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<blockquote data-quote="mindlight" data-source="post: 77576372" data-attributes="member: 21246"><p>Western hegemony was originally founded on a combination of technical, industrial, and military advantage and a self-belief that came from a shared Christian faith, that we had a moral right to rule.</p><p></p><p>The technical and military advantages remain but are far narrower than before. The industrial advantages no longer exist.</p><p></p><p>The Ukraine war indicates that the motivational factors are probably more important now as this is what is required to succeed in a conflict where neither side is supreme. Individualism is not the foundation of a true warrior ethic and not the basis of the self-sacrificial love of a country that is essential in a war. There are now more Christians outside the Western alliance than inside it. The Western elites who have guided us to the selfish consumerism of the current economic model have seriously miscalculated and have presumed their global advantage would remain despite this or that they were simply managing a transition to a different kind of economic advantage for themselves. But in effect, they have sabotaged our collective advantage by the choices they have made about our culture. They have changed the definition of freedom to one of license and they have atomised our society breaking down the bonds that cause to us live and fight for each other.</p><p></p><p>You seem to advocate an inclusive tolerance as the solution for our troubles. This will give some victories in the short term, but in the long term, it bleeds away any real basis for the advantage that we once had. When our God is less credible than theirs we have no right to dominate. </p><p></p><p>Since domination is the currency of peace in a world where unclear supremacy means war with weapons of incredible destructive power the fate of mankind is at stake here. Those who naively believe they are simply managing the transformation to a different kind of more inclusive and tolerant world have no idea of the lessons of history.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mindlight, post: 77576372, member: 21246"] Western hegemony was originally founded on a combination of technical, industrial, and military advantage and a self-belief that came from a shared Christian faith, that we had a moral right to rule. The technical and military advantages remain but are far narrower than before. The industrial advantages no longer exist. The Ukraine war indicates that the motivational factors are probably more important now as this is what is required to succeed in a conflict where neither side is supreme. Individualism is not the foundation of a true warrior ethic and not the basis of the self-sacrificial love of a country that is essential in a war. There are now more Christians outside the Western alliance than inside it. The Western elites who have guided us to the selfish consumerism of the current economic model have seriously miscalculated and have presumed their global advantage would remain despite this or that they were simply managing a transition to a different kind of economic advantage for themselves. But in effect, they have sabotaged our collective advantage by the choices they have made about our culture. They have changed the definition of freedom to one of license and they have atomised our society breaking down the bonds that cause to us live and fight for each other. You seem to advocate an inclusive tolerance as the solution for our troubles. This will give some victories in the short term, but in the long term, it bleeds away any real basis for the advantage that we once had. When our God is less credible than theirs we have no right to dominate. Since domination is the currency of peace in a world where unclear supremacy means war with weapons of incredible destructive power the fate of mankind is at stake here. Those who naively believe they are simply managing the transformation to a different kind of more inclusive and tolerant world have no idea of the lessons of history. [/QUOTE]
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