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You can see from Aleksandr Dugin's Russia strategies [1][2] and the way the Russian state (Putin & Co.) have followed those ideas to attack and try to destabili
by adventured 5y ago
You can see from Aleksandr Dugin's Russia strategies [1][2] and the way the Russian state (Putin & Co.) have followed those ideas to attack and try to destabilize the West and with generally positive results (particularly given Russia's modest capabilities), that China could run a similar program at several times the potential outcome. Given China's openly stated ambitions (safely assume their non-stated ambitions are that much greater), of course they're doing that. If China wants to become the preeminent superpower of this century, they have to build a new order that is an extension of what they have in mind. The liberal order that has largely been dominant post WW2 is fundamentally incompatible with the CCP's vision for the future and their place in it.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics
[2] https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2020/5/28/putins-playbook-reviewing-dugins-foundations-of-geopolitics https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2020/5/28/putins-pl...
- specialist 5y agoYes and: Another thing that's been bugging me is that Liberalism doesn't have a response to the Paradox of Intolerance. It's our Achilles Heel. (Or more likely, one of many.) To take direct action against disinformation (propaganda) weakens the very heart of Liberalism itself. That's why civil society is impotent against the like of Murdock, troll factories, conspiracy grifters, etc. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Paradox.