Paradox in Co-existing King and Queen
The Gentle Buffer Doctrine: How the Commonwealth Can Save the American Paradox
Introduction
Humans often fail to notice the paradoxes within their own minds.
Yet they rarely forgive others for behaving or speaking paradoxically.
This contradiction in human nature becomes more dangerous when it appears in political systems.
The American Paradox
The United States plays at least two roles:
the King, as the maker of global rules, and the Queen, as the wielder of supreme military power.
In a chess metaphor, both pieces cannot stand on the same square.
If America insists on being both, its internal paradox inevitably becomes visible.
When this paradox surfaces, foreign governments tend to point it out—
and that external criticism can deepen divisions within the United States.
It is a dilemma: if the U.S. government admits its paradox, it risks internal fragmentation;
but if it denies it, it risks losing international trust.
Solution: The Gentle Buffer Doctrine
I propose one solution — the Gentle Buffer Doctrine — which relies on proxy governments to soften the paradox.
The goal is to protect the authority of the King while preserving the action range of the Queen.
The Commonwealth nations (including the Five Eyes countries) can serve as this gentle diplomatic buffer.
Principles:
• America maintains justice (the King).
• Allies perform realism (the Queen).
• Diplomatic buffers reintroduce the virtue of ambiguity to global politics.
My Thought
I believe the King and Queen should remain on separate squares.
Such separation would bring greater peace and balance to the world.
(A personal note: Japan may betray the U.S. when America sincerely asks for its help.
This comes from the deep-rooted victim mentality over the nuclear bombings,
a mindset long reinforced by the Japanese government.)