tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9560953.post114929754591637677..comments2023-12-31T19:34:14.853-05:00Comments on Dymaxion World: Evanescent China Threatjohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690430991814528863noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9560953.post-1149623986215620912006-06-06T15:59:00.000-04:002006-06-06T15:59:00.000-04:00I'm with the previous poster in the view that econ...I'm with the previous poster in the view that economic/trade considerations are at least as important as whether or not the players are democratic. Suggesting that war won't occur <I>simply</I> because both nations are democratic is a bit naive. Not that the two aren't related: Democracies tend to have more economic interdependence, which in turn creates a barrier against waging wars. You don't kill your customers, it's bad business.<BR/><BR/>Hmm. Wikipedia's entry discusses this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_peace_theory#Kantian_peace_theory) but it seems that there's some recent research that completely contradicts what I just said. Interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9560953.post-1149308935814146712006-06-03T00:28:00.000-04:002006-06-03T00:28:00.000-04:00American exceptionalism as manifested in American ...American exceptionalism as manifested in American aggression is not necessarily a refutation of DPT. I consider Germany unlikely to go to war with France again soon, and that requires explanation. I like economic explanations (trade) at least as much as DPT.<BR/><BR/>But the US, or part of the US retains an atavistic nationalism far past its usefulness. We have always been a very violent Democracy, and though we had company in the 19th century, we may be the last of the kind.<BR/><BR/>Bob McManusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com