Filed with 60.18 Western Civ · Related: 60.23 History · 60.9 Philosophy
- Russians have a phrase, “Everything is understood in comparison.”
- Only way to critique the West is to use Western values, values the West isn’t living up. China, Russia, many Middle East countries aren’t living and don’t care about those values.
- Western values are better
- Stop pretending anyone cares about global justice. Countries pursue their own interests. People are acting in interest of their civilians, not global justice.
- In 1947 when the partition of India happened, the life expectancy was 32. Today its over 70; because of capitalism.
