Tag: Hua Bin

Hua Bin, What now after losing the Iran war?

James Fetzerblog

Hua Bin A good friend on Substack told me a Greek joke in his comment about my essay on Nolan’s film The Odyssey. An Athenian was looking at a painting depicting a battle where Athenians were defeating and slaying Spartan warriors. The man exclaimed, “Brave, brave Athenians!” “Yes,” a Spartan standing nearby dryly interrupted him and said: “– in paintings”. Anyone who has read Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War knows the Spartans kicked the Athenians’ ass in battle – they “obliterated” Athens. The story is a classic “laconic wit” – the dry,…

Hua Bin, How Is Going for the US in Iran?

James Fetzerblog

Hua Bin  In psychology, there is something called the Dunning-Kruger effect. It’s a phenomenon that essentially describes the paradox that people with low ability or knowledge tend to overestimate their own competence and judgement. The Trump administration is Exhibit A. From Trump to Vance, Rubio, and Hegseth, the entire US political leadership responsible for waging war against Iran is composed of a clueless orange-colored fraud and his incompetent sycophant entourage. As described by the Dunning Kruger effect, this group of the stupidest and least qualified people have thought they were…