better than drunk who insists he must be in the driver’s seat. If you are part of humanity, than its fate concerns you, Inaction, is complicity. If one is aware of a wrong, of an injustice then they have obligation to themselves and all humanity to act, or at least speak up. The fact that you made a comment proves that you do have concern that you are willing to participate, we just differ on what action to take, I say that through shared discourse we will find solutions to prevent war, ideals must be spread for them to take root and blossom.
I fully agree; the U.S. Empire will continue terrorizing and abusing the world until it is brought to an end. The question is, how and when? The empire can be likened to a chronic alcoholic, existing in a state of perpetual inebriation, unable to distinguish between reality and self-delusion. Drunk with power and unwilling to acknowledge its condition, it is determined to drive the bus and insists all others must be passengers.
Its vision has deteriorated to the point where it cannot see that it is merely driving in circles along the rim of a pit of war. Despite protests and pleas from the passengers, its hearing has become so selective that it filters out everything except the sound of those beating the drums of war.
If you’ve never had to wrestle the keys away from a drunken man determined to drive, you might think persuasion and reason could work. But no, a drunken man, like a drunken empire, does not respond to reason, they understand only force.
If there are no forces great enough from within the empire, those outside will sooner or later have no choice but to take your keys away by force.
What I see today is the USA doing everything it can to accelerate its economic decline. China has sixteen times as many smart people as does the USA. The latter can't compete in a high tech economy any more.
The only alternative to this is nuclear war. No point in worrying about that, so I don't.
Sorry such thinking is in my opinion problematic, China`s rise is not and America`s decline, A fatalist philosophy, the non interventionist who claims things are beyond their control is no better than drunk who insists he must be in the driver’s seat. If you are part of humanity, than its fate concerns you, Inaction, is complicity. If one is aware of a wrong, of an injustice then they have obligation to themselves and all humanity to act, or at least speak up. The fact that you made a comment proves that you do have concern that you are willing to participate, we just differ on what action to take, I say that through shared discourse we will find solutions to prevent war, ideals must be spread for them to take root and blossom.
very very well said and excellent metaphor. i screenshotted so i wont forget
Tre, that was the analogy of the century!