The following article could be subtitled "A Simple Mathematical Explanation for Why Our Side Is Different From Theirs." Here, "our side" is the side of anti-militarism (not pacifism), of non-interventionism (not isolationism), the advocates of a way of thinking that espouses the notions of individual and proprietary primacy, and the right of others to live as they will so long as they do not infringe upon others' rights. On the other side are the militarists, the interventionists, the proponents of a philosophy that advocates the fulfillment of America's "destiny" via the most aggressive of means. What follows is a simple … Continue reading Orthogonality versus Opposite Direction