Preparing for War: Losing An Outdated Mindset (Geopolitically Speaking)
Like it or not, the world is getting tougher, more competitive, vicious and meaner. In our streets, in our businesses and in our everyday lives. This is due to global macro changes. Pax Americana is ending, we are entering a multipolar world. Or better said when the king looks weak, all the pawns will make their moves.
With the end of American hegemony due to profligate spending, wasting money and blood and senseless wars in the middle east by grifting incompetent political elites, we are tired and cynical. Our enemies in the new Axis of Russia-China-Iran-North Korea are circling and chipping away at us and our allies, taking advantage of the cracks and issues in our societies.
Yet the American and Western European populace are still dangerously complacent. Or worse, wrapped up in their woke stupid luxury beliefs indulging in degeneracy. Railing against inequality, hating and blaming our history and refusing to understand the depth of the threat against our way of life. Squandering the freedom that our forefathers fought and bled for. Unwilling to sacrifice and ignorant of the repercussions.
Our new Axis of evil enemies have exploited our openness and ignorance and through social media like Tiktok turned us against each other. To go to another fictional character of the Marvel Universe: Baron Zemo said once: “An empire toppled by it’s enemies can rise again. But one which crumbles from within? That’s dead. Forever.”
Unfortunately this is the direction we are heading as a civilization. Western civilization which we all take for granted. The barbarians are the gate! Look at what the Russians are doing in Ukraine, or what Hamas has done to Israel on October 7th, 2023. Or look at what the Houthis, who are Iranian proxies, are doing in the Red Sea by disrupting sea lanes and trade which most of us are highly reliant on.
This brings me to a scene in the remake of Star Trek: Into Darkness the movie, Spock interrogates Khan, the genetically engineered old Earth conqueror.
Khan says: Alexander Marcus needed to respond to an uncivilized threat in a civilized time. He needed a warrior’s mind. My mind. To design weapons and warships”
Spock: “You are suggesting that the admiral violated every rule and regulation he vowed to uphold simply to exploit your intellect.”
Khan responds: “He wanted to exploit my savagery, intellect alone is useless in a fight. You can’t even break a rule, how can you be expected to break bone.”
There is a lesson here. We need to wake up. We need to get strong and not be afraid of wielding whatever strength, economic or real weapons that we possess. We need to be ready to go full Viking savagery on our enemies. The stakes are high. If we lose, we lose everything: Our prosperity, our way of life, our freedoms.
No one wants violence, no one wants war. But as the old Leon Trotsky saying goes: “You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you.”
Or put this in another way. Using A Louis L’amour Western theme, we are now leaving a big city where there is civilization, law and order and police to stop the bad guys (well, not if you are in a stupid Progressive left-run city like San Francisco or Chicago or LA, that is another story).
We are now entering the wild west frontier full of hostile Indians and bandits ready to kill you, harm your family and take your stuff. A world where might makes right and where your softness, decency & civilized behavior is now a weakness. In this world, survival should be your first thought and priority.
If you are as convinced as I am that we are in a fight right now, we need to prepare our minds, our bodies, our families, our economy and our countries for this. “Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum” translated into English means “If You Want Peace, Prepare For War."