With pleasure; First of all; What you write about WWII, I agree with it in general. WWII was namely a military conflict between the Allies and the Axis powers and a financial/economic conflict within the Allies between the US and the UK. I fully agree with this, so there is no difference of opinion between us on that.
But still I have to quote my earlier response today on this blog; “Most historians would place this earlier in the 20th century...and not a few see a parallel in that period with the active life of John Milton Keynes (who must have died 2 years after Breton Woods from the stress of that financial/economic struggle). But never mind, it is of no importance here… First of all; when was there a military clash between the US and the UK during that period? And furthermore: we all know how in history one world empire has succeeded the other. If it is now posited that this can only inevitably happen through a war, then I would like to see A LIST of those armed conflicts that gave rise to such turning points.....” In this context, the Suez crisis must rather be seen as a "tombstone" in the battle between the US and the UK for world domination. But this was also not a military conflict between the US and the UK. Incidentally, the military part of it was won by the UK, the waning superpower.... And then there remains the series of transfers of power of the world hegemony. "A lot of work etc..." That is quite doable; let me help with a list and you indicate where the transfer of power was the result of direct military action; Off the cuff; >From Portugal to Spain >From Spain to the Netherlands >From the Netherlands to the UK >From the UK to the US And because we are getting closer to the present; Through which war did the US become the unipolar hegemon And through which war is China becoming the rising hegemon. An evolution that is passionately applauded by many on the left… These are a handful, but before you can state that there is an iron law that ensures that such a transfer of power can only be the result of war, you would have to find that trend above… And if China were to take it over from the US (which I doubt), then that would also be via the political/financial/economic sphere, as you came to describe here with the UK/US transition. And it is not for nothing that I think of Congo in this context, the deadliest conflict since WWII… That unfolds in complete indifference, and where China withdrew its contingent of MONUSCO troops from Bukavu at the end of April 2024… It makes no difference to "China Inc."; via Congo, or via Rwanda or via Uganda, the economic circuit runs as they like it… And may I not think of the VOC in this regard? Regards dan -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#35601): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/35601 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/111412499/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: marxmail+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
