On these pages and elsewhere I've seen Hillary Clinton attacked for saying something I essentially believe is correct.
The Link
Hillary: "This is what we call smart power, using every possible tool and partner to advance peace and security, leaving no one on the sidelines, showing respect even for one's enemies, trying to understand and, insofar as psychologically possible, empathize with their perspective and point of view, helping to define the problems to determine the solution. That is what we believe, in the 21st century, will change, change the prospects for peace"
.Lt. Col. Oliver North has weighed in that because she advocates "empathy" for our enemies, Hillary Rodham Clinton is unfit to be president.
Following is a link from Fox:
LT. COL. OLIVER NORTH, FOX HOST, WAR STORIES: "Those words coming out of someone who intends to become commander-in-chief are not just naive and utopian, it's irrational. Consider, we are supposed to be using smart power. Sounds more like, to me, we have no power. And that isn't smart to say as a candidate. And I can't think of a presidential candidate who said those kinds of things.
"Think about this. She is urging us to empathize with our enemies. Think about December 7th, 1941. And then FDR going to the Congress of the United States the next day saying we need to have more empathy for --...
Crockett: Personally, I think North reference to WWII is apt, but I think the lesson is different than his take. I think the Japanese initially were successful because Adm. Yamamoto was knowledgeable about the US and empathetic to national psyche. Likewise Nimitz and MacArthur had knowledge and empathy for the Japanese and came up with the strategy to kick their asses. Admittedly Halsey, who had no sympathy and doubtful much empathy, was brilliant tactically and was in direct command of a lot of the *** kicking.
Sun Tzu was an advocate of understanding your opponent, something I think impossible without empathy. The novel, The Enders Game, widely read and recommended by military thinkers, had a hero whose greatest strength was empathy.
We've been talking a lot about friction between the black community and police and frankly a lot of the blather related to it is completely lacking in empathy. They are doing what a counseling friend of mine call "shoulding all over each other." The black agitators say the police should be more sympathetic and gentle. Police and their backers are saying black people should know how to behave.
Strategic thinking would suggest we do more listening and less "shoulding." Empathy is strategically useful, I think. And I'm glad Col North never became Gen. North, because I don't think he has the strategic understanding required for such authority.
The Link
Hillary: "This is what we call smart power, using every possible tool and partner to advance peace and security, leaving no one on the sidelines, showing respect even for one's enemies, trying to understand and, insofar as psychologically possible, empathize with their perspective and point of view, helping to define the problems to determine the solution. That is what we believe, in the 21st century, will change, change the prospects for peace"
.Lt. Col. Oliver North has weighed in that because she advocates "empathy" for our enemies, Hillary Rodham Clinton is unfit to be president.
Following is a link from Fox:
LT. COL. OLIVER NORTH, FOX HOST, WAR STORIES: "Those words coming out of someone who intends to become commander-in-chief are not just naive and utopian, it's irrational. Consider, we are supposed to be using smart power. Sounds more like, to me, we have no power. And that isn't smart to say as a candidate. And I can't think of a presidential candidate who said those kinds of things.
"Think about this. She is urging us to empathize with our enemies. Think about December 7th, 1941. And then FDR going to the Congress of the United States the next day saying we need to have more empathy for --...
Crockett: Personally, I think North reference to WWII is apt, but I think the lesson is different than his take. I think the Japanese initially were successful because Adm. Yamamoto was knowledgeable about the US and empathetic to national psyche. Likewise Nimitz and MacArthur had knowledge and empathy for the Japanese and came up with the strategy to kick their asses. Admittedly Halsey, who had no sympathy and doubtful much empathy, was brilliant tactically and was in direct command of a lot of the *** kicking.
Sun Tzu was an advocate of understanding your opponent, something I think impossible without empathy. The novel, The Enders Game, widely read and recommended by military thinkers, had a hero whose greatest strength was empathy.
We've been talking a lot about friction between the black community and police and frankly a lot of the blather related to it is completely lacking in empathy. They are doing what a counseling friend of mine call "shoulding all over each other." The black agitators say the police should be more sympathetic and gentle. Police and their backers are saying black people should know how to behave.
Strategic thinking would suggest we do more listening and less "shoulding." Empathy is strategically useful, I think. And I'm glad Col North never became Gen. North, because I don't think he has the strategic understanding required for such authority.
