I've been noticing for about a year that some commentators have insisted on using multinodal over multipolar. I had assumed the difference was arcane and academic. Larry made it come to life, and make total sense. Thank you!
It was first coined in the west by Ambassador Chas Freeman. He first used it quite a while back but folks didn’t pick up on it until relatively recently
I realize now that I should have understood this a long time ago, as I had read Linked--The New Science of Networks by Barbasi, and have held a great appreciation of networks ever since. What Larry introduced here--and I had missed--is that global trade is a network.
Excellent observations, Larry! I will now be using 'multi-nodal' rather than multipolar- it's more accurate and more useful.
I remember way back in the 80's William Burroughs commenting that one of the greatest failings of the West was the addiction to 'either-or' thinking. It's gotta be this or it's gotta be that. Two Manichaean choices. You're either a Republican or a Democrat. Either a Capitalist or a Communist. The real world doesn't operate that way.
Node/nodal is good English. Used to be one could rely on English teachers to quickly point out poor grammar and words improperly used. I hope they're not intimidated. Good English is good for the brain and, as almost every comment section makes clear, proper English is not much respected these days. It's kind of strange because most commentators that can hold their own with the likes of Larry J. speak good English.
"Multi-Polar" has a strong tilt toward multiple regional conflicts. The future of humans is multiple nodes or cooperation circles. If a single nation cannot reach self-sufficiency, then it will cooperate with its neighbors to reach self-sufficiency. This cooperation circle will enlarge only when necessary. Traveling for fun is not a human right, and certainly not so when one refuses to do as the Romans do when in Rome.
Regarding Radcliff‘s visit, Steve Jermy‘s explanation confuses me. Would a body echange really require THAT big of an aircraft? I guess it depends on how many bodies… Danny Davis says the cargo hold is big enough to hold an NBA basketball court, but neither Steve Jermy nor Larry have suggested numbers of bodies that would require that.
I've been noticing for about a year that some commentators have insisted on using multinodal over multipolar. I had assumed the difference was arcane and academic. Larry made it come to life, and make total sense. Thank you!
It was first coined in the west by Ambassador Chas Freeman. He first used it quite a while back but folks didn’t pick up on it until relatively recently
Thank you for reminding all of us where the term came from. I noticed his use of multinodal, but didn't understand why, then.
Chas got it from a professor of his. If someone wanted to they could probably trace it back to Leibniz.
I realize now that I should have understood this a long time ago, as I had read Linked--The New Science of Networks by Barbasi, and have held a great appreciation of networks ever since. What Larry introduced here--and I had missed--is that global trade is a network.
Makes sense! Thanks Larry.
Excellent observations, Larry! I will now be using 'multi-nodal' rather than multipolar- it's more accurate and more useful.
I remember way back in the 80's William Burroughs commenting that one of the greatest failings of the West was the addiction to 'either-or' thinking. It's gotta be this or it's gotta be that. Two Manichaean choices. You're either a Republican or a Democrat. Either a Capitalist or a Communist. The real world doesn't operate that way.
😀Big Thanks😃
"Actively misdescribes". ⭐️💫 Dude!
Node/nodal is good English. Used to be one could rely on English teachers to quickly point out poor grammar and words improperly used. I hope they're not intimidated. Good English is good for the brain and, as almost every comment section makes clear, proper English is not much respected these days. It's kind of strange because most commentators that can hold their own with the likes of Larry J. speak good English.
Lake Ontario has been on Indigenous maps since 1611 before USA and Canada were created.
Short interview with 2 of our indigenous leaders in Ontario. youtube.com/watch?v=IA8bBr7UvHM
Indigenous: Ohio, Chicago, Michigan, Huron, Toronto, even Canada.
"Multi-Polar" has a strong tilt toward multiple regional conflicts. The future of humans is multiple nodes or cooperation circles. If a single nation cannot reach self-sufficiency, then it will cooperate with its neighbors to reach self-sufficiency. This cooperation circle will enlarge only when necessary. Traveling for fun is not a human right, and certainly not so when one refuses to do as the Romans do when in Rome.
Larry, tanks. This is an outstanding paper.
Regarding Radcliff‘s visit, Steve Jermy‘s explanation confuses me. Would a body echange really require THAT big of an aircraft? I guess it depends on how many bodies… Danny Davis says the cargo hold is big enough to hold an NBA basketball court, but neither Steve Jermy nor Larry have suggested numbers of bodies that would require that.
Kautilya the Contemplator (@chandragupta) cites historical background on what personal visits by security chiefs have been used for in the past to offer an educated guess that strikes me as plausible: https://chandragupta.substack.com/p/eight-hours-in-moscow-what-history
But he does not comment on the C17 issue.
1 US Gallon = 3.78541 liters