America has to do a better job understanding relationships between adversaries and allies, and even relationships between allies and allies.
Abe perished for being sympathetic to Korea.
How China treats Korea makes perfect sense now. If China decided decades ago to attack Korean industries that nation would be far different, more resilient, and without multiple intellectually lost generations.
Korea has become a country obsessed with their GDP and the appearances of prosperity. Have they ever been a conservative country? Or has conformity given that illusion. What happens when that breaks? Let us not forget the Koreans were born in blood.
South Korea, a nation that could be said to be the biggest recipient of welfare capitalism now has people advocating for authoritarianism. They would forgo democracy, they would forego ethics, to exercise power. I see where this is going.
Some in Asia believe the path forward is colonial conquest. They will tell you it is because they love their people and to ensure their continuity their hands have to get dirty. The truth though is they know there people would relish in the idea that they are big and bad. Some motivational factors are based on feeling cynical enjoyment.
They do not understand the times, and they have a big misconception about not only Africa, but African-ish people in general.
Being an ethnic state is fine. Stay confined to your nation's borders. Keep poison for your own people. You would think a people with a history as such would see many issues in the world as preventive, and participate in that prevention. They don’t become the monster they hate. They aim to become the original monster.
As for South Korea, it is not a miracle country. They did not escape the middle income trap. Big power competition pumped them up.
It is the United States that must change diplomatic relations with South Korea. If they are soft, scared, cowardly, they must be told. We cannot be afraid to hurt their feelings. We cannot be embarrassed to let adversaries see that there is a major disconnect. We cannot fear if South Koreans attempt to compromise us. The best liability is no liability. We must be prepared to patch up.
I’ll tell you what. I don’t give a shit how they are. I don’t give a shit how they’re going to be. After the next great global recession, the world is split into two major supply chains. South Korea may not be fully entrenched in either. That is not an evil thing.
America made a statement in the region and all over the world. China is now trying to make a statement, in competition with Russia for a statement. They both go about it the wrong way trying to snub America's attainments.
The United States understands the effects on advisories and allies alike. We have the literature to bring about a peaceful, fair, and honest solution. When you are righteous it is very hard to be upset.
The increasing Intelligence gaps occurring with great powers compared to 'middle powers' are making past networks statistically obsolete. They could regurgitate talking points and ideology they find appealing, but that doesn't mean it resonates deeply. They'll leave their people destitute. The experts have never been tried and tested, they are watered down. The conditions that foster optimal acumen was never implemented.
Go time is when there is no more talking, just actions. China is already there. Russia is already there. Once America get there if you don't know what is going on, you better duck.