Pivot to SE Asia?!
Saturday, May 24, 2025 9:45 AM
Friends + Interlocutors,
Living in China vs. living in America...
Immediate need of Confucius.—Ezra Pound
OMG! The Washington Blob's plan is to pivot to SE Asia, as soon as The Blob has rendered the greater Middle East and greater Europa a wreck. Why? The ultimate, stated goal is to confront the “China threat”. Isn’t that presumptuous, not to say outright ridiculous, in the extreme?
China has turned out to be a gift to humanity, especially for the USA, who was China’s benefactor, opening its door to the modern world with President Nixon’s visit in 1972. Similarly, U.S. Commodore Perry opened Japan to the West in 1853. The “China threat” is bogus, a mirage.
If Washington wants to pivot to SE Asia, fine. But let it not be to confront and cause more trouble; rather, learn from China (and Japan). The above video would be a start. Or just don’t “pivot” there at all, but hightail it back to the USA instead! Time to put one’s own house in order, don’t you know.
“The principle of good, enunciated by Confucius, consists in establishing order within oneself. The principle of evil consists in messing into other peoples’ affairs.”—Ezra Pound, Impact: Essays on Ignorance and the Decline of American Civilization. Time to regroup and rethink.
Patrick
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