John J. Mearsheimer
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I don't know.
It's Western.
No, there's no question about it.
It's Western.
It's Europe.
Yeah.
And it's the United States.
I don't believe it's true in East Asia.
I think if you go talk to the Japanese and the South Koreans.
Right.
They think basically like we do.
They won't say that.
In the Middle East, same thing.
Oh, sure, sure, sure.
Yeah.
I simply don't have a good explanation.
But just to add to your point, we also just have a lot of evidence over the past decade or so that thinking the way the elite has been thinking does not lead to a good ending.
It's not like we've had great successes.
It's not like the Israelis have had great successes.
You know what I mean?