Dusk Of Western Dominance!! Welcome To The Decade Of Decline As These Five Ds Spell Doom For The Reigning Deities
Dusk Of Western Dominance!! Welcome To The Decade Of Decline As These Five Ds Spell Doom For The Reigning Deities
The #west in decline?? Am I joking, you might say! Or, a knowing smirk in my face is a possible response. After all, how can an entire Judeo-Christian civilization spread across continents, arguably the greatest empire the world has ever seen be crimbling, is the bemused question? However, come along as I "walk" you through the Drivers of Decline, marking an end to centuries of White, Anglo-Saxon preeminence.
#Demography: First, the obvious culprit!! An ageing West is a sagging power, unable to "grow" with the shrinking of the Demographic makeup, as there aren't enough workers to meet an expansionary demand. Immigration is the self evident answer, though the likes of #Trump, #BoJo, #LePen, and now Suella Braverman, would do everything and anything to keep migrants out! Indeed, this self destructive "urge" lies at the core of why I believe the West has had its day.
Next is #Deglobalization. Ever since the time of Queen Victoria, the "inexorable" rise of the West has been tied to conquest, expansion of territory, trade at favorable (i.e. to themselves) terms, and now, a financial dominance, where the Almighty #Dollar reigns supreme. However, due to the aforementioned #Populists, followed by the once in a century #Pandemic, and "capped" by #Putin, all that remains of #Globalization is a Status Quoist project, with a "retreat" rather than a "return", the likely outcome.
Third, #Decarbonization. With a "woke" West grappling with the same forces of "resistance", as detailed by the cast of characters mentioned above, the "inevitable" push towards Decarbonization would likely be long drawn and expensive. Given that a "pillar" on which the West stands on the pdestal of global leadership is built on tackling #ClimateChange, I don't see a "way out" for Western leaders, except to spend more, stretching their already "thin" financial resources.
Talking about money, #Debt is the Fourth Horseman here, as the West is literally "drowning in debt". While earlier, "they" could either "print their way out" or "raid" their creditors (#Japan and the Petrostates earlier, and China now), this is increasingly becoming difficult in the emerging Multi Polar world where an assertive #globalsouth is being led by an "aggressive" Russo-Sino Axis, with a "resurgent" India under #Modi, finding its "voice" again.
Last, but not the least, is the Dawn of the #DigitalAge, aka the #fourthindustrialrevolution. As in previous iterations, #technology, #innovation, and superior know how, are the keys to success. However unlike the "original" Industrial Revolution which "powered" the West and "paved its way" to becoming Superpowers, this time around, the very nature of the Digital Age, a #globalvillage, means that a "Powershift" is underway, with brains mattering more than brawns, tilting the scales to distributed and diffused powers.
The Sun Does Set on the West.
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