Thomas P.M. Barnett, John Robb Open-Source, optimism v. pessimism

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog: Commentary on Robb’s Op-ed:

as so often happens when dark siders have to sum up in print, this one was dark seemingly for the sake of being dark.

Nice point.

There is no way out in this piece. Many consider this realism, but in reality there is always a way out.

Not so. Just ask any of the hundreds of millions who have died in war. There may be a way out in the long view, but that doesn’t do much to help those who die in the short term.

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