31-07-2016, 04:51 PM
Paul Rigby Wrote:Anybody who thinks that Trump is an anti-imperialist needs to read his US-China manifesto. Trump trots out every lie and deceit about China in order to declare economic war against her. He proposes militarily challenging China in her own backyard when he declares that he will "Strengthen the U.S. military and deploying it appropriately in the East and South China Seas. These actions will discourage Chinese adventurism that imperils American interests in Asia and shows our strength as we begin renegotiating our trading relationship with China. A strong military presence will be a clear signal to China and other nations in Asia and around the world that America is back in the global leadership business."
But what about Trump's conciliatory attitude towards Russia? The US policy of confronting and isolating Russia has proven to be a failure. Trump represents a faction in the US ruling class which sees Russia's success in 1) aiding Assad and turning the tide against IS, 2) Putin's Eurasian Pivot that has led to a strengthened Sino-Russian entente, and 3) the unravelling of the EU due to the effects of the sanctions against Russia and the flow of refugees from North Africa and the Middle East, as an impending debacle for US foreign policy.
The majority opinion in both imperialist parties however has been to double down on the policies pursued by Obama to isolate and eventually deconstruct Russia. Resistance to that policy by Putin has actually led to a more resilient and obstinate Russia rather than a more compliant one.
Trump's policy is to placate Putin and turn him away from the East in order to reintegrate Russia into the Western alliance led by the US. Rather than pursue Brzezinski's failed "Great Game" policy of contending with Russia in order to eventually dismember it, Trump is pursuing a policy of detente with Russia.
The purpose of accommodating Russia is to weaken China's northern flank. China needs Russia for its ambitious OBOR New Silk Road initiative, which is central to China's growth and development. Having a secure relationship with Russia also frees China's military resources to contend with the US in the SCS and elsewhere where the US is pushing to contain her.
The imperialist faction that Trump represents wants to turn all its guns against China which they see as the ultimate threat to US global hegemony. In order to do that they have to neutralize Russia and reverse its burgeoning relationship with China.
At least that's the way I see it!
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Deep down I harbour the sense that China and Russia have a mutual support understanding that is intended to stop the US playing the old divide and rule strategy they are so fond of. If they haven't reached such an agreement they would be pretty daft, as it's the most obvious counter strategy. Time will tell, I suppose.
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Carl Jung - Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.14