We Are Besieged Alpha Males

[cornytone]

Video of a different time period but more relevant than ever http://departmentofexpansion.com/film/bi-polar-ape-superpower/

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/09/united-states-china-war-thucydides-trap/406756/

The defining question about global order for this generation is whether China and the United States can escape Thucydides’s Trap. The Greek historian’s metaphor reminds us of the attendant dangers when a rising power rivals a ruling power—as Athens challenged Sparta in ancient Greece, or as Germany did Britain a century ago. Most such contests have ended badly, often for both nations, a team of mine at the Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs has concluded after analyzing the historical record. In 12 of 16 cases over the past 500 years, the result was war. When the parties avoided war, it required huge, painful adjustments in attitudes and actions on the part not just of the challenger but also the challenged.

 

[cornytone]

Bachelor band of Gelada = China, Russia, Turkey, Iran, Syria, Venezuela and North Korea

 

[seamanmonkey]

I'm normally more beta than alpha, only became alpha when this shit hits the fan

 

[Supafly]

Look at what you call "Alpha Male", or "Alpha" in general. In the video in post #1, alpha means automatiocally pushing your supreme position onto others. This is a flawed point of view.

If you are truly "Alpha", you are conscious of your position, your safety in your supreme power position, and can build up your interior infrastructure, become more efficient in various ways, save on the formerly necessary amount of manpower and portion of your budget for defence.

Only "Beta Powers" have to push for becoming superior to others, in order to prevent other "Beta Powers" to move onto your territory.

This is really simple. Why still juggle your guns in front of the world, if you have the high ground?

 

[cornytone]

Good point. In essense, "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown".