1905: The End of the Omnipotent White Man

Japanese soldier kills Russian soldier.

F. Roger Devlin, American Renaissance, January 17, 2020

The beginning of the 20th century may be taken as the approximate high point of Western world domination, if not necessarily of European civilization itself. Whites made up some 30 percent of the earth’s population and directly or indirectly controlled most of its territory; white economic and technological dominance were even more complete...

But in 1905, a surprising turn of events shocked white and non-white alike. Japan gained a decisive military victory over a sprawling European empire with a population more than three times its own: Russia. No one expected such an outcome, yet it was to prove a sign of much to come...

At the beginning of 1905, the Japanese forced the surrender of Port Arthur. A more decisive engagement, however, began the following month near the town of Mukden (modern Shenyang), some 240 miles to the north. It was the largest battle since Napoleonic times, pitting 330,000 Russians against 270,000 Japanese over a period of 18 days. The Russians abandoned the field after losing 89,000 men. The land war was over...

The Russian fleet was more heavily armed, but in poor condition after its long journey. Japan’s ships, some of which had been built in Britain and the United States, were more maneuverable. The Japanese won a decisive victory, destroying two-thirds of the Russian fleet...

In every engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese were better commanded, fought more zealously, and enjoyed superior military intelligence...

it is easy to understand the profound effects the 1905 victory over Russia had on Japanese self-regard. Those formerly humiliated by their nation’s need to learn from and imitate superior Western models began to declare Japan the equal of any nation, and Japanese behavior on the international stage became more assertive. Just five years after making peace with Russia, Japan annexed the Korean Peninsula outright...

By the 1930s, such arrogance had come to dominate the Japanese military, and the country embarked on a campaign of foreign conquest. It annexed Manchuria in 1931, invaded the rest of China invaded in 1937, and attacked the US in 1941.

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John Engelman: 

With an average IQ of 105 Japan has had the ability to succeed where the vast majority of non white nations have conspicuously failed. It has been able to learn from the West in order to develop a flourishing economy with a well functioning government. 

After defeating Russia the Japanese needed to heed the words of Lao Tsu, recorded in Tao Te Ching:  

One must know when to stop.
Knowing when to stop averts trouble.

The post World War II success of Japan demonstrates that Japan never needed to conquer Korea and Manchuria. Invading China was a mistake. Attacking the United States at Pearl Harbor was a catastrophic mistake.

Currently history is moving in China's direction, as the United States declines because of the delusions, "Diversity is our strength," and "Race is only a social construct." China also has an average IQ of 105.

http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/average-iq-by-country/

I hope the Chinese are not tempted to accelerate their rise with military aggression. The Chinese need to learn from the examples of Japan, and from the wisdom of one of their wisest philosophers: Lao Tsu.
  
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