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| Pentagon's National Defense University to Host Lecture on the Case for Democratic Socialism |
| 2022-02-12 |
| [Breitbart] The Department of Defense’s National Defense University (NDU), the premier education institution for military and defense civilian leaders, is planning to host a lecture on how Western countries should adopt socialism in response to the challenge from China. The lecture, which is scheduled to take place online February 16, is titled, "Responding to China: The Case For Global Justice and Democratic Socialism," and will be given by French economist Thomas Piketty, who is the author of a 2021 book titled Time for Socialism. A summary of the event, posted on the university’s website, reads: Western countries are still struggling to define their attitude towards the Beijing regime. In this talk on February 22, 2022, Thomas Piketty will argue that the right answer 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. The notice for the event includes a bio for Piketty that lists two of his books, Capital in the 21st Century (2013) and Capital and Ideology (2020), but does not mention his most recent Time for Socialism book. The lecture is part of the university’s Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) Speaker Series, which has hosted lectures focused on China over the past year. Sebastian Gorka, who served as an associate dean at the NDU for five years, highlighted the lecture on his show "AMERICA First with Sebastian Gorka" on Friday. "NDU is where colonels go to become generals," Gorka said. "This event is presented by the Pentagon’s Strategic Multilayer Assessment program in collaboration with National Defense University’s Eisenhower School of National Security. Eisenhower’s name. His institution is being used to host an event promoting socialism in America," Gorka said, adding that American taxpayers are paying for the event. "I’m not even disgusted — that’s not even a strong enough word. I’m horrified." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 Thank G-d we have one "Bishop Garrison" [apparently a Christian name, not an honorific] as our new head of the US. military’s “Countering Extremism” task force.. They have hypersonic missiles. But we have Diversity-Inclusion-Equity: D-I-E!!! |
| Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2022-02-12 22:14 |
| #4 WTF? In the dark ages I did the NDU Course on National Security and found it rock-solid and focused for the era. We were housed at the Mayflower Hotel and during a weekend jaunt down the street to get McDonalds from the Metro Station, I returned to the front door after a sudden Secret Service cordon and watched Bill Clinton arrive for a party for WH Interns held in the Ballroom. Apparently it was the night he discovered Monica... |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2022-02-12 11:43 |
| #3 Yes Virginia, they really were Socialist. If I recall correctly they did lose to the commies. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-02-12 08:29 |
| #2 To be followed by the lecture entitled "The Cold War: What was it about?" |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2022-02-12 07:59 |
| #1 An NDU update for slow learners ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-02-12 05:22 |