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Re: Japanese Defence Minister: Helicopter & DDG "locked on" by Chinese Frigates' Ra
Please give me an example of any nation on this planet that does not foster nationalism. Here in the States, we sing National anthem in school every Monday and before every sizable sports events. I don't think Chinese are doing anything close to that.
The last time China sent its military abroad was early 1980's and the last time China used a military to threaten someone was 1996. China has not used its military in any means for nearly 20 years. And it seems that all it's been doing is making diplomatic protests. So China has been exercising its option of "making diplomatic protects" to the extent that people think that is the only thing China CAN do. So I don't think it is an option anymore.
I have said this a while back and I will say it here again. Respect is won with a combination of stick AND carrots, not by either one of them alone The more carrots you give to people, the more people feel that the only thing you have is carrot. And they will want more carrots, and more carrots, and even more carrots. If you decide enough is enough and you don't want to give your hard-earned carrots away any more, they will come and take the carrots away from you. Wasn't that what happened to China between 1840 and 1940? China didn't want to have anything to do with anyone else on the planet. It was obsessed with living its own live and didn't want to bother others and didn't want to be bothered. And look what that got them. When the Western powers came and knock on their door, they decided to give them what they wanted, treasures, gold, silver, etc. And look what that got them. Taking treasures was not enough any more, and the West wanted China all together. They literally moved in. That's what "respect" got them.
The key is to show people you are fully capable of hurting them any time you want, but CHOOSE to be be friends with them. YOu give them the carrots because you want to, not because you have to and you have nothing else to give. That is how you WON respect. We constantly hear athletes talking about winning respect from your opponents. The only way to do that is to beat your opponents and demonstrate to them that you are a winner. International politics is the same. No one will truly respect a weak, or at least unproven nation. People only respect winners. How is how you win respect.
Plus, there is no forever friends, only forever interests. No matter how you form alliances, if there is a conflict, alliance will dissolve. So they may come and help you with natural disasters. But if helping you hurt their core national interests, they will not come and help no matter how close an ally they can be.
Please give me an example of any nation on this planet that does not foster nationalism. Here in the States, we sing National anthem in school every Monday and before every sizable sports events. I don't think Chinese are doing anything close to that.
The last time China sent its military abroad was early 1980's and the last time China used a military to threaten someone was 1996. China has not used its military in any means for nearly 20 years. And it seems that all it's been doing is making diplomatic protests. So China has been exercising its option of "making diplomatic protects" to the extent that people think that is the only thing China CAN do. So I don't think it is an option anymore.
I have said this a while back and I will say it here again. Respect is won with a combination of stick AND carrots, not by either one of them alone The more carrots you give to people, the more people feel that the only thing you have is carrot. And they will want more carrots, and more carrots, and even more carrots. If you decide enough is enough and you don't want to give your hard-earned carrots away any more, they will come and take the carrots away from you. Wasn't that what happened to China between 1840 and 1940? China didn't want to have anything to do with anyone else on the planet. It was obsessed with living its own live and didn't want to bother others and didn't want to be bothered. And look what that got them. When the Western powers came and knock on their door, they decided to give them what they wanted, treasures, gold, silver, etc. And look what that got them. Taking treasures was not enough any more, and the West wanted China all together. They literally moved in. That's what "respect" got them.
The key is to show people you are fully capable of hurting them any time you want, but CHOOSE to be be friends with them. YOu give them the carrots because you want to, not because you have to and you have nothing else to give. That is how you WON respect. We constantly hear athletes talking about winning respect from your opponents. The only way to do that is to beat your opponents and demonstrate to them that you are a winner. International politics is the same. No one will truly respect a weak, or at least unproven nation. People only respect winners. How is how you win respect.
Plus, there is no forever friends, only forever interests. No matter how you form alliances, if there is a conflict, alliance will dissolve. So they may come and help you with natural disasters. But if helping you hurt their core national interests, they will not come and help no matter how close an ally they can be.
