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[Trevor]

I'd be amazed if Biden survives the next four years. He won't get any peace, any more than Trump did. Even if he's not suffering from dementia, it's obvious even to me he's tired. He's 78 years old and he wouldn't be the first President the office killed. His Vice President crashed and burned in the primaries; didn't even survive long enough to get to the voting stage.

Progressives demand open borders, abolishing ICE, defunding the police, the Green Leap Forward, so Biden's going to be under enormous pressure. However much I dislike the man, I do feel a bit sorry for him.

[DaKardii]

Here are two maps that summarize modern American geopolitical strategy in a nutshell.

The top map illustrates the "Eurasian Heartland" as defined by Halford Mackinder in 1904. The bottom map illustrates the "Eurasian Balkans" as defined by Zbigniew Brzezinski in 1997.

The countries in black are those that have territory in the "Eurasian Heartland/Balkans." The countries in red are those that border the countries in black in any way, shape or form; even in Antarctica.

Note that in the Mackinder map, the US, Canada, and Greenland are in black. That is not a mistake. I consider those countries/territories to be part of the Eurasian Heartland despite not being in either Europe or Asia, because they border and have EEZs in the Arctic Ocean, the "icy sea" which according to Mackinder is the natural northern barrier of the Heartland.

[Bob Butler]

I'm leaving California for North Korea. Much more sane there.

Better than Mexifornia.

A country that is pretty much a replica of Stalin's USSR is better than California? In what universe?

I don't know. Many reds preferred a wannabe president for life as president. Why not go for the real thing? Don't see it myself.

[Guest]

The World Economic Forum's "Green New Deal", sustainable development....

Whenever I hear the words "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" it literally makes me sick to my stomach because I am so well aware of what it actually means.Whenever you see or hear those words know that they are CODE WORDS FOR OUR FUTURE UNDER FEUDALISM (no rights, no property, no freedoms to make any choices whatsoever, and worse...

Fossil fuels enabled humanity to reduce the use of and need for “human fuel”. We replaced human labor with machines using fossil fuel. Transitioning away from fossil fuel to less efficient and effective forms of energy will eventually lead to a reversion to human fuel. Subjugation of humans, enslavement of humans and the trade in humans has been a persistent source of energy throughout history.

[Guest]

Revelation 18: 11-13

The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes anymore—cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet cloth; every sort of citron wood, and articles of every kind made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron and marble; cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and human beings sold as slaves.

[Cool Breeze]

DaKardii

Two things, what is your conclusion from the maps? I don't know Mackinder's history, I know quite a bit about Zbigniew B, though (sadly).

Also, why is Venezuela a "border" but Colombia is not ... same for French Guiana. I don't get it.

[Bob Butler]

The World Economic Forum's "Green New Deal", sustainable development....

Whenever I hear the words "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" it literally makes me sick to my stomach because I am so well aware of what it actually means.Whenever you see or hear those words know that they are CODE WORDS FOR OUR FUTURE UNDER FEUDALISM (no rights, no property, no freedoms to make any choices whatsoever, and worse...

Fossil fuels enabled humanity to reduce the use of and need for “human fuel”. We replaced human labor with machines using fossil fuel. Transitioning away from fossil fuel to less efficient and effective forms of energy will eventually lead to a reversion to human fuel. Subjugation of humans, enslavement of humans and the trade in humans has been a persistent source of energy throughout history.

Some reds seem to be against some rights. They are into racism, sexism, the division of wealth. It is hardly valid for them claiming to be in favor of human rights and equality.

And the Industrial Revolution was in its time a wonderful thing. As I said before, the Republicans were the progressive party when their main opposition wanted the agricultural landowners to remain in charge and expansion west and industrial development to be blocked. It is just that then was then, and favoring labor and equality became the more progressive position.

We are just too much into things. In order to drive their division of wealth, the elites have us addicted to ever improving things. We are now in a reduce resources time when these things have to be made less important. It could be that fusion will come on line and the current bottleneck can disappear. Energy will be abundant. The need for greenhouse gas production will be bypassed.

It hasn’t happened yet. It is clear that until it does, the expectations of ever more growth will be too much.

In the meantime it seems better to fly simulated airplanes rather than the one time trip dogfighting a T 28. I will admit flying a real plane is far more involving sensually. You come to appreciate it that by pulling a lever that moves a control surface, you are changing the direction of flight using your own muscles. It seems to me that a culture more centered on family and sports would be more constructive than working an interest up on the latest toy. I can flip my own hamburgers.

[DaKardii]

DaKardii

Two things, what is your conclusion from the maps? I don't know Mackinder's history, I know quite a bit about Zbigniew B, though (sadly).

Also, why is Venezuela a "border" but Colombia is not ... same for French Guiana. I don't get it.

I'll answer those questions in reverse order.

First, I include all countries that share a border with the Heartland countries in any way, shape, or form. That includes maritime borders, land/maritime borders with colonies, and territorial claims in Antarctica. That being said, Venezuela shares a maritime border with both Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, which means it technically borders the US. And as for French Guiana, it is part of France, which shares (1) a maritime border with Canada through St. Pierre and Miquelon; and (2) a land border with Norway through their Antarctic territories.

Second, my conclusion is that the American foreign policy establishment prioritizes controlling the Heartland countries in its grand strategy. It accepts the premise (first introduced by Mackinder in 1904 and updated by Brzezinski in 1997) that the key to global domination lies in the control of Heartland, which is supposedly the global center of both population and natural resources. This mentality, combined with the petrodollar situation, explains why the establishment always cites the same three countries (China, Iran, and Russia) as being our three main enemies. For it is those three countries that are the largest obstacles to the establishment's goal.

[Bob Butler]

DaKardii

Two things, what is your conclusion from the maps? I don't know Mackinder's history, I know quite a bit about Zbigniew B, though (sadly).

Also, why is Venezuela a "border" but Colombia is not ... same for French Guiana. I don't get it.

I'll answer those questions in reverse order.

First, I include all countries that share a border with the Heartland countries in any way, shape, or form. That includes maritime borders, land/maritime borders with colonies, and territorial claims in Antarctica. That being said, Venezuela shares a maritime border with both Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, which means it technically borders the US. And as for French Guiana, it is part of France, which shares (1) a maritime border with Canada through St. Pierre and Miquelon; and (2) a land border with Norway through their Antarctic territories.

Second, my conclusion is that the American foreign policy establishment prioritizes controlling the Heartland countries in its grand strategy. It accepts the premise (first introduced by Mackinder in 1904 and updated by Brzezinski in 1997) that the key to global domination lies in the control of Heartland, which is supposedly the global center of both population and natural resources. This mentality, combined with the petrodollar situation, explains why the establishment always cites the same three countries (China, Iran, and Russia) as being our three main enemies. For it is those three countries that are the largest obstacles to the establishment's goal.

Others say the big lesson from World War II is that you have to give autocratic power who seek to expand using military force pause. This took the form of containment, of the domino theory. We are still sending warships near the Chinese artificial islands doing it even today. While you can create economic alternate justifications to draw attention away from containment, the domino theory is alas still necessary. The problem, as in the case of Vietnam, when the US wound up trying to support a corrupt regime that reminded the people of their time of colonial oppression, that containment can lead you afoul of other factors. In an insurgent proxy war, the local people have an advantage. You want to continue containment, yes, but at the same time to avoid shooting wars. Balancing these two desires is often tricky.

[Cool Breeze]

Second, my conclusion is that the American foreign policy establishment prioritizes controlling the Heartland countries in its grand strategy. It accepts the premise (first introduced by Mackinder in 1904 and updated by Brzezinski in 1997) that the key to global domination lies in the control of Heartland, which is supposedly the global center of both population and natural resources. This mentality, combined with the petrodollar situation, explains why the establishment always cites the same three countries (China, Iran, and Russia) as being our three main enemies. For it is those three countries that are the largest obstacles to the establishment's goal.

Thanks for explaining. Great thought, very helpful and insightful to see how they view it; seems likely the case.