Why does the USA stick its nose in affairs all round the world? Because it can, notes John J. Mearsheimer. The USA is a regional hegemon. It has no fears about its neighbors. So it is free to roam.<\/p>\n
Germany also has no fears about its neighbors so it is free to do stupid things like invite in millions of Muslims.<\/p>\n
Comment<\/a>: “Germany is now totally safe with no enemies on its borders, so without external pressure it can go to the opposite extreme from militarism and instead of idealising masculine virtues, go back to the caring and sharing nature worship of its roots. Merkel has acted on this. Unfortunately, and as a German once said, \u201call higher values devalue themselves\u201d. The outlook of Europeans especially in north Europe is oh-so-advanced (environmentalism, animal welfare, special Olympics) and openness to immigration, which creates a vulnerability. It is not exactly a disparity in weapon technology it is a unilateral moral disarmament or disparity in outlook, but the effect is the same. They can kiss their current values goodbye.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Why does the USA stick its nose in affairs all round the world? Because it can, notes John J. Mearsheimer. The USA is a regional hegemon. It has no fears about its neighbors. So it is free to roam. Germany … Continue reading