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Trump alas is treating geopolitics as if it is a simple business deal. It is no such thing.

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Abstract: The document critiques Trump's approach to geopolitics, comparing it to historical events and emphasizing the complexity of international relations and the ongoing nature of colonization and power struggles. Trump's Simplistic View : Trump is criticized for treating geopolitics as a simple business deal, which oversimplifies complex international conflicts. Historical Comparison : The document references Chamberlain's 1938 nonaggression pact with Hitler to illustrate the dangers of oversimplified diplomatic agreements. Geopolitical Power Struggles : Geopolitics involves continuous power struggles and moral conflicts between opposing ideologies, which cannot be resolved through simple business deals. Ongoing Colonizing Wars : Colonizing wars are ongoing and driven by power, not diplomacy, as groups seek to defend and expand their territories and ideologies. Conflict Resolution Methods : Once colonized, groups are subjected to the colonizers' conflict resolution...

“Blow in!” “You’re a coloniser!” Lidia Thorpe

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How have we arrived at an absurd political position of having to apologise, and hand over power-resources for free to a biology/culture for having saved them from a stone age existence? "Underdog stories can inspire groups to achieve their goals. Leaders can use such stories to craft a collective identity that increases motivation, well-being, and creativity. However, when used improperly, the same basic story can also justify bad behaviour and foment outgroup bias." Underdog stories can inspire us to greatness (or to break the rules), BIG THINK, THE LEARNING CURVE — FEBRUARY 21, 2023 “By despising himself too much a man comes to be worthy of his own contempt.” (Amiel, 1909, p. 180) “We assume that the laws and mores of our own age have eternal and universal validity” Historicism, Frederick Beiser “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” ― George Orwell “Blow in!” “You’re a coloniser!” Lidia Thorpe We all Blow in...