The history of "Western Civilization" contains some very ugly people, some poor but most rich. The rich are often smitten with Pleonexia while a fewer number of others combine that with Megalomania. How else to explain the psychologies driving the behavior we see? Why/how did the Japanese become stricken like Westerners? And Asian Warlords belong in the same category, although they might not be Nazis. The European Class Structure was and remains brutal, although not as deadly. Can humanity evolve beyond that behavior and live in harmony?
I have little hope. So long as its human nature to lie to one self and be led, history will repeat. It's possible that economic power will shift, but human nature will simply move with it. Although I strongly support the challenge to the dollar because I want competition instead of unipolarity, I realise that the challengers wanting more power has got nothing to do with helping us. Corruption and stupidity are dominant human traits. We, the attempted do-gooders, are extreme outliers.
Hi, Karl. I addressed Nazis, the OUN and Bandera at:
From Nazi History to Civil War: How can we fight Nazism without saying 'Nazi'?
https://mikehampton.substack.com/p/putin-ukraine-nazi-history-civil-war
Nazis Are Convenient: Is the right-wing hero or opportunist in war?
https://mikehampton.substack.com/p/putin-ukraine-nazis
The history of "Western Civilization" contains some very ugly people, some poor but most rich. The rich are often smitten with Pleonexia while a fewer number of others combine that with Megalomania. How else to explain the psychologies driving the behavior we see? Why/how did the Japanese become stricken like Westerners? And Asian Warlords belong in the same category, although they might not be Nazis. The European Class Structure was and remains brutal, although not as deadly. Can humanity evolve beyond that behavior and live in harmony?
I have little hope. So long as its human nature to lie to one self and be led, history will repeat. It's possible that economic power will shift, but human nature will simply move with it. Although I strongly support the challenge to the dollar because I want competition instead of unipolarity, I realise that the challengers wanting more power has got nothing to do with helping us. Corruption and stupidity are dominant human traits. We, the attempted do-gooders, are extreme outliers.
Perhaps "extreme outliers" within the West, but not globally. The process will require time; what's unknown is how much.