Ideals and implementations

There is a vast gulf between the stated civilizational values of the West and the actual implementation of these in society. Often when a geographically-Western society does not adhere to the values considered ‘Western’, the specific instances are dismissed as aberrations, not part of a larger trend. When a non-geographically-Western society does the same, these instances are trumped up as a large portion of the other culture. Examples of this are so abundant that to list all of them would take an entire book in itself. Instead, I will dig to the main cause of this: a lack of belief in a complex other. European religion, culture and education systems are geared towards a simple dichotomous understanding of interactions and relationships, which allowed for the development of novel concepts such as the relation of state and individual but is ultimately stifling to any true problem solving.

 

While Europines often have decent moral ideas, they are rarely put into practice and fought fiercely in society. It's only when the East shows that a peaceful revolution for civil rights can be accomplished that the West can follow. While the West did produce some good ideas in the past, those good ideas are replaced with a corrupt society now, the best hope is to get as many of our people into ruling positions and administer and nurse this once-great civilization.

 

Westerners focus on quality of living and not necessarily on happiness. Money rather than comfort. Threat is that societies that catch up in terms of money are threats

Extreme focus on individual but forget that individual waste is often just removed and forgotten about. Westerners don't understand the cost of living. Instant gratification lifestyle.