imperialism is necessary imo. not from the mere exploitative sense, but “independent” countries often experience hostilities from the stronger states, to the effect of securing de facto power, whether economically or through supragovernmental entities like the EU, in the countries the “bigger” states prey on. why else would America threaten to sanction Mexico? why do we care about Syria? why do we sanction Russia? in this sense, you can frame this as “bullying,” and i’d agree with you, only on the question of withdrawing troops & building national defense while demilitarizing South Korea, but alas. power knows no such rules

America’s Permian Basin is absolutely booming with oil. does it realistically matter if you can squeeze a $100 billion more out of Middle Eastern oil fields? probably. but if i was America, i’d focus on negotiating a breakup of OPEC, which effectively monopolizes oil prices to begin with.

yes they are! there is no “peace” or “neutrality”

interestingly, america *could* save itself, but the financial barons who *actually run the country* would never allow it. just look at Nazi Germany. it took the entire industrial world to bring the country to its knees.

germany:

- rebuilt its empire in 4 years
- didn’t use debt or gold to finance such operations
- wages grew upwards of 10%
- average germans could afford “luxury” items
- hitler persuaded the industrialists to focus on sales & output volume rather a uniform increase in prices

& so much more

yes you’re absolutely right

for capital, by capital & of capital

i hope not!

such a country can rebuilt itself. a purge is necessary though

yeah true

Poland forever 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱

my people!

wouldn’t that be the EU all over again?

or is the EU simply financializing Europe with their central bank?

Russia will never become another Soviet Union

nationalism quite literally brought the Soviets down

Russia is only a powerhouse because of its sheer size which makes conquest impossible & oil.

a Balkan Empire consisting of whom or what, though? @Demetrios

i guess. If Ukraine & Crimea are any indication, that makes sense

but if Russia can be crippled from US sanctions, then the real power is still on America’s side

yes indeed

although i think it’s mere proximity to Syria which is why Putin has held Tajikistan & say, Kazakhstan diplomatically

China will implode because of ruthless debt financing

just like the US

India will follow suit

the Chinese are nationalistic, sure, but that’s not always a guarantee of future stability

they’re not fanatically nationalistic.

the United States can recover if they follow the necessary correctives that history has shown & indeed almost a matter of principle for dying empires

China was largely closed off to the West. Cheng Ho couldn’t travel as much as he’d like in the 1400s

it will

maybe!

it is, but not sure how that plays a part. Russians have never known democracy until Putin & even then, they have little to no power

that’s fair to the Chinese

it absolutely is. but you’re conflating abstractions with actual dynastic claims to Empire

hence russia & china

i mentioned no such “pure democracy”

you said they did lmao

once again, that’s not what i meant. you said they’re a new dynasty, & yes, that’s true. just like Russia, which is why i said russians don’t know what democracy or “reform” means

absolutely

Putin even admits as such.

he says “we met with the oligarchs on business reform”

like okay dude lmao

of course he can’t! how tragic is that!

i believe Putin such have uncontested power

there’s been 5 or so assassination attempts on Putin

it’s wild

it’s filth. what happened to medieval wars between barons & kings? that needs to come back. modernity has locked away the imperial spirit!

but of course, you can’t go empirebuilding in 2019

which is regrettable

i agree

aristocracies. though, will never be nationalistic

yes!

oh wait nvm i got your point my bad

it would never be internalized by the people though

people are more like a Nero, not a Marcus Aurelius

wisdom is almost never found among the masses of people

this is a fact millenniums old

the people have that, but it’s never unifying. you must understand. in order to have unity, “the people” must be guided

Nazi Germany did exactly that 😉🤔

& Italy to a lesser extent

of course not

just like the fascists proposed! especially Oswald Mosley!

yes dude!

indeed. voting privileges ought to be distributed to people who make up the industry council in question

you’re a true fascist & i dig it. that’s precisely what i’ve read in numerous books by fascists.

voting for the sake of voting leads to oligarchs

yes absolutely

yes!

but the government controls policy, to the point of undisputed implementation

lmao

i gotta say, King Louis XIV is my favorite king

no of course not

only the dictator

but alas, mussolini was helped Victor Emmanuel III

by*

yes

he did indeed

mussolini could’ve achieved so much more if didn’t wave his magic wand around after taking Ethiopia

kidding, but you get the point

it was

yes

that was planned. they didn’t care about Germany settling the Danzig question so Britain & France preyed on Poland’s neutrality to the point of childish escalation

Poles were crossing the border & attacking German camps before the official declaration

& Neville Chamberlain is on record saying rearmament spending has skyrocketed 4-5 months before the invasion

it’s tragic really

interesting how history works!

peace!

haven’t been here in a while gents. i’ve been swamped by schoolwork

yes terribly sorry. i want to be more active but my grades are important!

although & im sure you’re not shocked, my professors are extremely leftie & it’s painful sometimes listening to lectures

i want to be a lawyer, but i’m getting gen ed out of the way. luckily tho, the college offers a ConLaw class so that’s exciting! plus i was recently mailed membership into a collegiate society, so naturally, i’m fucking ecstatic. transferring will be easier!

thank you!!!!!

is fascism practical in 2019 considering the rise of surveillance groups such as antifa?

this is true.

it’s been said if men cared about their bodies more, there would be no low-T, spineless commie wannabes roaming the streets & doxxing people

dude what? lmao it’s a numbers game. look what happened to the Proud Boys, Berkeley college, the routine protests antifa holds in the tri-state area on the east coast. they have operations in *fucking Nebraska.* it’s an intelligence/doxxing campaign mostly, but any domestic organizing will be met with antifa. they’ve effectively monopolized freedom of association. you’re gunna tell me the Feds matter (only extra-governmental surveillance matters like the ADL & SPLC; the supreme court in 1978 let actual american Nazis march through a predominantly neighborhood) if you get past antifa, then it’s a *different* problem, not the same one

the case i referenced was Collins vs. Smith (1978) btw

antifa matters because they swarm domestic groups. they’re shocktroops full stop. this is know by everyone

they’ve terrorized the minds of people who want change. like the immortal Mussolini said, “the socialists (in this case, antifa) ask what our program is. our program is to bash the heads of the socialists (again, antifa in modernity.) this is largely what Oswald Mosley did as well. mischaracterizations, bitter rage, all these things come from the opposition.

i’m not suggesting an equivalence btw. just saying