Hate to Do This
That's right, another lazy post. Just a link to a boingboing article.
Read This.
The beginning of the end? By "the end" I don't refer to the end of the world, but an end to our American superpower. Traditionally, empires begin to crumble after overextending themselves (ex. Rome, China, Portugal, Spain, England, Germany). It's not just military overextension, but often more of a too many balls in the air kind of thing. This was the case with Portugal, Spain, and England - too many colonies, too many concerns around the world.
The administration seems to believe that these old rules no longer apply. They may be right. Our ability to communicate and coordinate have been vastly improved in the last half of the 20th century, but these improvements are still limited by human intelligence. If a person makes a stupid decision, does it matter how efficiently the stupidity is passed down the line?
Oooogh. I guess that was a long post.
Read This.
The beginning of the end? By "the end" I don't refer to the end of the world, but an end to our American superpower. Traditionally, empires begin to crumble after overextending themselves (ex. Rome, China, Portugal, Spain, England, Germany). It's not just military overextension, but often more of a too many balls in the air kind of thing. This was the case with Portugal, Spain, and England - too many colonies, too many concerns around the world.
The administration seems to believe that these old rules no longer apply. They may be right. Our ability to communicate and coordinate have been vastly improved in the last half of the 20th century, but these improvements are still limited by human intelligence. If a person makes a stupid decision, does it matter how efficiently the stupidity is passed down the line?
Oooogh. I guess that was a long post.
posted by Fifth at 6:18 PM
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