I understand the turn when framed in terms of pragmatism and strategy; however, the performative pride in “the idea of America” sharply contrasts with its current geopolitical behavior. What we are witnessing is not a retreat from globalism, but a shift toward a more aggressive imperialism, what could be described as a neo-Monroeism. Consider where Trump stands today: openly promoting the imperial acquisition of the Middle East. This is not an anomaly; it is Americanism in its purest form.
The cultural wars in America (wars we have observed for decades) have morphed into a kind of civilizational chauvinism. This new Americanism no longer merely defends values; it asserts supremacy over sovereignty itself. The strategy is clear: survival at the cost of the Other. A zero-sum geopolitical theology.
Heidegger’s notion of Machenschaft (machination) offers the most precise conceptual key. Americanism, like Bolshevism, National Socialism, or even political Zionism (Judentum), is a manifestation of the global Gestell, the enframing of Being into power. What these ideologies share is not content but structure; a nihilistic will to power masked as destiny. There is no “America,” only the will to remain American in a world that is fundamentally non-American.
Today’s America, devoured by its own internal void, staggers under an opioid war strategically fueled by China. Meanwhile, the MAGA class immerses itself in podcasts that celebrate nationalism laced with psychedelics and designer drugs. What emerges is a grotesque fusion: the evangelical will to transcendence wrapped in a haze of weed and Chinese fentanyl. A nation in delirium, intoxicated by its own mythology of exceptionalism.
This is not merely decline; it is the unfolding of Machenschaft as the last metaphysical epoch. The epiphany of American power comes not through logos or law, but through a technical-theological violence that annihilates difference. Here, Carl Schmitt’s friend-enemy distinction collapses into a planetary imposition of sameness. The enemy is no longer outside; it is any form of life that resists enframing.
The accuracy of your moral diagnoses solely on a par with the urgency resounding in your every word, one feels almost “culpable” in deriving such “pre-aesthetic” pleasure from reading them, a pleasing paradox.
Thalassocratic liberalism. Well after a short trip to the dictionary, got to musing.
His thesis is amplified by the presence of, last I knew, no less than 11 aircraft carrier groups in the USN.
As an ex fast attack vet I can attest to one of our oft repeated expressions. "There are two ships in the Navy, submarines and targets."
Carriers are a strictly offensive weapon, just look how many ships are in a carrier task force. All there to protect the carrier.
I think in a near peer battle the aircraft from a carrier would do immense damage, however they would have to find somewhere besides the carrier to land. The big assumption being they got close enough to their targets in the first place.
The main problem? The expense of military domination leaves scant resources for any real progress for humanity and endless vendettas to be settled.
Am feeling encouraged by some developments, but as the elite paint themselves into a corner, the desperate measures emerge. They can afford to lose, humanity can't.
È il globalismo che bisogna combattere perché annienta l'individualità dei popoli, e Dugin è il filosofo che ha fatto del multipolarismo la sua battaglia! Onore a lui che nonostante la perdita della sua amata figlia ha ancora l'energia di propugnare con forza le sue idee.
Hollywood, online porno, Las Vegas and 48 LGBTQ+ bars in New York city. Not to mention numerous theme parks all across the US. The only reason there is a global shift in world political alignments is that the old system is no longer profitable.
As if MAGA-style Americanism didn’t actively promote cultural intoxication. The hypocrisy is staggering. One only needs to recall the images of Trump at Epstein’s residence; dancing with trafficked women, playing poker, allegedly high on cocaine and champagne. And that’s just what’s been made public. The deeper, darker material lives on the deep web, far more explicit and damning.
Because in truth, more intelligence agents are enemies of MAGA than allies. “Draining the swamp”? It was never about cleansing;it was about purging enemies while protecting their own. And the infamous Epstein list? It will always remain incomplete. Some names are too powerful to ever be written down
As a geopolitical distribution of power this is acceptable. But nothing here answers the question : under what circumstances should we slaughter our fellow human beings?
I understand the turn when framed in terms of pragmatism and strategy; however, the performative pride in “the idea of America” sharply contrasts with its current geopolitical behavior. What we are witnessing is not a retreat from globalism, but a shift toward a more aggressive imperialism, what could be described as a neo-Monroeism. Consider where Trump stands today: openly promoting the imperial acquisition of the Middle East. This is not an anomaly; it is Americanism in its purest form.
The cultural wars in America (wars we have observed for decades) have morphed into a kind of civilizational chauvinism. This new Americanism no longer merely defends values; it asserts supremacy over sovereignty itself. The strategy is clear: survival at the cost of the Other. A zero-sum geopolitical theology.
Heidegger’s notion of Machenschaft (machination) offers the most precise conceptual key. Americanism, like Bolshevism, National Socialism, or even political Zionism (Judentum), is a manifestation of the global Gestell, the enframing of Being into power. What these ideologies share is not content but structure; a nihilistic will to power masked as destiny. There is no “America,” only the will to remain American in a world that is fundamentally non-American.
Today’s America, devoured by its own internal void, staggers under an opioid war strategically fueled by China. Meanwhile, the MAGA class immerses itself in podcasts that celebrate nationalism laced with psychedelics and designer drugs. What emerges is a grotesque fusion: the evangelical will to transcendence wrapped in a haze of weed and Chinese fentanyl. A nation in delirium, intoxicated by its own mythology of exceptionalism.
This is not merely decline; it is the unfolding of Machenschaft as the last metaphysical epoch. The epiphany of American power comes not through logos or law, but through a technical-theological violence that annihilates difference. Here, Carl Schmitt’s friend-enemy distinction collapses into a planetary imposition of sameness. The enemy is no longer outside; it is any form of life that resists enframing.
The accuracy of your moral diagnoses solely on a par with the urgency resounding in your every word, one feels almost “culpable” in deriving such “pre-aesthetic” pleasure from reading them, a pleasing paradox.
Thalassocratic liberalism. Well after a short trip to the dictionary, got to musing.
His thesis is amplified by the presence of, last I knew, no less than 11 aircraft carrier groups in the USN.
As an ex fast attack vet I can attest to one of our oft repeated expressions. "There are two ships in the Navy, submarines and targets."
Carriers are a strictly offensive weapon, just look how many ships are in a carrier task force. All there to protect the carrier.
I think in a near peer battle the aircraft from a carrier would do immense damage, however they would have to find somewhere besides the carrier to land. The big assumption being they got close enough to their targets in the first place.
The main problem? The expense of military domination leaves scant resources for any real progress for humanity and endless vendettas to be settled.
Am feeling encouraged by some developments, but as the elite paint themselves into a corner, the desperate measures emerge. They can afford to lose, humanity can't.
È il globalismo che bisogna combattere perché annienta l'individualità dei popoli, e Dugin è il filosofo che ha fatto del multipolarismo la sua battaglia! Onore a lui che nonostante la perdita della sua amata figlia ha ancora l'energia di propugnare con forza le sue idee.
Hollywood, online porno, Las Vegas and 48 LGBTQ+ bars in New York city. Not to mention numerous theme parks all across the US. The only reason there is a global shift in world political alignments is that the old system is no longer profitable.
Joeman out.
As if MAGA-style Americanism didn’t actively promote cultural intoxication. The hypocrisy is staggering. One only needs to recall the images of Trump at Epstein’s residence; dancing with trafficked women, playing poker, allegedly high on cocaine and champagne. And that’s just what’s been made public. The deeper, darker material lives on the deep web, far more explicit and damning.
Because in truth, more intelligence agents are enemies of MAGA than allies. “Draining the swamp”? It was never about cleansing;it was about purging enemies while protecting their own. And the infamous Epstein list? It will always remain incomplete. Some names are too powerful to ever be written down
As a geopolitical distribution of power this is acceptable. But nothing here answers the question : under what circumstances should we slaughter our fellow human beings?