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Somewhat hyperbolic…

• keepamovin 2y ago
  No, I’d say it’s revealing because the people who genuinely believe in the ideology espoused in this article truly hold these ideals. To them, this must feel like the end of the West, as they’ve known it. Because to them, the West was defined by the institutions and systems built in the post-war era. What strikes me about the picture painted by the author is how much it seems to miss—or entirely ignore—many important factors. These include the challenges of integration, the burdens of mass migration, the distinction between legal migration and open borders policy, and the failure to address how such policies, even if well-intentioned, can be exploited for slave labor, human trafficking, and voter manipulation. There’s also the uninspired and unsustainable approach to reducing inflation and the cost of living by importing ultra-cheap labor, instead of investing in forward-thinking development projects that actually benefit citizens. It feels almost myopic how much the focus remains on avoiding the mistakes of the authoritarian and fascist World War II era. In their quest for salvation and redemption, there’s an overcorrection that disregards essential social, economic, political, and institutional factors necessary for effective progress and development. Maybe it’s not so bad if it’s indeed true that this post world war II, reactionary, but tunnel visioned, definition of the West has died. The specific issues raised by this article and larger context tho are irrelevant to another trend: an innovative, new organizing model for the West is an idea whose time has come.