/lit/ - Literature

>>18164943
I think Westerners project onto China their own histories / ideologies / pathologies and mistakenly think China is going to replace the U.S. or the West in a hegemonic role. I don't think that is going to happen, but the West continues to play the hegemon while the costs of hegemony are beginning to outweigh the benefits -- that is one reason why there is a political crisis in the West.

Western ideology is based on it being the universal standard that everyone else must follow. This is not just something the elites believe but common people too. They're used to seeing themselves as like Captain Kirk and always giving the orders. But if that is no longer true, then they freak out and don't know how to deal.

https://youtu.be/WugEKDZF5I4