Loved the thought experiment on the West's possible future, and I think your analysis about China is correct. The West totally failed to realise the true state of China at the end of the last imperial dynasty, or the psychology of its people and why they would accept the rule of Mao and the CCP. Mao as symbol is such a central tenet of the state's hold on power that it's actually led to a revival of Marxist theory in academic and political theory circles, an attempt to reclaim what makes the new Chinese order 'Chinese' if you will!
Yes I don’t get how they can’t see those dynamics. Or perhaps I do get it. The psychological dynamics fascinate me. And thanks I thoroughly enjoyed the thought experiment too.
Loved the thought experiment on the West's possible future, and I think your analysis about China is correct. The West totally failed to realise the true state of China at the end of the last imperial dynasty, or the psychology of its people and why they would accept the rule of Mao and the CCP. Mao as symbol is such a central tenet of the state's hold on power that it's actually led to a revival of Marxist theory in academic and political theory circles, an attempt to reclaim what makes the new Chinese order 'Chinese' if you will!
Yes I don’t get how they can’t see those dynamics. Or perhaps I do get it. The psychological dynamics fascinate me. And thanks I thoroughly enjoyed the thought experiment too.
Masterful,