When facts are found to be in conflict with the principle, a realist will abandon principle; a fanatic will abandon facts.
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30 Wednesday Dec 2015
Posted Economics, Foreign Relations, Pebbles, Philosophy, Politics, Science
in≈ Comments Off on On realism
When facts are found to be in conflict with the principle, a realist will abandon principle; a fanatic will abandon facts.
26 Sunday Apr 2015
Posted Foreign Relations
in≈ Comments Off on On American foreign policy delusions
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Constituency | Delusion | Reality |
Liberal isolationists | They will love us if we are nice to them | They will never love us |
Liberal interventionists | They will love us if we kill their enemies | They will never love us |
Neoconservatives | They will be grateful if we kill their enemies | They will never be grateful |
Conservative isolationists | They will leave us alone if we leave them alone | They want what we have |
The Pentagon | Total war is finished, so we’ll just hit them with drones | Limited wars can never be won |
Obama | We can’t beat them, so let’s join them | Strong enemies are worse than weak ones |
Tea Party | Israel is our friend through thick and thin | States do not have friends |