One problem with technology is that it can make stupid people and bad ideas seem reasonable. It has a seemingly endless ability to obfuscate.
China will make Russia in the contemporary seem relevant so long as it supplies it with resources and can be used as a cudgel against the west. For the Russian nation that has been in decline since the end of the Cold War any support is welcome. Beggars can’t be choosers.
Empires rarely last for a long period of time as they cannot resist the impetus to rot from within. Corruption motivated by self interest sits at the heart of human frailty.
The inherent flaw of globalism is that it is predicated on the notion of universally shared values. This is grounded in wishful thinking not reality.
Very few societies have performed better following the mass exodus of Jews, yet it is the unifying cry of many a bigot.
There should be a special Hades for those who deliberately choose not to see beyond their own narrative of choice.
A question that is almost never asked is when does the marginal utility of formal education kick in?
The primary focus of many academics is to build linguistic word towers of nebulous quality to prevent outsiders from seeing the vacuum that exists from within.
No matter how evil an act is there will always be somebody who can rationalize it within the context of a greater good.
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