tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319172106392132510.post7550275772302769719..comments2023-09-24T08:05:04.868-04:00Comments on The Pilgrim Underground: Geopolitical Chess: The Language of WarProtoprotestanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217567607160768261noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319172106392132510.post-51048791406534813582017-05-30T08:59:42.499-04:002017-05-30T08:59:42.499-04:00The Noriega Chapter can now be closed. I'm sur...The Noriega Chapter can now be closed. I'm sure there's a handful of grey-haired retirees, likely in the orbit of Northern Virginia that can now breathe a sigh of relief. Dead men tell no tales.Protoprotestanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18217567607160768261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319172106392132510.post-31840890870381526112016-12-24T16:48:11.159-05:002016-12-24T16:48:11.159-05:00"Order out of chaos" is the internal log..."Order out of chaos" is the internal logic of imperial expansion, yet the United States government is adamant in its claim that it's not an empire. While Proto may, upon first glance, be adding an unnecessary layer of complexity in his explanation, I think it accords better with the evidence we have.<br /><br />Then again, if the United States is an empire - in substance if not form - then bringing order out of chaos constitutes a valid explanation for its interventionist policies. Makes for some really bad cognitive dissonance on the part of its patriotic proponents, though, especially those who treat the Constitution as if it were a religious document.A.P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319172106392132510.post-43714332127659953992016-12-24T11:07:33.294-05:002016-12-24T11:07:33.294-05:00Or perhaps chaos is the goal. Create problems that...Or perhaps chaos is the goal. Create problems that provide an excuse for you to intervene and 'fix'.Protoprotestanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18217567607160768261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319172106392132510.post-83856700482605937002016-12-24T08:46:51.786-05:002016-12-24T08:46:51.786-05:00"Why indeed?" Order out of Chaos?"Why indeed?" Order out of Chaos?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11936454847806599854noreply@blogger.com