I've held some opinions for a while which, though I believe them to be true, I have alluded to them. I don't believe have made them clear.
I figure it is time to actually express these opinions clearly.
I believe two of Trump's major unspoken Foreign Policy strategies are simply repeats of 80's strategies, implemented by Reagan, but used against current adversaries.
And I think another one of his strategies is simply him looking at an old adversary, and implementing the strategy he believes Reagan SHOULD have implemented all those years ago.
What am I referring to?
1) Russia vs. Ukraine
2) China and the AI buildout
3) The Iran War
SO, let's talk about some things I have left unarticulated over the past few years. First,
Why Did I Change The Name of the Blog From Infidel Bloggers Alliance to Who Would Have Believed The Singularity Would Be So Stupid?
One of the reasons I changedt the name is, I don't think anyone gives a shit about our blog anymore, so I just do this as a way of observing the world, and collecting information about what I consider to be the important/significant events of our time.
But, more deeply
A long time ago, a friend of mine in the Anti-Jihad space, told me she was asked to work with the Lifeboat Foundation; an organisation which purports to be concerned with the bioethics of AI. She asked me if I thought she should, indeed, work with them. I told her my opinion was AI was a bigger long-term issue than Islam, but Islam was more immediate. So, in short, she should considerate as an important issue.
The reason I bring up this old story is, I have always thought AI was a huge issue. But what I believed would happen with AI vs. what currently appears to be happening with AI are two different things.
Influenced by Ray Kurzweil, I believed that AI would bring about the "Singularity" and humanity (remember "humanity"?) would be vaulted into a vast drama, wherein we would have to contend with deeply moral questions, such as, a) "What happens when human beings hare given unlimited power to destroy themselves?" , b) 'What happens when human beings have Omniscience, the power to surveil everything and everyone at all times?" (panopticon), and c) "What happens when people have virtual immortality?"
Instead, we contend with a world of AI slop, and the very real threat that AI slop will replace knowledge, and we we be vaulted into a New Dark Age, where no one knows what is true anymore, and have lost the faculties of logic and reason with which to learn.
So yes, that's why the name of this blog is "Who Would Have Believe The Singularity Would Be So Stupid?"
So now, "Back To The Future".
What do I believe about Trump''s strategies and why are they from the 1980's Back to Future Land?
Number 1 - Russia vs Ukraine
I believe Trump is applying the old 1980's Reagan strategy used in the Iran/Iraq War; that is encourage your enemies to beat the hell out of each other. Simple as that.
Number 2 - China and The AI Buildout
I believe Trump is using AI the way Reagan used the Arms buildup, as a strategy to bankrupt a Communist adversary. This is a long-term strategy, and the results will, likely, not be seen for years to come. --- Remember, the Berlin Wall did not fall until Reagan was out of office. --- I believe the Foreign Policy (which includes those in key positions having to do with Economics) have bought off on this strategy. ---- For instance, remember that Bessent worked with Soros in the past so his working with Trump was not an obvious decision. It indicated something deeper at work. ----- And this strategy is being executed with a subtle prudence which is evading the notice of the usual observers, ie, the media. Trump is not likely to declare, "The Singularity Begins In Five Minutes." Nor is he likely to call for Xi to "Tear Down The Great Wall of China".
Number 3 - The Iran War
Go back through old videos of Trump. This one is simple. He always thought the US was foolish not to have destroyed the Iranian Regime. And he declared repeatedly that, if he were President, the regime would disappear.
That's it.
I could be wrong. I have been wrong about a lot of things. But that's what I believe we are seeing.
