Comments on: The U.S. should attempt to win, and win big, or get out https://www.isegoria.net/2020/12/the-u-s-should-attempt-to-win-and-win-big-or-get-out/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Wed, 13 May 2026 19:08:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Sam J. https://www.isegoria.net/2020/12/the-u-s-should-attempt-to-win-and-win-big-or-get-out/comment-page-1/#comment-3320379 Sam J. Tue, 29 Dec 2020 16:48:12 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=47334#comment-3320379 THE ECONOMY MUST NOT STARVE. Throw the Women and Children over board but the economy must not starve.

]]> By: Harry Jones https://www.isegoria.net/2020/12/the-u-s-should-attempt-to-win-and-win-big-or-get-out/comment-page-1/#comment-3320361 Harry Jones Tue, 29 Dec 2020 14:51:26 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=47334#comment-3320361 Jim, does the economy know that?

]]> By: Jim https://www.isegoria.net/2020/12/the-u-s-should-attempt-to-win-and-win-big-or-get-out/comment-page-1/#comment-3319310 Jim Sun, 27 Dec 2020 15:30:20 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=47334#comment-3319310 No one will starve and die in the streets. The economy has a duty to its shareholders.

]]> By: Sam J. https://www.isegoria.net/2020/12/the-u-s-should-attempt-to-win-and-win-big-or-get-out/comment-page-1/#comment-3319107 Sam J. Sun, 27 Dec 2020 07:11:31 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=47334#comment-3319107 “…A lot depends on what we mean by “isolationism”…”

Today if you don;’t want to outsource all the labor, manufacturing and have the banks own everything while the people starve and die in the streets…then you’re Isolationist.

]]> By: Altitude Zero https://www.isegoria.net/2020/12/the-u-s-should-attempt-to-win-and-win-big-or-get-out/comment-page-1/#comment-3316018 Altitude Zero Tue, 22 Dec 2020 23:07:54 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=47334#comment-3316018 A lot depends on what we mean by “isolationism”. Obviously, pretending that the rest of the world isn’t there is a non-starter today, just as it was at the time of the founding of this country, but that doesn’t mean that it’s in the vital interests of the US to meddle in the affairs of every two-bit country on Earth, both because it’s none of our business,and because we usually don’t know what we’re doing. Not wanting to get sucked into every civil war in every sh*thole country in the world, isn’t “isolationism” it’s just common sense, and better for both them and us.

]]> By: Harry Jones https://www.isegoria.net/2020/12/the-u-s-should-attempt-to-win-and-win-big-or-get-out/comment-page-1/#comment-3315699 Harry Jones Mon, 21 Dec 2020 20:03:25 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=47334#comment-3315699 I’d gladly tell the rest of the world to attend to its own affairs, but the world has a way of defeating isolationist policies. Gunboat diplomacy sails in both directions.

Before the recent medical-moral panic, I used to enjoy world travel. But now, if we can’t play tourist then there’s no reason we should play policeman either.

Even so, we need to have a plan for when they decide to meddle in our affairs. And the best plan begins with prevention.

]]> By: VXXC https://www.isegoria.net/2020/12/the-u-s-should-attempt-to-win-and-win-big-or-get-out/comment-page-1/#comment-3315697 VXXC Mon, 21 Dec 2020 19:51:35 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=47334#comment-3315697 Mr. Jones,

The world of 2020 may conclude indeed that leaving America alone and hoping for reciprocity is a viable option, and the time for them to punish their tormenter is at hand. We, despite the Ace Team of warmongers being assembled by Dementiaius I, will shortly be consumed by ‘domestic’ affairs and they will pounce.

And why not pounce? And I’m a veteran by the way, who has spent much of his life serving madmen — now madwomen and mad males in dresses in but a month.

And leaving them alone was always a viable and the best option. Our geography allows it, our resources allow it. Common sense practice of keeping a Republic mandates no militarism, no Empire.

]]> By: Harry Jones https://www.isegoria.net/2020/12/the-u-s-should-attempt-to-win-and-win-big-or-get-out/comment-page-1/#comment-3315685 Harry Jones Mon, 21 Dec 2020 16:54:24 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=47334#comment-3315685 I don’t think grand strategy should be left to an unaccountable class of self-proclaimed experts.

Literally everyone not on his deathbed has a stake in the future of the world.

Or we could go full isolationist and hope the world reciprocally leaves us be. I don’t think that’s been a viable option for centuries.

]]> By: Adar https://www.isegoria.net/2020/12/the-u-s-should-attempt-to-win-and-win-big-or-get-out/comment-page-1/#comment-3315682 Adar Mon, 21 Dec 2020 15:55:45 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=47334#comment-3315682 MacArthur was meddling with grand strategy. OK if done in private, but Mac was doing so openly.

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