07-07-2017, 08:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-07-2017, 08:57 PM by Cynic Hero '86.)
(07-07-2017, 08:36 PM)John J. Xenakis Wrote:(07-07-2017, 06:23 PM)Cynic Hero Wrote: > Your argument that Russia will be an ally and china an enemy is
> based solely on the fact that we had an alliance with Russia
> during WW2 and fought Japan During WW2. And that where it
> flounders russia has been an enemy ever since the end of WW2 and
> China would never take up "the fallen standard" left by imperial
> japan, because the old Japanese empire is regarded in China the
> much same way that we in the west regard Nazi Germany today. A
> Chinese admiring for example, Hirohito and Tojo would be like a
> Jew today admiring hitler. The pan-asianism that became popular in
> Japan prior to and during WW2 never really caught on in China
> because it was associated with japanese imperialism and
> aggression. After the war the Chinese did embrace Maoism but that
> collapsed in the cultural revolution, that country has been
> essentially a traditional autocracy since then.
Once again, did you even read the comment you're responding to?
If a large-scale world war begins in a theater that does not directly threaten the west, say if war begins in Central Asia and India and spreads from there: Why would the west side with Russians and Iranians against the Sunnis and the Chinese. We actually have a military alliance with most of the Sunni countries and have extensive economic and diplomatic links with the Chinese. Regarding a Russian/Iranian/Indian alliance, assuming that even forms which is not guaranteed in my opinion; we only have friendly relations with India and have no such links with Russia/Iran. Our interests are currently not aligned with generational dynamics' proposed final alliance system and so far don't show much sign of moving in that direction.
