Biden’s first budget request grew the budget of every federal department by an average of 16%-except for Defense and Homeland Security their proposed budgets did not even keep pace with 2% inflation, much less today’s runaway prices. While the 24-page document mentioned climate change 14 times, it was oddly silent about “quaint” national security topics such as the Navy or Army. His March interim national security guidance was long on slogans like “America is back” and “Diplomacy is back” but lacked specifics. Unfortunately, the signals so far suggest Mr.
However, if he takes the “red pill,” these reports will acknowledge that America needs a stronger military to reinforce our diplomacy and keep in check the likes of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in check. > Revitalizing the National Defense Stockpile for an Era of Great-Power Competition Biden opts for the blue pill, these documents will reassert his previous claims the greatest security threat facing America is climate change and that international diplomacy, allied action and economic sanctions can reliably dissuade China, Russia, North Korea and Iran from doing their worst. Both allies and adversaries will scrutinize these reports to discern what they can expect from this president and to gauge his resolve to defend U.S. Those documents must describe America’s vital national security goals, what’s needed to deter aggression, and our current capability of carrying out the necessary tasks. The law requires that he produce a national security and a national defense strategy within the first year of his presidency. President Biden will soon face a similar choice. Neo takes the red pill, and everything that follows flows from that decision. The red pill would cause Neo to confront a brutish reality. The blue pill offered the chance to remain in his comfortable fantasy world, believing whatever he wants to believe. I think that’s the real happiness in other words.Įach pill has its pros and cons, but personally I would clearly stay with the red one.In the 1999 film “The Matrix,” Morpheus gives Neo the choice of a blue pill or red pill. Maybe they did not get happiness, but they did not stop believing and had motivation. For example people who during the history have been mistreated but have fought for a cause. In this case you can also come to think that there are people who match the profile. It implies to be fully aware of the misfortunes that occur. In front of this, the red pill is totally different. In other words, people are happy but ignorant. For example, children with rich parents that live in their bubbles and the only thing they do is contribute to a worse world. Currently, even if there is no pill, I think there are many people who agree with that profile.
But what would it mean to be happy in that case? I think that being happy is good when you are fully aware of what you are doing. Which pill do you want to consume?Ī first reaction could be to clearly opt for the blue because every person seeks happiness in life, or at least the majority. Instead if the person takes the red one, he will be transported to a world where he will be fully aware of the misfortunes that occur which guarantees a very hard life. If a person takes the blue pill, he will remain in a world where he will only see the good things that happen. In the movie, we can see two types of pills, one red and one blue. The last time in class, we talked about a Matrix scene.
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