What's the likelihood of the us not taking action against Iran, given the military buildup? Are there any similar instances from recent memory where a buildup like this fizzled out or resulted in minor exchanges?
Just curious how (ab)normal this type of stuff is since I'm not the most knowledgeable on military stuff
Super interesting. As a finance person, this speaks to me. So much of the finance pedagogy in american universities is predicated on outdated metrics or oversimplified assumptions about economics. studying finance in university is a radicalizing experience, provided you have a modicum of class consciousness or even a rudimentary understanding of history/anthropology. I vividly remember the kayfabe breaking for me in a 100-level course when the myth of barter was being peddled as mere fact. The extent to which the "business schools" are separated from the humanities is intentional and serves to further ossify conventional "business" wisdom.
I met so many well-meaning "smart" people that I'm sure have gone on to successful careers in high finance making lots of money believing all this BS to be settled fact.
Oh, I agree. To be it seems like a crazy good deal for China, but its also concerning that the US feels tiktok is an important enough tool to filter propaganda that it would make that deal.
some of the new chess pieces of the new Cold War are so absurd and incomprehensible to me, this is a good example of that
This is interesting. I was coming at it more from a perspective of "what material conditions need to emerge that would allow China's economy to decouple from the US", but your contention is that by agreeing to play by the Master's rules, the well has been poisoned. Even if the material conditions were to emerge, China would lack the desire or even capability to pursue decoupling because their institutions have operated on neoliberal principles for so long and vital industries are inexorably linked to the neoliberal order. I'm inclined to agree with you on this.
For me it begs the question, what - if anything - can China do to rectify the situation? I'm from the US and lack the knowledge/hubris to prescribe solutions so curious if you know of anyone writing about this
Thank you for your update. Do you have any thoughts/former posts on what it would take for China to begin decoupling? I recognize it's not an on/off switch, but I'm curious what you think would need to happen globally. My understanding is that so long as the US remains the gaping maw at the end of the global supply chain, it will always be in China's interest to sell to them. Even if domestic consumption in China increased or African consumer economies developed, I still struggle to see a world where the US is replaced as the foremost buyer of Chinese goods
I have such a hard time reading anything but fiction on an e-reader, especially theory. i tend to underline and flip back to certain sections when reading theory and its so much easier to with a physical copy. this sucks because books, particularly theory, can be expensive
I hadn't considered the podcast route. Maybe that's the way to go so I don't have to put up with the obligatory condemnations and accusations that seem to exist in every western biography
I hadn't considered the podcast route. Maybe that's the way to go so I don't have to put up with the obligatory condemnations and accusations that seem to exist in every western biography
awesome thoughtful reply. Kotkin was the the frontrunner but I was weary for obvious reasons. I'm not super keen on reading a dry academic text, so it seems like Service's Stalin is a better candidate
I know I shouldn't be surprised but these numbers are staggering. Even the group of buddies I grew up with, half of which have shitty opinions, wouldn't agree with this shit. I think there's something to be said on men challenging men on their dogshit beliefs or at least not sitting by silently that impacts this. To hear incorrect views without rebutting them and even to hear counter-revolutionary remarks without reporting them, but instead to take them calmly as if nothing had happened. This is a sixth type.
Reuters is reporting Khamenei's has died and his body has been found - source is Israeli intelligence so psyop likely