Another thought...Japan now has a huge incentive to build its own nukes. Given Japan's advanced materials and machining technologies, I have little doubt that it can be done extremely fast. Once that happens, we are again in new territory.
Sep 30, 2023·edited Sep 30, 2023Liked by Christopher Maffei
Basically sanctions never worked. Not a single time. One wonders how they could possibly still embrace the sanctions approach after all the failures.
The best I’ve been able to come up with is how wealthy people seem to think: that the world depends on them and them alone. In their minds, they are the sole source of everything the world desires. But they miss the fact that it is they who depend on everyone else, not the other way around.
So perhaps the US is like the proverbial wealthy jerk on the international stage, thinking they can get their way by threatening to “cut them off” when they displease the master.
For them to admit that sanctions don’t work is unthinkable because it would imply that they aren’t the center of the universe. It opens the door to thinking that the world could get on just fine, perhaps even better, without them. And this is perhaps too frightening a thought for them to bear.
And - just like that - the world changed. Not gonna lie, this is going to take some getting used to.
Well, if it was this simple, it would be great.
Another thought...Japan now has a huge incentive to build its own nukes. Given Japan's advanced materials and machining technologies, I have little doubt that it can be done extremely fast. Once that happens, we are again in new territory.
Basically sanctions never worked. Not a single time. One wonders how they could possibly still embrace the sanctions approach after all the failures.
The best I’ve been able to come up with is how wealthy people seem to think: that the world depends on them and them alone. In their minds, they are the sole source of everything the world desires. But they miss the fact that it is they who depend on everyone else, not the other way around.
So perhaps the US is like the proverbial wealthy jerk on the international stage, thinking they can get their way by threatening to “cut them off” when they displease the master.
For them to admit that sanctions don’t work is unthinkable because it would imply that they aren’t the center of the universe. It opens the door to thinking that the world could get on just fine, perhaps even better, without them. And this is perhaps too frightening a thought for them to bear.
Tragic. I can’t believe I’m living through this 🤡 I fear for my children and grandchildren. 😭