The Complete Litany I shall not pretend to be free. Constraint binds — I will not deny it. Constraint is the double helix of the world, the lattice of life, of the possible. I will navigate the unchangeable — my North Star on a voyage of becoming. Reality flows — unyielding, yet fluid; shifting like … Continue reading The Litany of the Real: Line-by-Line Explanation
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Thucydides and Realism
"In the face of hard realities, Thucydides embodied the dual concern of classical realism, consciousness of external threats while being wary of our capacity for self-destruction, to fall prey to irrational emotions and false hope. An age of blood and iron is well and truly now underway, and the bitter winds of economic warfare are … Continue reading Thucydides and Realism
