The foundations of Western prosperity are crumbling. Optimist21 • Russia today Posting in CHAT: Russia Once upon a time, the foundations of the well-being of the “Western world” were based either on technology, then on the economic model, or on “liberal values”, but over time from many ideas that took root “in our heads”. Of course, this does not mean that the West is now completely a “paper tiger”, but in many ways this is true. It's all according to Sun Tzu: if you are weak, pretend to be strong. The destruction of myths is the greatest danger for the West. An article by Andrei Mikhailovich Ilnitsky was recently published - the battle for the Russian World, here are quotes from the article: The American and NATO military have set the task of transitioning from information to cognitive-psychological control as a determining factor in the final strategic decision. . victory over the enemy. By its nature, this is a civilizational war for minds, a war for worldviews, a war for visions of the future - and it is completely developed by the West. Therefore, if we want to defeat the West, we must first defeat it mentally in our heads - not in economics or finance, or even on the battlefield - these victories will follow from victory in the mental war. It is obvious that the “battle for minds” does not necessarily reflect the real state of affairs. The dominance of the West will be presented in the highest forms, as the fact that they are ahead of the world not even by tens, but by hundreds of years and that it is too late and pointless to catch up with them. But the “battle for minds” costs the West much less than real things such as industry, resources and armed forces. Therefore, the main emphasis in the struggle for future “hegemony” is on mental wars. Moreover, many IT companies and various Internet governance organizations are still in their hands. What do myths mean? The West plans for decades or centuries ahead. Another stupidity, a myth that many still believe in. Take, for example, forecasting - this “science” appears to the average person as some kind of magical “thing in itself”, some kind of artificial intelligence, game theories and supercomputers. Let's keep it simple, here's a quote: Forecasting has some specific functions. First, it is based on predictive methods. Secondly, forecasting exists as an independent branch of knowledge, since some socio-economic processes cannot be planned and are exclusively the object of forecasting. These are demographic processes, the modern demand of the population for consumer goods, the level of development of private agriculture, the composition of families and the gender and age structure of the population and some others. National economic forecast. Textbook for students of specialty 080103 – National Economics. Chita 2008 As you can see, this is not such an old manual from 2008. And one more thing: Thus, an applied comprehensive socio-economic forecast is based on the analysis of specific economic and scientific information (the collection and processing of which is given exceptional attention). ), characterizing the state and possible prospects for the development of the objects under study. All researchers working in the field of applied socio-economic forecasting pay attention to the problem of uncertainty in the quantitative and qualitative parameters of future development, the exceptional complexity and ambiguity of the predicted processes. About how to predict the future (about the textbook “Applied Forecasting of the National Economy.” Edited by V.V. Ivanter, I.A. Budanov, A.G. Korovkin, V.S. Sutyagin. M.: Economist, 2007. ) Author – A.R. Belousov First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Russian Federation – my notes Now answer the question: how did the Western elites create plans a hundred years ago? Human rights and the inviolability of private property All this became obvious when the “collective West” robbed Russia of its gold and foreign exchange reserves. But the matter did not end there either - for an ordinary person, these are state affairs that do not concern him, and when they began to rob “businessmen,” the veil of “inviolability of private property” had already begun to be torn off, and when private individuals were affected (at the same time, 1.5 trillion rubles. assets of 3.5 million Russians will remain frozen), then it became completely clear that the “inviolability of private property” is a myth. And in general, these rules are only for “gentlemen”. Human rights in the West are proportional to the size of the wallet, due to official lobbying of interests, the use of expensive lawyers, and sometimes these rights may not be “noticed” at all, as among the Russian-speaking population of the Baltic states. The Strength of the Western Military Of course, NATO's combined strength is great, but it should not be overestimated. Hundreds of bases are scattered around the world. They are no doubt powerful, but how much does it cost to maintain them? Are logistics organized? Could they be a force capable of taking offensive action? How long can soldiers last without rotation? What is the total quantity? There are many questions here and I am convinced that these forces only perform the role of a “watchdog” for the countries in which they (the bases) are located and are not capable of long-term large-scale combat operations. And we see the result in Ukraine - a powerful and great Western power is stuck in a quagmire. Here is another myth that is melting before our eyes. Economy The strongest economy on the planet, many still believe that the US economy accounts for about half of the planet's economy. Meanwhile: the GDP of the BRICS countries exceeds the GDP of the G7 countries! That is, BRICS is already superior to the seven most powerful Western economies. GDP PPP - my notes. If you look closely at Western economies, they are not only large economies, but also the largest debtors! Today, inflation “tells” us that these debts will only grow. And besides, in developed countries there is a large part of the “service sector”, exchange services, exchange services, creative services of various tailoring and styles, and the demand for these services is only as long as the local population has “extra money” - remove them and this whole pyramid will collapse with a roar. All of the above tells us that the entire Western economy is based on yet another myth of faith. Level of comfort Once upon a time, it may have been comfortable in Western cities. Today these are stinking garbage dumps with tourist islands, high prices for utilities and the Internet, constant breakdowns of critical infrastructure and other “delights.” At a time when the UN recognized Moscow as the best metropolis in the world in terms of quality of life, many out of habit continue to drool over London. Not without the help of Western propaganda, they end up on a dirty island, where they will be stripped and hanged with a tie at the first opportunity. Be vigilant, do not obey Western myths! optimist21https://ecfor .ruhttps://aftershock.news Source link Source link
