یکشنبه، آذر ۱۴، ۱۳۸۹

The Threat of Independent Development

When you look at the history of development around the world for the last 100 years, is there a pattern that we can see? Beyond the normal cliches of hard work and ingenuity, what those countries that have been able to develop have in common?

When you look at wars, and look at the state of a country just before the war was waged against it, what pattern do you find?

I posit that that there is a pattern. A pattern of subservience. Countries can develop (South Korea, Singapore etc ) so long as they are integrated into the Anglo-American framework. As long as they absorb American investment and use American market and adopt american methods.

Japan developed rapidly prior to the second world war. It became an imperial power and stared to compete with Europe and US in finding consumer markets and natural resources. The reason that Japanese went to war and attacked the Perl Harbor can be traced to pre-existing conditions that were imposed on japan to limit her development. The Pacific war then ensued right when the imperial Japan was at the height of its power. The war and the two nuclear bombs reduced Japan to ashes and rubble.

After the war Japan again developed but with no military dimension. Japan's development this time was allowed and tolerated. US opened its own market and allowed Japanese corporations to sell their goods to American consumers. One could ask what was the difference.

Around the world any country that attempts to develop independently of the US and its allies faces a unified front. The propaganda model has managed to create the belief that any country that develops outside the sphere of influence of the western world is by definition irresponsible and it would cause massive problems of unspecified nature. Therefore any such development must be opposed by any method regardless of the short term consequences of such efforts.

In the light of the fact, that the countries south of the Persian Gulf seem to be so scared of Iran's alleged nuclear development, two points come to mind :

-At the national level, whenever a lot of people seem to be afraid of your successes you must know, you are on the right track and must go forward at full force and speed.

-When people think you are crazy, it doesn't help if you start acting like you are actually crazy. You don't have to bend backward for the powers to be. But at the same time, you also don't need to send containers full of weapons to places that are already flushed with weapons.

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As usual wise and true, long long time no news my friend. Happy Nowruz; wishing you a year full of health, prosperity and success

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Hi
long time no see my friend! Thank you for the beautiful song; I truly enjoyed it :)

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