The one thing that is common about 'rationalists' is that they share a lot of the viewpoints with other ra*ists and that's not the world many of us want to live in.

Sure, you can take it. But can you afford to take it?

The answer is most likely you can't. And so far every attempt to show John Mearheimers superiority has been the equivalent of 'just relax and enjoy it'.

Guess what? We won't. Alliances are made voluntarily, not through conquest.