Thus he discusses one area of "destruction of the West" after another. Personally, he has long been interested in feminism and notes that the white man's civilization is turning into the white woman's civilization. Fine, if it's women like Golda Meir or Margaret Thatcher, why not? Another strong woman who has won his heart is Ayn Rand and her individualist philosophy based on the belief that government support is as destructive as government persecution.
The concept of multiculturalism receives special attention in the book. To deal with it with anything other than enthusiasm today is to invite trouble. Kuras takes it on with vigour, and he is not afraid of statistics that show the disparity of IQ measurement results across cultures. Races? The results are significantly lower for Africans than for Europeans... and Asians have a sniff higher IQ than we do (one of the reasons I have a Japanese car outside my house). It's just that Indians do better than Pakistanis, so the racial slide doesn't apply. Not with race, but with culture in a general sense we see the connection. There is no fatal predisposition related to genetic makeup. He was intrigued by the notion of the mindset of the American Carrol Dweck. This mind-set can be fixed, fixed, but it can also be growth. The second concept is dynamic and leads to success. This is true of individuals and entire companies. A growth mind-set can only lead to positive results in an environment of freedom. Full article>
If the West had uncastrated personalities and strategists, it would certainly try negotiating with China.
One definition of intelligence is the ability to distinguish between the essential and the less important, especially in moments of crisis. An intelligent person can sort information, tasks and challenges. A poet, for example, may enjoy the details, the cobwebs and the tangles, but we expect that ability to sort and focus on the essentials in leaders. Related to this is the important ability to prioritize, to tackle things sequentially and to check off tasks. If I aim for all the goals at once, I'm not going to get anywhere.
In the same way, the Chinese know that it suits them that Russia will supply cheap energy to China in the future and that it is heading towards being a vassal state of China. But that does not mean that clever diplomats cannot come to the table and pragmatically agree on short or medium-term cooperation and a temporary break in the long-unavoidable rivalry and confrontation.
A ceasefire would take the form that both sides would somehow profit from it. Just make a list of the interests of both sides: short, medium and long term and get down to business. If the West had uncastrated personalities, wise foxes and strategists like Kissinger or Brzezinski, it would not only try, but probably succeed. Full article>
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