Outside of technical advancements history is a pendulum. One generation fucks up and learn from it and eventually rebuilds. 1-3 generations further down the line the fuck up will be forgotten and they will be doomed to repeat it. Just look at the statement 'kids these day'. That's coming from someone that forgot they too were young once and did the exact same dumb shit.
That said I think we're saving up for a big one and perhaps the lesson will last longer this time.
Outside of technical advancements history is a pendulum. One generation fucks up and learn from it and eventually rebuilds. 1-3 generations further down the line the fuck up will be forgotten and they will be doomed to repeat it.
That works fine when you're history's main actor. But the Chinese aren't sitting around waiting to see what we do next. They have a 100 year plan to rule the world, and they are executing it.
The west is going to be left in the dust. This place will be a third world backwater inhabited by a bunch of dumbed down peasants. The elites won't mind this at all. In fact, they're looking forward to being able to rule over kingdoms of serfs again.
So in that sense you're right. The pendulum is swinging alright, but it's swinging backward into the 14th century.
China is certainly on the upswing in this. I wont necessarily attribute it to them playing their hand cleverly though, it's just that the western world have forgotten what is at stake and playing its hand way to casually. I'm actually fairly sure their aim is to stay out of the mess we've created. No reason for them to touch that dog poo.
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srgmpdns ago
I think about that all the time.
I’m sure it’ll make a lot more sense than it does now.
C_Corax ago
Outside of technical advancements history is a pendulum. One generation fucks up and learn from it and eventually rebuilds. 1-3 generations further down the line the fuck up will be forgotten and they will be doomed to repeat it. Just look at the statement 'kids these day'. That's coming from someone that forgot they too were young once and did the exact same dumb shit.
That said I think we're saving up for a big one and perhaps the lesson will last longer this time.
cuello_rojo ago
That works fine when you're history's main actor. But the Chinese aren't sitting around waiting to see what we do next. They have a 100 year plan to rule the world, and they are executing it.
The west is going to be left in the dust. This place will be a third world backwater inhabited by a bunch of dumbed down peasants. The elites won't mind this at all. In fact, they're looking forward to being able to rule over kingdoms of serfs again.
So in that sense you're right. The pendulum is swinging alright, but it's swinging backward into the 14th century.
C_Corax ago
China is certainly on the upswing in this. I wont necessarily attribute it to them playing their hand cleverly though, it's just that the western world have forgotten what is at stake and playing its hand way to casually. I'm actually fairly sure their aim is to stay out of the mess we've created. No reason for them to touch that dog poo.
cuello_rojo ago
They don't have to touch it
Hong Kong topples New York as world's richest city
It's not just Hong Kong and it's not just China. While the west has been getting poorer, the east has been developing a middle class.
I've seen it with my own eyes. We're going to be the peasants in the future. They're going to run the world.
It's simple. They've been working hard to build up their people and their country. While our leaders have been working hard to sell us out.