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1 posted on 11/29/2023 8:09:48 AM PST by Starman417
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The disproportionate influence of the west is exactly why the leftists want to clamp down on western power and obliterate western civilization. They will point to the author’s chest-thumping essay above as the reason for their work.


2 posted on 11/29/2023 8:37:56 AM PST by nwrep
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To: Starman417

Very interesting


3 posted on 11/29/2023 8:39:34 AM PST by enumerated (81 million votes my ass)
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I don’t think there is a slackening of the rate of innovation in human conflict. Military technology in the form of drones and autonomous weapons systems is rapidly advancing. Artificial intelligence, combined with advances in social networking, is enabling greater conflict among ideologies.

So if competition and conflict are the mainsprings of Western Civ, we appear to be entering a new golden age. I hope the body count isn’t too high.


4 posted on 11/29/2023 8:53:40 AM PST by FarCenter
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ping


5 posted on 11/29/2023 10:12:16 AM PST by Taxman ((SAVE AMERICA! VOTE REPUBLICAN IN 2024! SAVE AMERICA!))
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To: Starman417
And world wars accelerate innovation, both good and bad.

5.56mm

9 posted on 11/29/2023 11:04:40 AM PST by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho have got to go)
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To: Starman417

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13 posted on 11/29/2023 2:56:34 PM PST by sauropod (The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous rather than cowardly.)
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To: Starman417

The West is either ever expanding and expanding, or it’s cringing in the corner full of guilt and self-hatred. It has had problems finding a middle way or a different way.


17 posted on 11/29/2023 8:48:22 PM PST by x (Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die? Oh no, not I.)
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Why did the kingdom that gave us paper and gunpowder not go on to dominate the world of commerce or ideas?

Because, the best jobs were in government so their brightest boys took the government exam. They then proceeded to chop their balls off.

There was nothing outside the government. They ran everything. And it was being run by people who had no future generation to care about.

Not a great plan.

19 posted on 12/01/2023 7:54:06 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Keep America Beautiful by keeping Canadian Trash Out. Deport Jennifer Granholm!)
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I think the Golden Age of the West is over. And we’re going to head in the Dark Ages. We won’t see much advances in technology. Just take a look at Saudi Arabia.


21 posted on 12/01/2023 10:58:28 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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