From the end ofthe Second World War to mid 1970s some political pundits accepted uncritically that the US was at the height of its power unrivalled in military and economic strength. But Chairman Mao Tse-Tung did not feel that way. Chairman Mao Tse-Tung said, "All the reputedly powerful reactionaries are merely paper tigers. The reason is that they are divorced from the people . Look! Was not Hitler a paper tiger? Was Hitler not overthrown ? U.S. imperialism has not yet been overthrown and it has the atomic bomb. I believe it will also be overthrown. It, too is a paper tiger."
Of course Chairman Mao
Tse-Tung did not mean we can dismiss the awesome military strength
tactically. In dealing with the present reactionary US administration,
the countries of the South led by BRICS with the guidance of Russia,
China and Iran will adopt the correct strategic perspective in facing
the Anglo-Saxon American aggression.
We can see how US power was
first being curbed at the Korean War by China. Then US suffered
dishonourable defeat at the Vietnam War, the Afghanistan war and had to
beat some retreat in its savage ventures in South America and Africa.
The defeat and downfall of US imperialism is yet to happen and of course
in the not too distant future.
Lee Tai Chung
Tuesday, 15th October, 2024
“She is not heavy, she is my sister.”
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We are witnessing the fall of an Empire - the denial, the threats, starting more conflicts to distract, more desperate moves that are backfiring without careful thinking, banks failing, economy in ICU and needing life support.
ReplyDeleteForget about what you hear about Wall Street breaking records every day. It is all related to frenzy money printing entering the stock market. Forget about the economy being strong with retail sales all rosy, when it is just supported by higher prices when people are actually buying less. Forget about the job statistics which we now know is all fabricated. What is hidden is not what you get.
After November, if Trump wins, and tariffs on countries joining de-dollarization put in place, the USA will be on fire with inflation causing widespread chaos and people in desperation. They have to live with the Government they have chosen, or should I say the Government being chosen for them actually, to screw them blind. The USA election is a Hobson's choice, between choosing a rock and a hard place.
If one's mentality is always cowed by the thought of defeat because of facing a stronger and bigger force, North Vietnam and Indochina would still be under French control today. The French had all the intention to hold on to its colonization of Indochina, while Ho Chi Minh had all the intention to throw them out. Despite all the odds, and even with USA support of the French, Ho Chi Minh managed to carve out a victory against the French at the battle of Dien Bien Phu, that led to the defeat of the French for good.
ReplyDeleteThen again, Ho Chi Minh was not cowed by the USA during the Vietnam War. With the support of Russia and China, the North Vietnamese defeated the USA and its allies, against all the odds. Afghanistan is another example of how a weaker rag-tag force can do wonders if the nationalist spirit and tenacious resolve is not lacking. Such a spirit will weaken the enemy's moral with a long war, which is going on in Ukraine. The Russians are far from defeated. Israel will suffer a long war, with its economy going downhill.
Do not assume that the Iranians too can never overcome the USA and Israel. It is not a forgone conclusion that many have predicted.