Pretty interesting feedback, with additional commentary appearing soon from Chuck Spinney, at his site, The BLASTER.
Why are Central Asians Flocking to Syria & Iraq after Neglecting Afghanistan?
This sort of feedback reminds us of the sheer volume of ethnic/linguistic populations holding different views than ours in the USA.
Really makes you realize that we should be growing our own culture here at home - as our own best protection! - while being careful to avoid too much meddling in the affairs of foreign populations for short term profit (to some).
Eliminate those FICA & Medicare taxes NOW (& some labor/sales taxes too), before it's too late to matter!
Here's the underlying message: If we don't take active steps to maintain a resilient, innovative, audacious Middle Class in the USA, we won't last long. We're only ~5% of the world population, and that proportion is shrinking. Do we really define success as killing or at least conquering everyone who's different?
Every war is a cultural surgery.
What do we value more in the end, the diversity of the rest of the human species, or just the oil & other commodity resources they currently possess? This isn't so different from other transitions we've made. Back in 1830 we valued whale oil more than whales. That opinion finally reversed, but only just in time. Other's weren't so lucky, from the Great Auk to the Beothuk. What makes us so confident that we won't also be cavalierly cast aside by the rest of humanity? If we keep treating them and their commodities as ours, what else can we expect?
If we want to be valued, there are smarter ways than conquering.
"We came. We saw. We made a more perfect union."
