Independent Britain.

Why has OP circle Danish territory in the North Atlantic?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroe_Islands

I don't think democracy or liberalism keeps us from war, being nuclear capable (even Japan for example fits this because it can go nuclear inside 3 months should it see fit) and rich (lots to lose from going to war with somebody that could actually fire back at us) does.

As much as people dislike social engineering it's actually not that hard over a generation or two to engineer a society that would support war. For a tame example, look at support for gay people and anti-racism, largely engineered rather than an organic opinion.

Not sure i'd agree entirely with you on that, although you're right about nuclear weapons.

The Point of a Liberal Democracy is that there are institutions present to protect us from this sort of thing. I disagree with your point on racism and homosexuality, how was it engineered?

Yes I know, the US managed to turn itself crazy post 2001 but that wasn't against another Liberal Democratic state.

I love how viewpoints someone dislikes are always 'engineered', but those that match their own are 'organic'. It's a wonderful way of looking at the world.

I support gay marriage and oppose racism.

An organic evolution to me is a change in attitudes over time of societies own volition like being against ground troops today. Support for homosexuals and non-white Brits was somewhat engineered because these views were indoctrinated at school age before society as a whole had dropped such opinions. That's not a bad thing per say, but i do consider it the product of engineering rather than a lovely change over time in peoples views.

As you don't know what it is let me explain: Its that Liberal Democracies don't go to war with each other: Imperial Germany was certainly not a liberal democracy! Its also why despite everything, the US and the UK have become Chief allies not very long after the war of independence.

I'm also unsure as to your point about WW1, whats your issue, that we should have stayed out of it? Given your previous points I find that hard to believe.

To anyone not familiar with IR Jargon, Walker here sees himself as a "Realist".

Although certainly interesting, I thinks its past its sell by date, it didnt fathom how Russia could have lost the cold war (Because it doesnt take account of policies, people, economies etc only positions of interest).

Its why Putin will eventually lose.

Why has OP circle Danish territory in the North Atlantic?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroe_Islands

Not sure i'd agree entirely with you on that, although you're right about nuclear weapons.



The Point of a Liberal Democracy is that there are institutions present to protect us from this sort of thing. I disagree with your point on racism and homosexuality, how was it engineered?

Yes I know, the US managed to turn itself crazy post 2001 but that wasn't against another Liberal Democratic state.

What about the Troubles?

It is because Russia has terrible demographics because the "liberal" famine after the fall of the Soviet Union. Russia with a growing population would win, because it could play the long game and not use its military.

What do you a Liberal democracy? Democracies have gone to war before.

What about them?

It was a case of Civil unrest more than anything. It certainly wasn't war.

But thats what could have happened, not what did happen.

...And thats why Realism fails, its more about ideology than accuracy.

A liberal democracy:

Judicial equality (civic rights such as freedom of speech plus Religion)
A representative and elected legislature
The right to private property and means of production
Economies are largely shaped by supply and demand.




Although flawed, the US, UK, France, Denmark, Switzerland are all largely seen as liberal states.

So the war of 1812. Germany was Liberal by your definition then. It had equality under the law, a Parliament, property rights and an economy governed largely by the market.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_%28German_Empire%29

The realism is that Russia was destroyed because of Liberalism, which caused it to have a massive famine. Which is why the Russians hate Liberalism, as it is put forward by US.

What particular famine?

Soviet Incompetence for the most part.