The Chinese president says that he wants de-Westernize the world.
What does he means ?
First, he wants to end the USA supremacy in the world, and in fact, the goal is roughly reached.
China is a competitive power, Russia and India play their own games.
The West position in Middle east and in Africa are crumbling, the recent Iran Saudi Arabia agreement shows that.
China could be the power which makes enough pressure on Putin to make him agree to something reasonable.
Economically, wet has still ressources but it weight is diminishing.
But he wants to go beyond. The pillars of the west are free market, democracy and state of law.
And, for him, neither is acceptable. He is not the only in the world. Russia, India, turkey, dictatorships on every continent agree with him and prefer to work with him than with West.
In Europe, he has relays in Poland and Hungary.
In USA, ultra republicans Trump supporters and so are his accomplice.
You really confuse me. You distrust and are intolerant of some of the most gentle and peaceful people in the world, then you are so forgiving and tolerant of some of the most cruel monsters in the world. Can you explain that?
Iām aware of Chinese militarism and ethnic cleansing but this is in Chinaās own neighborhood. I donāt see how it is a threat to the West. However, it is true that Western influence in the world is not as strong as it used to be, and this is the Westās own fault.
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Point 1: Iām just asking questions here.
No one has tried to stifle your speech. But no one has to agree with you either.
Point 2: China is not my enemy.
Thatās a little short sighted, isnāt it? If you are an American living in America, China is very much your economic enemy.
They do not respect patents and steal everyoneās ideas and manufacturing methods and because they employ child labor and pay pitiful wages they can undercut American-made goods.
If you believe that buying āmade in Chinaā goods is beneficial for you personally, you do not understand the meaning of āmade in Americaā and the economic benefits that brings to you.
This is why Biden issued executive orders to bring back āmade in Americaā.
The President believes that when we spend American taxpayersā dollars, it should support American workers and businesses. In his first week in office, President Biden signed Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future is Made in America by All of Americaās Workers, launching a whole-of-government initiative to strengthen the use of federal procurement to support American manufacturing. To continue building on these implementation efforts and ensuring these ambitious goals arenāt just talk but action, the executive order established the creation of the Made in America office within the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/management/made-in-america/#
If you only think of what seems to benefit you personally you do not understand the concept of a democracy, where all people benefit from the development of wealth in one the richest nations in the world.
Do you believe that the nationās resources belong only to the billionaires who treat the rest of the people who actually do work to produce goods as slaves, as they do in China?
Which is great. I think the question was, why are you merely curious about an autocratic oppressive world power, while being adamant about how to treat innocent young people trying to find there place?
American big business moved our manufacturing to China decades ago with the support of Washington. China is just taking advantage of our greed and stupidity.
I agree with that.
American Capitalists are not fond of Democracy. After all, paying good wages cuts into profits and executive bonuses for cost reduction.
In a Plutocratic Capitalist system, slavery is the most cost-effective work āethicā.
Thatās just a restatement of what led to the question. Why donāt you care about China? Just because itās far away? And, you have not made a good case for degeneracy or how you are affected.
Think about other laws. Alcohol is bad for you, but we allow it, just donāt drive or stumble around in public because someone might get hurt. Who gets hurt when someone is trans?
What exactly is Westernization? Something like a multi-Ethnic Democracy?
If thatās true then de-Westernization means less Democary and the establishment of more exclusionary (Nationalist) Ethnic Totalitarianism?
Itād be great if a nation challenged our power to oppress minorities, throw around our military might, arm terrorists, spy on good people, etc. But thatās probably not it.
Could be they just want to show off, take on the bully so they can BE the bully. Just old fashion ācarve up the pieā politics.
Muslims clerics used similar rhetoric, claim to be the moral authority, present themselves as a better choice.
Intellectualism is the mental perspective that emphasizes the use, the development, and the exercise of the intellect; and also identifies the life of the mind of the intellectual person. In the field of philosophy, the term intellectualism is synonymous with rationalism, knowledge derived from reason. Wikipedia
Indeed, what shall we replace intellectualism with?
From recent history it appears that āIgnorantismā is a preferred choice.
Especially if one owns an AR15. If you donāt understand it? Kill it!