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I can only touch on some broad outlines now for the serious student, and will have to expound more later. The [[Eurasian]] way of war differs from the [[Geneva Convention|gentlemen sitting around a table]] in [[Geneva]] who crafted "the [[humane]] [[rule]]s of [[war]]". The [[Soviet Union]] even signed on to those "humane rules" in 1960. But with [[the West]] showing no inclination to follow its own rules, the [[tradition]]s of Eastern culture in the realm of [[war]] are staging a comeback - with modern [[technology]].  

I can only touch on some broad outlines now for the serious student, and will have to expound more later. The [[Eurasian]] way of war differs from the [[Geneva Convention|gentlemen sitting around a table]] in [[Geneva]] who crafted "the [[humane]] [[rule]]s of [[war]]". The [[Soviet Union]] even signed on to those "humane rules" in 1960. But with [[the West]] showing no inclination to follow its own rules, the [[tradition]]s of Eastern culture in the realm of [[war]] are staging a comeback - with modern [[technology]].  

This isn't to say all Western ideas and understanding about how [[war]] should be conducted are being abandoned at once. But time will be given for Westerners to quit dreaming and come around to [[reality]]. Beginning with the [[criminal]] class that their societies produce, supported by the [[taxpayer]], either in [[prison]] or out. In most non-Western societies, criminals are offered the opportunity to redeem themselves (while being fed & clothed) in the [[military]]. In the "civilized" [[United States]], [[Keynesianism]] feeds everybody - the [[MIC]], [[illegal immigrants]], [[criminal]]s, [[taxpayers]], [[consumers]], the elderly, [[SNAP]] beneficiaries, ACA recipients, subprime borrowers, etc. etc. etc. In eastern cultures, persons convicted under their [[law]]s and [[due process]] - murderers, rapists, pedophiles, thieves, drunks, drug addicts, etc. etc. etc. - have no right to impose the cost of their maintenance on free people. We'll have to save the debate about forced labor being [[slavery]] for another time. Bottomline: [[War]] can be a way for the dregs of humanity to redeem themselves. Only [[the West]] will consider it a step backward from "[[progressivism]]".  [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|Recovering Republican]]} 02:41, December 26, 2025 (EST)

This isn't to say all Western ideas and understanding about how [[war]] should be conducted are being abandoned at once. But time will be given for Westerners to quit dreaming and come around to [[reality]]. Beginning with the [[criminal]] class that their societies produce, supported by the [[taxpayer]], either in [[prison]] or out. In most non-Western societies, criminals are offered the opportunity to redeem themselves (while being fed & clothed) in the [[military]]. In the "civilized" [[United States]], [[Keynesianism]] feeds everybody - the [[MIC]], [[illegal immigrants]], [[criminal]]s, [[taxpayers]], [[consumers]], the elderly, [[SNAP]] beneficiaries, student loan borrowers, ACA recipients, subprime borrowers, etc. etc. etc. In eastern cultures, persons convicted under their [[law]]s and [[due process]] - murderers, rapists, pedophiles, thieves, drunks, drug addicts, etc. etc. etc. - have no right to impose the cost of their maintenance on free people. We'll have to save the debate about forced labor being [[slavery]] for another time. Bottomline: [[War]] can be a way for the dregs of humanity to redeem themselves. Only [[the West]] will consider it a step backward from "[[progressivism]]".  [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|Recovering Republican]]} 02:41, December 26, 2025 (EST)

This isn't such a farfetched idea from American culture. Read the case of [[John Walker]], the 17-year-old [[juvenile delinquent]] who was given the choice of going into a boy's home or the [[US Navy]]. He chose the Navy, where he eventually was entrusted with the [[nuclear]] codes for [[nuclear]] submarines that he in turn sold to the [[Soviet Union]]. The difference is, the Russian, Chinese, North Koreans and other Eastern cultures aren't as [[stupid]] as [[American]]s when bringing the [[criminal]] class into the [[military]]. Eastern societies have a much longer [[history]], experience, and tradition in dealing with these problems. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|Recovering Republican]]} 02:54, December 26, 2025 (EST)

This isn't such a farfetched idea from American culture. Read the case of [[John Walker]], the 17-year-old [[juvenile delinquent]] who was given the choice of going into a boy's home or the [[US Navy]]. He chose the Navy, where he eventually was entrusted with the [[nuclear]] codes for [[nuclear]] submarines that he in turn sold to the [[Soviet Union]]. The difference is, the Russian, Chinese, North Koreans and other Eastern cultures aren't as [[stupid]] as [[American]]s when bringing the [[criminal]] class into the [[military]]. Eastern societies have a much longer [[history]], experience, and tradition in dealing with these problems. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|Recovering Republican]]} 02:54, December 26, 2025 (EST)