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Obama wins Nobel Prize, Lira is amused (pg. 13)
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| shaw |
| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
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no, no, you don't seem to get it. the prisoner's dilemma is a total farce--if we all just pool our resources, there won't be a need for war!
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i disagree with krauthammer on this one--i think america is going down, but, unlike 54% of the american population, i'm not cheering on our nation's demise. |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
| quote: | Originally posted by shaw
i disagree with krauthammer on this one--i think america is going down, but, unlike 54% of the american population, i'm not cheering on our nation's demise. |
Pro-Obama = Anti-America
Anti-Obama = Pro-America
That's a remarkably apt and easy way of portraying the complex political environment in contemporary American society. Well in.  |
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| darkdoze |
| Apparently refusing to meet the Dalia Lama for fear of alienating China wins you a Peace Prize now. |
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| shaw |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
Pro-Obama = Anti-America
Anti-Obama = Pro-America
That's a remarkably apt and easy way of portraying the complex political environment in contemporary American society. Well in. |
i'll give him that--he's made such distinctions very easy.
...and now I'll take my own advice and ignore this discussion. as much as i love aneurysms, i'm sure your mental masturbation doesn't require my presence. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
The theoretical basis for the idea of a unipolar world order is Realism - authors like Stephen Walt and John Ikenberry have written about the role of the United States in a system where its power is unrivaled.
This is a good article for getting the basics of what most Realists were saying:
http://www.jstor.org/pss/2539283
Since Sept. 11, a lot of scholars have cited the economic rise of China and the loss of American soft power in the wake of Iraq to argue that the world is once again reorganizing into a multi-polar structure.
Fareed Zakaria has probably written the best book on the subject so far:
http://books.google.com/books?id=DA...ersions_r&cad=2
Here's a good review:
http://shaunmiller.wordpress.com/20...fareed-zakaria/ |
Thanks :) |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
| quote: | Originally posted by shaw
i'll give him that--he's made such distinctions very easy.
...and now I'll take my own advice and ignore this discussion. as much as i love aneurysms, i'm sure your mental masturbation doesn't require my presence. |
I'm glad your world is black and white enough to be simplified into one big synthetic dialectic. |
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| Kinezi |
| He is the first black president, now he is the first black man to get nobel prize, so many guniess record breakers for him. |
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| The17sss |
| quote: | Originally posted by shaw
i disagree with krauthammer on this one--i think america is going down, but, unlike 54% of the american population, i'm not cheering on our nation's demise. |
:stongue: Utopia! |
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| Danny Ocean |
| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
:stongue: Utopia! |
A brave new world, in a brave new world
A brave new world, in a brave new world
In a brave new world, a brave new world
In a brave new world, a brave new world |
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| boris_the_bear |
| "whoever's idea it was". i get it :( |
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