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Unfortunately Tony Blinken is a complete fool. The Biden administration’s foreign policy has been horrible. Trump’s isn’t likely to be much better….

It’s a shame that our policy makers haven’t taken the advice that John Mearsheimer and those on his side of the fence have been giving over the past few decades. If they had there would have been a lot less pain, suffering, death and destruction and the world would be in a much better place.

It’s all relatively simple but we keep making bad situations much worse and we haven’t learned our lesson.

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You do know he's a neocon and it is the reason he has pushed their agenda which has caused more death and destruction, and who knows may still get us into a third world war. Everyone thinks they disappeared after Bush Cheney, but no, they tied themselves to the democratic party and that's why 4 years of war and mayhem.

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I’m an agnostic atheist but I’d say that not taking John Mearsheimer’s advice has amounted to what should be considered to be a cardinal sin.

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He's rational, and I have failed to see that during this 21st century in both political parties, and it's scary.

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I’ve developed a “course” that sorts it all out but so far my words of wisdom have fallen on deaf ears.

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My background basically is in biology and as you know our closest living relatives are the chimps, and although I love them I am aware of their many flaws. They can be terribly aggressive, brutal, and they're territorial mindset often has them in conflict with other groups they wish to vanquish. Once man stopped becoming nomadic and settled down hierarchies formed and it seems we went right back to behaving like a bunch of chimps, not as cute though. When we have had multiple wars through the 21st century, killing and displacing millions, and now crack down on anyone who dares to speak truth to power in claiming Israel is implementing a genocide, as well as paying for it, it gives me no hope, or hope for the US.

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As Robert Heilein said “Never try to teach a pig to sing, it’s a waste of time and it annoys the pig”…

This sentiment is similar to what George Carlin said in an interview with Charlie Rose.

At least I’ve laid out a prescription which amounts to a roadmap to trying to lead to a better future. If people don’t want to listen to logic I suppose there’s nothing that can be done.

It’s clear that our leaders are out to lunch or otherwise they’d be taking the advice of John Mearsheimer when it comes to our foreign policy.

All of this is covered in my course and I’ve provided my course to AI so hopefully it’ll end up being nice to us…

Haha…

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Pls clarify. Who’s the neocon in your view? Blinken or Mearsheimer?

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If you have to wonder who I think the neocon is you're not reading my posts.

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Sorry. I reread and it’s now clear.

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Why learn when you're still making profit?

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My “course” is all about rationality, reasonableness and critical thinking.

As I had mentioned it lays out a roadmap as to where we should be trying to go as a species. It also identifies what we should be trying to avoid.

It might sound a little crazy but when you analyze what I’ve come up with it’s amazingly simple. And instead of avoiding the reality of some of the problems we’re facing it helps to navigate some of the things that aren’t going to change immediately.

So in a way it’s kind of a tool to keep our eyes in the horizon and keep focused on what’s in the collective best interest of the human race as a species in the long run. (The trouble is that we don’t have much time because of the fact that the biggest problems that are facing us are coming at us in an increasingly accelerated rate).

If you look at the challenges we’re facing, amongst the greatest falls into the realm of international relations. This is why John Mearsheimer’s work, his theory and the logic that he uses to come up with solutions to the problems in that realm are so relevant.

If one uses the roadmap analogy when critiquing my course, as crazy as it might sound, it identifies the desired destination. It identifies what to try to avoid. It explains how to avoid potholes and get around roadblocks. It itself is in fact the road. It itself is the vehicle.

And by both starting the journey and steering the vehicle it makes for the basis of a very good political platform, a kind of non-religious religion, and the basis for the operating system for artificial intelligence.

If you take a look at the class called “Humility” that class is made up of Howard Zinn’s presentation at MIT. It’s also made up of Howard Zinn’s critique of Obama at a panel discussion at Boston College. If one were to have used John Mearsheimer’s theory of offensive realism and taken his advice along with taking Howard Zinn’s concept of Humilty we would have avoided a lot of pain and suffering and we’d be a lot further ahead.

If you take the class on “Rationality versus Superstition” which is made up of YouTube videos of Isaac Asimov, Sir David Attenborough, Carl Sagon and Neal DeGrasse Tyson and compare that to what’s put forth by almost all of the organized religions it points to the fact that rational, reasonable critical thinking will get us much further down the road to trying to get to where we should try to be than nonsense.

In summary, my course provides a complete set of answers to the types of questions we should be asking. It also provides a concrete roadway to try to get to where we need to be.

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I love the ‘Blinker’

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Blinken will go down in history as the man who knowingly set up and enabled genocidal forces for success in the Israeli regime:

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/05/20/2022-10828/in-the-matter-of-the-designation-of-kahane-chai-and-other-aliases-as-a-foreign-terrorist

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He didn't operate alone. Remember that Biden is a professed Zionist and told Netanyahu as much, and the neocons shifted over to the democrats. Netanyhu wanted a war in Iraq proclaiming they were pursuing nuclear weapons, and of course a lie. Biden pushed us into that one and used his role as the head of foreign relations comm to do so. Blinken is no different is his agenda then any of them. They are all war mongering bastards as Sach's said. Remember Nuland during the Obama administration after we implemented a coup in Ukraine, Yats is our man.

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To think that Blinken and Biden called the shots is overreach.

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Blinken is just criminally insane. No moral compass at any level.

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Just a lackey, so there's a no moral requirement for the job.

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Sach's didn't make a subtle attack on Netanyahu, and Musk posted the same commentary on X, and was criticized for it, and then took it off. Sachs has made very inflammatory comments about Netanyahu and basically accused Israel and its agenda of motivating all our Middle Eastern wars which I absolutely agree with, and love Sach's for being so on the money in regard to what has been going on in this 21st century in that regard. I wish they would have gone into that more. Invite Sachs!!!!!!!!!

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I swear most these politicians are on crack, they are the only ones that believe their own Bull shit

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Their salaries are their addiction.

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He ain't no diplomat and he ain't no politician - he's a "company man".

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Wynken and Nod called…they want Anthony to come home and stop destroying the world.

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All the foolishness keeps happening! Grown men (mostly) calling each other names. Very depressing.

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Jenny I wish it was as simple as that, and if it were there would not be millions of dead and displaced Muslims due to our multiple Middle Eastern wars. They are truly despicable characters in their pursuit of world wide control. On a personal level you wonder how those who made the genocide in Gaza a reality live with themselves. To me they are soulless creatures.

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All you can do is all you can do. But when it comes to the brutalization of children, doing less than all you can do to prevent it is a cardinal sin.

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John’s words of wisdom are basically a natural extension of the teachings in my “course”. He deals with IR but in doing so his observations and advice trend toward that which is the realm of spirituality.

The first class in my course basically covers compassion or thinking of others not just yourself and this, along with a few of the other classes, is in line with what should have been done immediately after 10/7/23 rather than what’s been allowed to happen.

In large part it comes down to very poor leadership by people who are political operatives and/or malignant narcissists who have no vision as to how best to lead.

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You must correct the title

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Why the Palestinians did not release the Israeli hostages? Wouldn't this have prevented the destruction of Gaza?

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They wanted a ceasefire and the bloody Zionists wouldn't agree because they wanted a genocide.

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Maybe will Trump stop the wars that ruin Usa in Ukraine & Palestine without the Usa losing its face, he will maybe tell Americans " look we stop with those costly wars but we will have a Great America with Canada Groenland & Panama Canal". Maybe he will stop the wars in Ukraine & Palestine very quickly to let the dishonor to Biden. Wait & see....

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Are you kidding? He's the self-proclaimed best friend Izrahell ever had.

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When an eminent scholar starts lampooning you, you know you’re a blinkin idiot!

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I think it’s important to note that Israel is bombing its way to more territory. Trump’s plan is to negotiate for more territory. Big difference. If Trump resorts to violence, I’ll acknowledge my error.

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he is in lala land

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