the theme here, i'd venture a guess, or conclusion, is who do you trust and why is it that you do without evidence;

Guest post by Robert Gore at Straight Line Logic

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

Sun Tzu, The Art of War

The overwhelming advantage the resistance has over the confederated empire is our rulers’ arrogance, which blinds them not just to knowledge of their enemy, but to knowledge of themselves. They don’t understand the epoch-defining changes underway, the nature of the political forces aligning against them, the futility of their efforts to maintain what’s risibly called “the rules-based order,” and the folly of trying to impose a global superstate. They have everything tangible anyone could desire, but lack the two things they need—self-awareness and wisdom...........more......