Delusions, illusions, and mistaken beliefs exist; they are created in the brain alongside sensible and rational reasoning; they are made of the same substance.

Think of an upright, average German man in the late 1930ies. He sees the world as it is, not as it should be. What would such a man arrive at, do you think?

Or, imagine sitting in a night bus on your way home, and a bunch of drunk neonazis get on. Would you tell them that they're stupid and misguided? Of course not. You would shut up and hope that they don't notice you.

By the same token, small countries can not oppose the US will. The US is today's Roman Empire.

History repeats itself. The fall of Babylon, the fall of Rome, and today we are witnessing the downfall of the US empire. But these days, we have nuclear arms.