BOTVINNIK
. (With a sudden formality.) I will now present to you my serious thoughts on the subject of ... Let's see... the
character of the Russians and American people.
HONEYMAN
. I don't think that's...
BOTVINNIK
. That's my topic. It is
fundamental. Do you object?
HONEYMAN
. Not as long as you're
serious.
BOTVINNIK
. Deadly. (A beat. Honeyman nods.) Good. There is a great difference between Russians and Americans — yes
or no?
HONEYMAN
. Well... yes, if you...
BOTVINNIK
. There is no difference. I will prove it. If the Russians and not the English had come to America, what would
they have done?
HONEYMAN
. They would have...
BOTVINNIK
. They would have killed all the Indians and taken all the land. See? No difference. Americans and Russians
are just the same. But their history is different. What is history? History is geography over time. The geography of
America is oceans — therefore no nearby enemies. The geography of Russia is the opposite: flat, broad plains — open
invitations to anyone who wants to attack. Mongols, French, Germans, Poles, Turks, Swedes — anyone. Do you agree
with this? Of course you do — it is obviously true.
HONEYMAN
. Andrey...
BOTVINNIK
. Quiet, I am being serious. So, what is the history of America? Conquest without competition. What is the
history of Russia? Conquest because of competition. How best to be America? Make individual freedom your god. This
allows you to attack on many fronts — all along
your borders, in fact — and maintain the illusion that you are not attacking at all. You don't even have to call your wars
wars. You call them „settling the west".
HONEYMAN
. That's a gross misreading of ...
BOTVINNIK
. Don't interrupt. How best to be Russia then? Fight collectively. Know that you are trying to crush those
around you. Make control your god, and channel the many wills of the people into one will. Only this will be effective.
Only this will defeat your neighbors (
Выделено
мною
. —
С
.
Т
.)».
Ботвинник (с
неожиданной формальностью).
А сейчас я Вам представлю мои серьезные размышления на
тему... ara... характеров русских и американцев.
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