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Saying that you are afraid that mass murder will be committed in the name of freedom, in the context of the Hong Kong protests, makes your comment read like Chi

by javert 7y ago

Saying that you are afraid that mass murder will be committed in the name of freedom, in the context of the Hong Kong protests, makes your comment read like Chinese propaganda. Granted, you spent the first half of the comment criticizing China, so it probably isn't. Overall, I can't discern what you are trying to say.

ilaksh 7y ago
I'm trying to say that there is a chance that there will be a war between the United States and China in the future. It will be a strategic war like all of the other ones, with the goal for each country to maximize its own power and control. The people pushing for war will be both American and Chinese. The American military strategists will be asking for overt military action in order to combat incringement upon their dominant naval and air control. The Chinese will be looking to increase their area of influence and resource control. The primary drivers of the war push will be from military analysts, as well as industrial and economic interests that see profit potential in war. So these military, industrial, and economic strategists may at some point see overt military action as the most effective strategy. However, as in all wars, they will not be able to convince any politicians to accept military authorization on a strategic basis. Therefore, military analysts on both sides will create propaganda programs designed to motivate the war on a moral basis. This marketing effort for the war will be based around slogans like "freedom" from the American side. For the Chinese, I don't know what they will say, but it will be a moralistic slogan. Freedom is very important, and this is the hard part because it will not fit in with most American's worldview, but in terms of war, it is just a slogan used to promote an agenda provided by people who seek profit and power and have no respect for human life. I think people who are concerned about freedom need to actively pursue it in many ways. The HK protests are one good way, but in no way are they adequate. We have wildly divergent worldviews and cultures that are inevitably coming into conflict. A battle to the death for one's own worldview and power is not a safe approach. To resolve the conflict safely, cultures and power structures need to be integrated. It is quite a massive undertaking and almost always is done by force through warfare. But if we value freedom and human life then we must try to find alternative ways to do this that do not involve mass killing. We have powerful communications and other technologies that might make this feasible this time.

by javert 7y ago

ilaksh 7y ago

I'm trying to say that there is a chance that there will be a war between the United States and China in the future. It will be a strategic war like all of the other ones, with the goal for each country to maximize its own power and control. The people pushing for war will be both American and Chinese. The American military strategists will be asking for overt military action in order to combat incringement upon their dominant naval and air control. The Chinese will be looking to increase their area of influence and resource control. The primary drivers of the war push will be from military analysts, as well as industrial and economic interests that see profit potential in war. So these military, industrial, and economic strategists may at some point see overt military action as the most effective strategy. However, as in all wars, they will not be able to convince any politicians to accept military authorization on a strategic basis. Therefore, military analysts on both sides will create propaganda programs designed to motivate the war on a moral basis. This marketing effort for the war will be based around slogans like "freedom" from the American side. For the Chinese, I don't know what they will say, but it will be a moralistic slogan. Freedom is very important, and this is the hard part because it will not fit in with most American's worldview, but in terms of war, it is just a slogan used to promote an agenda provided by people who seek profit and power and have no respect for human life. I think people who are concerned about freedom need to actively pursue it in many ways. The HK protests are one good way, but in no way are they adequate. We have wildly divergent worldviews and cultures that are inevitably coming into conflict. A battle to the death for one's own worldview and power is not a safe approach. To resolve the conflict safely, cultures and power structures need to be integrated. It is quite a massive undertaking and almost always is done by force through warfare. But if we value freedom and human life then we must try to find alternative ways to do this that do not involve mass killing. We have powerful communications and other technologies that might make this feasible this time.