roccoschili Chapter 680 Trip to Hawaii (72)
Chapter 680 Trip to Hawaii (72)
On the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii.
398 Corudilla Avenue, Honolulu Island.
On the vegetable patch in the fiery sunset~
Old Malkin's wife Sena led her eldest daughter Manqi and maids Chasida, Madonna, Miranla, and Ava Fangtian in the kitchen for more than an hour, all showing their "housekeeping skills" ”, and served a large table of extremely sumptuous special dinner dishes to everyone.
Giovanni and his wife Jin Ji led several children around them. After placing the tableware at each position, they "secretly" reviewed the special dishes that were served on the table. ~
Madonna, who had no cooking skills and could only be "reduced" to being a waiter, secretly ate every dish, forgetting to wipe her fingers and mouth clean in the end.
Under the shade of trees on the east side of the yard.
David sat alone on the grass, supporting his body with his arms back, looking at the fiery red sunset gradually "sinking" on the sea level in the distance, and he couldn't help but feel a series of sighs and sighs in his heart.
He had two in-depth talks with Marat Poyezhnev.
Marlatt talked about the current domestic development situation of the big bear country, as well as some of its development history during the Cold War over the past 30 years.
Then~
David could not help but pay attention to some of his self-feelings and many sharp opinions expressed by this "native aboriginal" from Xiong Country. .
For example: In the early 20th century, Tsarist Russia was still known as imperialism's weakest link. .
But just such a country, a few decades later, actually became the world leader leading half of the world!
How did they do it?
Since the birth of the United States, the island nation has been the only opponent that has attacked the U.S. mainland. . (This refers to after the Civil War.)
When the United States faced the once powerful alliance of Germany and Italy in Europe, it knew from the beginning of the war that they would inevitably be ruthlessly crushed by the Allied forces~
In 1943, Roosevelt, who was attending a conference in Casablanca, once said: World War II will end with the unconditional surrender of fascism!
Emm. .
After World War II~
The United States and Great Britain were two opposing superpowers during the Cold War.
How does Xiong Daguo's strength frighten Americans?
Marat gave David his answer to this question.
The strength of the Xiong Dynasty does not lie in its millions of ground army tank troops, nor in its highly developed aerospace technology, nor in its science education system, which has been considered perverted by many European countries. .
These are just the appearance of Xiong Daguo in front of the world, not the fundamental factors of its strength.
The fundamental reason why Americans are afraid of the Great Bear is that it has a powerful ideology that can completely destroy the entire Western capital world!
This ideology that countless working people agree with from the bottom of their hearts is the core competitiveness of Xiong Daguo during the Cold War!
Because the United States and most countries in Europe are countries of immigrants. .
The complex ethnic composition within these countries has resulted in huge cultural differences between the various ethnic groups~
These huge cultural differences that cannot be ignored have left many ordinary people without much sense of national identity in this country. .
For example: England, Scotland and Ireland have been "loving and killing each other" for hundreds of years. .
For example: after the United States experienced the Vietnam War for 20 years, science and technology continued to develop + televisions became popular rapidly + various civil movement groups popped up like weeds. .
It has even brought serious internal problems such as internal ethnic conflicts and racial discrimination in the United States before people all over the world. .
What about Xiong Daguo?
After World War II, the economy of Xiong Daguo continued to maintain a trend of rapid development~
The space rocket takes off and the nuclear-powered submarine enters the sea!
The world's first manned rocket, first artificial satellite, first space station, first lunar probe and so on. .
The first person in human history to go into space and the first person to see the entire Earth from space, Yuri Gagarin. .
He is not only the people's idol of Xiong Daguo, but also the idol of people all over the world!
In addition~
As of 1979, during the more than 30 years of the Cold War, a total of 12 scientists and internationally renowned scholars had won the Nobel Prize. .
Therefore, when Marat told David about the deep feelings in his heart that he had never told anyone, he spoke with great certainty.
"Any comments that publicly disparage Xiong Daguo in the media are actually a disguised disparagement of the opponent who is afraid of it...the United States!"
"The reason why the Cold War broke out is because of the United States and the Great Bear... These twin countries, which were born in the modern era of mankind, have reached a fork in the road that will determine the fate of mankind in the future."
"Both countries believe that their goals for progress are correct, and both countries believe that they have the obligation to lead all mankind towards the light~"
"So, if someone sees the Cold War as a competition for interests between the two countries, it is an insult to these two great countries..."
"In a traditional sense, if it were a great power during the rule of Tsarist Russia, it would have no need to compete with the United States for global hegemony."
"The earth is big enough!"
"It can accommodate two superpowers!"
"So the global competition between the two countries does not bring much benefit to them. Instead, it is a huge burden."
"Especially the money, manpower and material resources that Xiong Daguo spends every year in order to compete with the United States, it is simply difficult to calculate it in figures~"
"What about America?"
"Of course it paid a huge price for it..."
"For example: after the end of World War II, countless free aid was invested in many countries that were baptized by the flames of war; the Apollo moon landing program was completed with a nationwide effort, etc."
"So, the Cold War was a struggle to see who was better!"
. . .
An oncoming breeze gradually brought David back from his trance~
Based on what Marat told about the living conditions of ordinary people in the Bear Country~
Their current daily living standards are significantly lower than those of the United States and European countries, and also lower than those of its neighboring island countries. .
But apart from that, the living standards of ordinary people in Xiong Daguo are definitely among the highest standards in the world!
Its domestic high-end education system far exceeds the world average; comprehensively developed medical standards; sanatoriums all over the country; an average of eight hours of work per day and free Khrushchev Houses for the working class. .
For example, the Khrushchev Building has been criticized by people in the country because of its very "ugly" appearance and basically no sound insulation layer~
But it effectively solves the rigid housing needs of Xiong Daguo people!
This cannot be criticized by anyone~
Therefore, countless people living outside the Big Bear Country can’t help but yearn for it when they learn that people in the country can receive these benefits for free~
only. .
The Cold War is like the two most powerful countries in human history competing and colliding countless times!
It has unknowingly brought the whole world into an era of rapid scientific and technological development + rapid development of affirmative action + gradual narrowing of the gap between rich and poor + general improvement in living standards and the comprehensive popularization of industrial, scientific and technological modernization~
It is such a great era that people continue to look back at, evaluate, miss, and recall decades later. .But sitting on the powder keg of nuclear war!
The outbreak of the Cuban crisis has sent chills down the spines and fear of countless people. .
The destruction of all mankind may occur in just one second. .
This inevitably reminds David of the sentence he wrote in a book decades later.
When you face a powerful opponent who must go all out to compete with you, and when you must fight to the death~
The greatest respect is to "drive him to death"!
. . .
night~
Under the shining starry sky.
The lively dinner party has begun~
When Marat, Kihara Nobunari and Yuri Orlov made a special trip to visit Yasuda Kazuichiro, David did not ask ~
He only told the three of them to relax and enjoy the reunion and joy at this moment, and not to bring all work into their lives.
Marat, who was dining at a close distance with David for the first time, felt an unprecedented sense of relaxation and tranquility in his heart when he saw that the plate in front of him was filled with all kinds of delicious dishes.
----
new York.
It was approaching midnight.
Otis Parker's room on the fourth floor of the Gold Coin Hotel in Manhattan.
Sam Rogers half-reclined on the sofa and finished telling the whole story of the party he attended at the Metropolitan Club today~
After a moment.
Mr. Parker, who was sitting behind his desk, put down his pen.
He got up and entered the bedroom. According to the records he wrote, he found all the relevant information from the "information library".
Sam looked at Mr. Parker, who was holding a pile of portfolios, walked up to him, frowned and asked curiously.
"What are you...?"
Mr. Parker put down all the files and said with a smile, "Call home."
"It will probably take you all night to read them all!"
"What are they?"
"Um...can't I take it back and look at it?"
"Of course not!"
"You can't take these out of this room."
"As for what they are..."
"Hehe~"
"After you've seen it, don't you know?"
"..."
When Sam saw Mr. Parker actually showing a "malicious" smile, his heart suddenly trembled, and he waved his hand very sensitively.
"I do not watch!"
"Just tell me what I should know..."
"You'd better keep them for yourself~"
"Say?"
The corner of Mr. Parker's mouth once again showed that "evil" smile that made Sam feel a little scared: "You know...why many people would rather write very important information on paper than say it out loud?"