Posted on 09/11/2021 7:01:00 AM PDT by Onthebrink
Jacksonians hew to bareknuckles realism. They hold that “international life is and will remain both anarchic and violent,” and thus that “the United States must be vigilant and strongly armed. Our diplomacy must be cunning, forceful and no more scrupulous than anybody else’s. At times, we must fight preemptive wars.” And Jacksonian sentiment perseveres over time when the community is convinced vital national interests are at stake, as in World War II, the Cold War, and Desert Storm.
As a corollary, though, Jacksonians evince little interest in foreign enterprises undertaken for reasons not directly related to defending the national interest. Humanitarian intervention is one venture that leaves them cold. Or—in the case of Afghanistan after twenty years of warfare—they may lose interest in enterprises that once seemed worthwhile by realist standards but no longer do.
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We need a New America. Novus Americanus.
Hmnnn... I never knew I was “Jacksonian”.... But, that sounds pretty close to my views
That didn’t happen. Bush was no Jacksonian. And now the giant is sleeping again.
Hmnnn... I never knew I was “Jacksonian”.... But, that sounds pretty close to my views
A Jacksonian President would have dropped a nuke on the middle east, instead we got Hamiltonian nationbulding from 2 NWO traitors.
That traitor is bloviating now.
There is a giant reawakening going to happen soon that will blow up the propaganda and lies we have been suffering through for decades.
America didn’t wake up. She rolled over and hit the snooze button.
Trump’s brilliant use of American economic dominance now precludes the need for multiple permanent American military bases around the world to pre-empt bad actors. But also his willingness to project power against bad actors with a attitude of “if you harbor our enemies we will arrive on your doorstep, kick ass, don’t bother taking names and leave you in shambles with no occupation or nation building. And if you continue, we’ll be back”.
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