guan zhong  the recent farmer protests which have been spurred on by the destruction of agricultural jobs is quite telling, now back in the olden days there where a few philosphers that spoke on this, and its kinda funny. ancient china philosopher guan zhongs (700-645 bc) had a strategy to trick the neighbour state to abandon agriculture by stimulating non-agricultural demand in trade with them (). guan zhongs thinking was physiocratic in an era of interstate rivalry which meant trade could be cut off and war was frequent. prudent statesmen should prioritise agriculture and achieve self-sufficiency. and as we are entering a world that is really violent this will just mean the europeans whom are addicted to gdp line must go up, will probably see a famine coming along, the current thing other nations are asking of the eu is finance, and they are stripping the industry to america which is telling. i assume the eu is completely unaware of this strategy as it is trying to prolong relevance and stop it's decline, but it is happening. i assume this thread will slide straight to page 10 guan zhongs deeper point that is rooted in statecraft: if you lose essential industries (agriculture for 650 bc, manufacturing for 2020 ad), your survival is at stake. as we enter an era of de-globalization and re-industrialization, ones state is at stake i assume the people at the top of the european union haven't figured this out as they are subordinating themselves to america in body and soul. but it is something to keep in mind.
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