“Nonetheless, the short history of classical fascism suggests that it is only a matter of time before China will pursue confrontation with the West. That is built into the dna of all such regimes. Sooner or later, Chinese leaders will feel compelled to demonstrate the superiority of their system, and even the most impressive per capita GDP will not do. Superiority means others have to bend their knees, and cater to the wishes of the dominant nation. Just as Mussolini saw the colonization of Africa and the invasion of Greece and the Balkans as necessary steps in the establishment of a new fascist empire, so the Chinese are likely to demand tribute from their neighbors—above all, the Chinese on the island nation of Taiwan, in order to add the recovery of lost territory to the regime’s list of accomplishments. Even today, at a time when the regime is seeking praise, not tribute, in the run-up to the Olympic Games, there are bellicose overtones to official rhetoric.”
The Sudetenland!
I believe you're right Travis, and for all their antipathy for the Japanese, I hear much from them that sounds a lot like "East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere."
Hasn’t this be obvious from day one? Seriously, who didn’t see this coming? If you and I can grasp it, why didn’t our leaders?
The fact is, they did. They got their’s along the way, and the nation be damned.
We’re about ten to fifteen years away from our kids dying as a result of our building up the China war machine. And this time tens of millions of U.S. Citizens on U.S. soil stand to pay the price as well.
There is a contempt in my heart for those who are bringing this fate upon our nation.