07-30-2019, 04:12 PM
(07-30-2019, 09:37 AM)John J. Xenakis Wrote: ** 30-Jul-2019 World View: Neville Chamberlain
This gets to the heart of the question that has bothered people my age for decades: How was Hitler able to so completely fool Britain and Neville Chamberlain?
Neville Chamberlain is barely remembered today, but one thing I remember from when I was in school growing up is that Neville Chamberlain was really vilified, and portrayed as a dumb person, and almost an evil person, for allowing himself to be so completely taken in by Hitler's promises of "peace in our time."
This could serve as a lesson to some of today's politicians who claim that the source of all evil in the world is the United States of America, and if we're nice to China, then there's no need for China to go for war, since it's bad for business anyway.
These people may find it gratifying to close their eyes to what's going on in the world, but they should consider the fact that they may be viewed as evil idiots by their children and grandchildren.
People on the left believe that war with China can be avoided just by being nice to China. People on the right believe that war with China can be avoided by strengthening the military. It's 100% certain that China is going to launch a war, no matter what we do. Both the left and right are delusional, though they have different delusions.
Our President just conned his way past the Senate's yes men, and transferred US military technology to the Saudis, including the authorization and means to produce this stuff over there. I find China is fully rational in comparison to MBS, who is itching for a war with Iran. When that little fiasco starts, we really will have a war on our hands, and don't discount the use of nukes either. Netanyahu is just as nuts as MBS.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.
