Thanks Karl. It, once again, demonstrates the vast gulf that exists between the foriegn office of Russia and the UK, just as one example of 'western officials'. Someone at MoA mentioned the Dunning-Kruger effect yesterday WRT 'western leadership', which seems very relevant to the two characters involved in the Foreign Secretary shuffle from Wallace to Schapps. Lavrov comes across as a polymath by any comparison available in 'the west' and he seems to thrive in that environment, which demonstrated the youthful energy of the Russian education system.
Ps I managed to download a PDF of 'Pengchun Chang’s Contributions to the Drafting of the UDHR' on to my Desktop. So thanks again for that.
My study of the Russian and Chinese systems is as close as I can get to immersion level to the point where I no longer bother making comparisons aside from providing examples for they speak far louder than I. This year's Knowledge Day isn't the first I've observed, but what you observe isn't unique to Putin's governing style. IMO, he more than anyone understood the importance of opening up the lines of communication between citizen and government. In many ways, Putin's a Russian populist, and his style is emulated by his staff and is present in his communications with governors at the regional level in every meeting he has with them. I recall a speech he gave to the United Russia Party during Covid where he urged party members to immerse themselves in their community to both help their fellows and get feedback about what works and what needs to be done. And that's yet another aspect of Russia's superiority to the West as that type of politicking and governance has disappeared since oligarchy has taken hold.
PF Chang was an amazing fellow. Within Xi's proposed initiatives for both China and the world, I see a similar infusion of Confucian values/philosophy, and I see them being welcomed by most nations outside of the West. The quest for Harmony I see as close to universal when it comes to cultural value systems. And of course, Harmony directly affects individuals and their ability to enjoy their rights and freedoms. Clearly, the ancient rulers of West Asia knew that well which is why they sought to rebalance society via debt forgiveness. There's more than a trace of that within Islam, which is why IMO there's more understanding between China/Asia and the Arab/Islamic world than meets the eye, particularly from the Western POV. IMO, the Pentagon made a very big error in trying to put words in Indonesia's mouth. While I want to see Indonesia become part of BRICS+, I also want to see ASEAN as a whole be inducted given how ASEAN works as a collective seeking Harmony.
Yes, I'm currently reading the second article slowly - taking it in stages - for two reasons; first, it is a long piece, but second, it is very inspiring and emotionally uplifting so that I feel that I need to take breaks to keep my critical feet on the ground so to speak. Another way of interpreting the second reason could be that as a jaded 'westerner' used to the rhetoric of good intentions delivered by 3rd class politico's and then seeing the reality of the delivered product (best example I can think of now would be the Thatcherite education reforms that gave us NVQs) alongside the realisation that "We got fooled again". It's becoming increasingly clear that here in 'the west' it's us (you know, 'The People') that is being attacked in the 'Class War'.
Since Hudson brought forth the revelations of his and the team he assembled history of West Asia's political economy and how that changed over time from systems seeking harmony to one of oligarchy bent on Class War, which led me to conclude the Class War's been ongoing for 4,000+ years between Creditors and Debtors--a POV Hudson agrees with.
Reading and taking in the information offered in the two Knowledge Day articles is both humbling and uplifting. As an educator, I'm very pleased to see what was theorized as good practice when I took my university Ed classes 20+ years ago being utilized properly and bearing results, particularly the learning triangle of Parents, Student, teacher(s) working as a team, which also includes support from the state. Such is the primary component of People Centered Development: Done properly, the outcomes are priceless--they can't be bought or imported. We're seeing the results as those practicing People Centered Development are leaving those who don't behind. And as both Russia and China are proving is the best way to circumvent sanctions aimed at chocking development--a fact RoW has noted,
This was a good summary on events much you already offered including some additional tid-bits of information. One of which was the questions on Time, that are of particular interest.
Thanks Karl. It, once again, demonstrates the vast gulf that exists between the foriegn office of Russia and the UK, just as one example of 'western officials'. Someone at MoA mentioned the Dunning-Kruger effect yesterday WRT 'western leadership', which seems very relevant to the two characters involved in the Foreign Secretary shuffle from Wallace to Schapps. Lavrov comes across as a polymath by any comparison available in 'the west' and he seems to thrive in that environment, which demonstrated the youthful energy of the Russian education system.
Ps I managed to download a PDF of 'Pengchun Chang’s Contributions to the Drafting of the UDHR' on to my Desktop. So thanks again for that.
My study of the Russian and Chinese systems is as close as I can get to immersion level to the point where I no longer bother making comparisons aside from providing examples for they speak far louder than I. This year's Knowledge Day isn't the first I've observed, but what you observe isn't unique to Putin's governing style. IMO, he more than anyone understood the importance of opening up the lines of communication between citizen and government. In many ways, Putin's a Russian populist, and his style is emulated by his staff and is present in his communications with governors at the regional level in every meeting he has with them. I recall a speech he gave to the United Russia Party during Covid where he urged party members to immerse themselves in their community to both help their fellows and get feedback about what works and what needs to be done. And that's yet another aspect of Russia's superiority to the West as that type of politicking and governance has disappeared since oligarchy has taken hold.
PF Chang was an amazing fellow. Within Xi's proposed initiatives for both China and the world, I see a similar infusion of Confucian values/philosophy, and I see them being welcomed by most nations outside of the West. The quest for Harmony I see as close to universal when it comes to cultural value systems. And of course, Harmony directly affects individuals and their ability to enjoy their rights and freedoms. Clearly, the ancient rulers of West Asia knew that well which is why they sought to rebalance society via debt forgiveness. There's more than a trace of that within Islam, which is why IMO there's more understanding between China/Asia and the Arab/Islamic world than meets the eye, particularly from the Western POV. IMO, the Pentagon made a very big error in trying to put words in Indonesia's mouth. While I want to see Indonesia become part of BRICS+, I also want to see ASEAN as a whole be inducted given how ASEAN works as a collective seeking Harmony.
Yes, I'm currently reading the second article slowly - taking it in stages - for two reasons; first, it is a long piece, but second, it is very inspiring and emotionally uplifting so that I feel that I need to take breaks to keep my critical feet on the ground so to speak. Another way of interpreting the second reason could be that as a jaded 'westerner' used to the rhetoric of good intentions delivered by 3rd class politico's and then seeing the reality of the delivered product (best example I can think of now would be the Thatcherite education reforms that gave us NVQs) alongside the realisation that "We got fooled again". It's becoming increasingly clear that here in 'the west' it's us (you know, 'The People') that is being attacked in the 'Class War'.
Since Hudson brought forth the revelations of his and the team he assembled history of West Asia's political economy and how that changed over time from systems seeking harmony to one of oligarchy bent on Class War, which led me to conclude the Class War's been ongoing for 4,000+ years between Creditors and Debtors--a POV Hudson agrees with.
Reading and taking in the information offered in the two Knowledge Day articles is both humbling and uplifting. As an educator, I'm very pleased to see what was theorized as good practice when I took my university Ed classes 20+ years ago being utilized properly and bearing results, particularly the learning triangle of Parents, Student, teacher(s) working as a team, which also includes support from the state. Such is the primary component of People Centered Development: Done properly, the outcomes are priceless--they can't be bought or imported. We're seeing the results as those practicing People Centered Development are leaving those who don't behind. And as both Russia and China are proving is the best way to circumvent sanctions aimed at chocking development--a fact RoW has noted,
This was a good summary on events much you already offered including some additional tid-bits of information. One of which was the questions on Time, that are of particular interest.