As we mentioned in the previous post. This tectonic shift on the world stage of politics, social debate, cultural and religious divide continues to widen. It may not be Earth shattering just yet. Think of it like small tremors murmuring and you can just feel the vibrations beneath your feet. Nevertheless,it is no less significant for the United States and the American government. There is no doubt that the 20th century was the most glorious time for the United States. Two World Wars, other major wars like Vietnam and Korea and The Great Depression yet America stood tall. Immigrants from across the world saw its fruits and plenty, its open arms and the promises that you could prosper and have the opportunity not seen elsewhere. Fast forward a mere 14 years after the century of dominance. The failures, flops, blunders, waste, faults and sins of a government are unending and its once proud people are forced to endure excuse after excuse, promise after promise of false hope after false hope, and now bold distortions to the events happening in the Middle East and neighboring regions. Once upon a time, America could be bold, she could declare the communist were the devils that had to be destroyed and repelled at all costs. Personally, I wouldn't totally disagree that communism was one of the most evil inventions of mankind, however how we dealt with them would be another matter.
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| Faith and Morality Matters Courtesy Camtistic.com |
The old Soviet Union basically fell flat on its face. after Ronald Reagan escalated the arms race, the old Soviets dug their own grave when they thought they could arm the country to the teeth, even though economically they were absolutely crippled. The path of divergence and the whole dynamics of yesteryear is just that, it's all in the past. It's a different game today, circumstances have reset and anything good or bad that America did in the past is not relevant or affects the current state of affairs. Similarly, to compare the current Russia today(something Western media loves to do) with the former Soviet Union is flawed and unhelpful in understanding the overall dynamics. Clearly the Russians saw their prominence, world influence and power disintegrate after 1980's. America had free reign as the most influential and all powerful military force. Not so today. America and Europe are essentially joined at the head. Both economies are big, both economies are broke with huge debt and slow to no growth. Here's what doesn't make sense. Why does the EU and America want the Ukrainians to be part of the EU? Why does the EU in particular want the Ukraine so bad that it would risk sparking a military conflict not just a political conflict?
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| Crimea in Crisis By Valentin Ramirez (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons |
Whether it's the Middle East, South China Sea, and now the doorsteps of Russia, other than influence and power, which is always at the heart of these tensions, this is also about America, the EU and the West's attempt of reclaiming some of its own glory it believes it is entitled to. Russia believed this in a similar way. Russia is a nation on the rebound after 2 decades following the collapsed communist state. The difference and the divergence is this: Overall, economically, socially,politically, and some like myself would argue morally, Russia is on the rise. America, the EU and the West are clearly on the skids and sliding fast.
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