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Nov 01, 2005

China V. America

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My bro sent me this pleasingly bizaare video. Do wait for it to load. I promise full fun. Note the guy in the back playing Half-Life or whatever. And the precious, but brief moment when the guy on the left reveals his love for the guy on the right with a longing look. Don't miss it! This video is out there already (an early dubloon unearthed by Google's treasture-finding algorithm applied to video) but no one seems to have picked up on the obvious geopolitical implications: this, of course, is how we will beat China, with our avalanche of irresistably lowbrow culture.  Guess the world is flat afer all. China_atlanticSure, China may seem scary with their economy surpassing ours in 2050, and 2 billion plus people by then, but not if those 2 billion people are obsessed with the Back Street Boys and the Houston Rockets and spending all their new capital on equipment to record home videos in their dorms. That Atlantic cover story from a few months back needs to be revised. As usual, Robert "epic struggles" Kaplan misses the trees for the forest. Navies, Pacific Theater -- feh! The battles of the future will be fought on TRL. Talk about soft power -- kill 'em with culture, the generals should be saying. Get on it, DARPA. Sadly, this is our one ace up the sleeve: cheap sports wear and Justin Timberlake.

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Posted by: wslmwps | Sep 19, 2007 at 10:34 PM

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I finally made the blog. How exciting!

I'll take bad-taste profiteering over the current horror. Of course, the jerseys and camcorders are made in China anyway.

Posted by: E-Dog | Nov 09, 2005 at 03:21 PM

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I am incredibly touched by their earnestness. I'm a straight male, yet I feel that I could become very close to either youngster, and in some time, perhaps even the gentleman overtaken by Halflife. Thank you for posting this chillingly genuine feat of beauty – and skill!

Posted by: Darren | Nov 06, 2005 at 09:50 PM

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