05-28-2020, 09:29 AM
(05-28-2020, 07:13 AM)David Horn Wrote: There's a corollary to that: a population ready to go will turn on its own if the PTB fail to launch. It's not common, but these perpetual insurgencies in Africa and elsewhere seem to fit that model. If you wind 'em up, they're going to go --with you, without you or over your dead body.
I'd add that the US is more ready than most to fight anywhere in the world they feel like starting a fight. They spend a lot on their military, including on transport. On the other hand, "these perpetual insurgencies in Africa and elsewhere" have lots of local xenophobic relationships. Tribe A is apt to hate Tribe B, which is conveniently located nearby. Perhaps this is another reason why Generational Dynamics is good with the minor power wars, but seems to miss what is going on with the major powers.
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