Comments for Defense and the National Interest http://dnipogo.org Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:36:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Comment on On War #251: War or Not War? by Chicago Boyz » Blog Archive » Seydlitz89: Politics Requires People (a Response to “War, the Individual, Strategy and the State”) http://dnipogo.org/2008/02/19/on-war-251-war-or-not-war/comment-page-1/#comment-4543 Chicago Boyz » Blog Archive » Seydlitz89: Politics Requires People (a Response to “War, the Individual, Strategy and the State”) Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:36:46 +0000 http://dnipogo.org/?p=104#comment-4543 [...] politics is the sphere of power/the sharing of power within and between groups. Notions that “the purpose of warlike acts reaches beyond the state and politics” are incoherent from this strategic theory perspective since politics would involve all power [...] [...] politics is the sphere of power/the sharing of power within and between groups. Notions that “the purpose of warlike acts reaches beyond the state and politics” are incoherent from this strategic theory perspective since politics would involve all power [...]

]]> Comment on What we should have learned from MC02 by Recommended reading: an autopsy of the 2002 Millennium Challenge war games « Fabius Maximus http://dnipogo.org/2008/01/23/what-we-should-have-learned-from-mc02/comment-page-1/#comment-4513 Recommended reading: an autopsy of the 2002 Millennium Challenge war games « Fabius Maximus Fri, 29 Apr 2011 01:18:53 +0000 http://dnipogo.org/?p=86#comment-4513 [...] What we should have learned from MC02, by Dag von Lubitz, posted at the DNI blog [...] [...] What we should have learned from MC02, by Dag von Lubitz, posted at the DNI blog [...]

]]> Comment on On War #278: The Afghan Advantage by Dnipogo http://dnipogo.org/2008/10/21/on-war-278-the-afghan-advantage/comment-page-1/#comment-4509 Dnipogo Sat, 08 Jan 2011 05:57:43 +0000 http://dnipogo.org/?p=317#comment-4509 <strong>Dnipogo...</strong> [...] something about dnipogo[...]... Dnipogo…

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]]> Comment on 4GW Manuals by Dnipogo http://dnipogo.org/strategy-and-force-employment/fourth-generation-warfare-manuals/comment-page-1/#comment-4507 Dnipogo Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:23:29 +0000 http://dnipogo.org/fourth-generation-warfare-manuals/#comment-4507 <strong>Dnipogo...</strong> [...] something about dnipogo[...]... Dnipogo…

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]]> Comment on Implications of Mumbai by The Son Of Heaven http://dnipogo.org/2008/12/02/implications-of-mumbai/comment-page-1/#comment-4500 The Son Of Heaven Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:53:20 +0000 http://dnipogo.org/?p=401#comment-4500 <strong>The Son Of Heaven...</strong> ...a good post over at . . .... The Son Of Heaven…

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]]> Comment on On War #322: What Is “Political Correctness?” by Jville http://dnipogo.org/2009/11/17/on-war-322-what-is-%e2%80%9cpolitical-correctness%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-4495 Jville Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:30:48 +0000 http://dnipogo.org/?p=924#comment-4495 Fitting last post by Lind for DNI. When you understand what all the diversity and multicult is intended to accomplish you realise how ridiculous statements such as "a multicultural society will be more resilient" truely are. Its a shame this site is going down it was the one place you could see every one of Linds On War series. Im not aware of anywhere else that post them all, and the comments were usually worth reading. I checked this site almost as much a my local surf report, it'll be missed. Fitting last post by Lind for DNI. When you understand what all the diversity and multicult is intended to accomplish you realise how ridiculous statements such as “a multicultural society will be more resilient” truely are. Its a shame this site is going down it was the one place you could see every one of Linds On War series. Im not aware of anywhere else that post them all, and the comments were usually worth reading.
I checked this site almost as much a my local surf report, it’ll be missed.

]]> Comment on 4GW Manuals by PlanetRussell.net | Michael J. Russell » Blog Archive » Boyd, DNI and Closing the (OODA) Loop http://dnipogo.org/strategy-and-force-employment/fourth-generation-warfare-manuals/comment-page-1/#comment-4493 PlanetRussell.net | Michael J. Russell » Blog Archive » Boyd, DNI and Closing the (OODA) Loop Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:44 +0000 http://dnipogo.org/fourth-generation-warfare-manuals/#comment-4493 [...] also a lot of 4GW (Fourth Generation Warfare) material for people who swing that way including  William S. Lind’s “On War” [...] [...] also a lot of 4GW (Fourth Generation Warfare) material for people who swing that way including  William S. Lind’s “On War” [...]

]]> Comment on On War #322: What Is “Political Correctness?” by rmhitchens http://dnipogo.org/2009/11/17/on-war-322-what-is-%e2%80%9cpolitical-correctness%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-4491 rmhitchens Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:10:43 +0000 http://dnipogo.org/?p=924#comment-4491 Deconstruct all you want, dredge up obscure European schools of thought most people haven't heard of, toss around loaded terms like "cultural marxism," but the truth is fairly obvious: complaints about political correctness seem to come from white guys who can’t get over the fact that they can no longer openly express their misogyny, racism, and homophobia in this particular institutional setting. It's about diversity -- a fact of life in today's military -- and common courtesy. Sorry, no false gods here. Deconstruct all you want, dredge up obscure European schools of thought most people haven’t heard of, toss around loaded terms like “cultural marxism,” but the truth is fairly obvious: complaints about political correctness seem to come from white guys who can’t get over the fact that they can no longer openly express their misogyny, racism, and homophobia in this particular institutional setting. It’s about diversity — a fact of life in today’s military — and common courtesy. Sorry, no false gods here.

]]> Comment on On War #322: What Is “Political Correctness?” by Jeffrey R http://dnipogo.org/2009/11/17/on-war-322-what-is-%e2%80%9cpolitical-correctness%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-4486 Jeffrey R Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:50:47 +0000 http://dnipogo.org/?p=924#comment-4486 While, as always, Mr. Lind has some interesting points of view, it does not seem to me that Political Correctness is "cultural Marxism" whatever that might be. If its goal is to destroy Western civilization and Christianity it does not seem to be doing a very good job. It looks more to me like our system is still run by the rich and the proles are at home with whatever their current opiate (TV, Religion) is. What I really thought was really a hoot was the statement : "That is the dirty little secret of Political Correctness, folks: it is a form of Marxism. If the average American knew that, I suspect Political Correctness would be in serious trouble." If the "average American" had the intelligence to understand Marxism and link it to political correctness we would all be better off because then we might have a somewhat "educated" populace. As it is I doubt that Marxisim is on the minds of the average American. Most cannot even tell you when the Civil War was. Or notice the popularity of not believing evolution because religion tells us it is not so even though there is overwhelming scientific evidence evolution does happen. That is not clear thinking. I think it unlikely that the "average American" is going to do anything about the "System" as long as things are not too bad. Right now the "System" does not look Marxist to me but, more capitalistic with the rich in charge of Gov't and military and fleecing us all. The Military Congressional Industrial complex seems much more a threat to " the American Way" than political correctness. While, as always, Mr. Lind has some interesting points of view, it does not seem to me that Political Correctness is “cultural Marxism” whatever that might be. If its goal is to destroy Western civilization and Christianity it does not seem to be doing a very good job. It looks more to me like our system is still run by the rich and the proles are at home with whatever their current opiate (TV, Religion) is.

What I really thought was really a hoot was the statement :

“That is the dirty little secret of Political Correctness, folks: it is a form of Marxism. If the average American knew that, I suspect Political Correctness would be in serious trouble.”

If the “average American” had the intelligence to understand Marxism and link it to political correctness we would all be better off because then we might have a somewhat “educated” populace. As it is I doubt that Marxisim is on the minds of the average American. Most cannot even tell you when the Civil War was. Or notice the popularity of not believing evolution because religion tells us it is not so even though there is overwhelming scientific evidence evolution does happen. That is not clear thinking.

I think it unlikely that the “average American” is going to do anything about the “System” as long as things are not too bad. Right now the “System” does not look Marxist to me but, more capitalistic with the rich in charge of Gov’t and military and fleecing us all. The Military Congressional Industrial complex seems much more a threat to ” the American Way” than political correctness.

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