The Logic of American Hegemony (Chinese View)
It is unrealistic for now to drag the U.S. from the position of hegemony and to promote other power centers to a higher level, because it is beyond the ability of any nation or group of nations at the current stage. But the outside world can exert influence upon America’s hegemonic policies and actions. Meanwhile, it is not cost-effective and worthwhile to get into an arms race and military confrontation with the United States. To effectively impede America’s hegemonic behaviors, in addition to diplomatic dealings in the international arena, we must more deeply understand the politics, economics, society and culture of the United States, so that we can fully take advantage of those factors within the American society that serve to restrain America’s state hegemonic behaviors. In this analysis, we can see that the domestic roots of America’s hegemonism are deep and solid. Before the U.S. falls from its hegemonic height, in order to shake its hegemonic thinking, we must eradicate America’s unitary ideology of freedom, change America’s nationalism and conceptual framework, make them believe that there are social systems and life styles in the world that are more admirable than America’s. We can therefore conclude that only when there are no more boisterous assemblies of immigration and visa applicants in front of various American embassies overseas, and only when an outgoing emigration occurs in the United States, will the American hegemonic mentality be extinguished, will the age of multipolarity arrive.
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. . . In other words when Pigs Can Fly
Zach, the excerpt is from the article, not fjordman.
Apparently, the only good reason that an American would leave America is to live in the country where their parents or grandparents came from or for an academic adventure. Otherwise, it is not sensible to leave, in my opinion.
The Chinese might think those things, but they forget: American companies are marketing to willing foreign consumers. They also forget: their economy seems to depend on the US.
"Apparently, the only good reason that an American would leave America is to live in the country where their parents or grandparents came from or for an academic adventure. Otherwise, it is not sensible to leave, in my opinion."
You forgot economics and adventure without the academics.
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