The problem with liberalism is an overemphasis on freedom that leads to alienation that leads to despair. The China comparison is moot. Control societies are not a problem for liberal societies because of liberal societies structural advantage over them. The problems are internal
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I have. Girard applies brillantly mimetic theory to explain the France/Germany conflicts of the last two centuries. But I don't think it can apply to 'all' conflicts
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What about the parts on the 9/11 terrorists and ISIS?
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This is a very difficult question! Without entering into geo-political considerations (who started first?), I'd say that Girard position was very careful. I suggest reading
@thePJCV http://trivent-publishing.eu/pjcvI2.2017.html … «René Girard’s Reflections on Modern Jihadism » (by Andreas Wilmes)
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When I hear Clausewitz, I think of the general (who I have read a bit of). I haven't heard of the this one until now.
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