What chance has the US, and by implication, Australia, have of stopping the relentless march of China, when there is treason from within? What else can one call the Pentagon hosting an event, “the case for global justice and democratic socialism” as a means to combat China’s rise? The event, titled, “Responding to China: The Case for Global Justice and Democratic Socialism,” is being hosted by the Institute for National Strategic Studies, a department of the National Defense University. Thomas Piketty, a French economist, is the speaker, and is author of the book, Time for Socialism. He is set to argue “that the right answer” to addressing China’s rise “lies in ending Western arrogance and promoting a new emancipatory and egalitarian horizon on a global scale, a new form of democratic and participatory, ecological and post-colonial socialism.” “If they stick to their usual lecturing posture and a dated hyper-capitalist model, Western countries may find it extremely difficult to meet the Chinese challenge.”
In other words, surrender now and avoid the rush, later!