China: the modern behemoth
‘If China is not unstoppable now, then it will certainly not take long to become so with its current rate of acceleration.’
Lately I’ve seen many petitions written by concerned activists calling on measures to be taken to stop China persecuting the Uyghur, and other minorities, in the People’s Republic of China (hereafter, PRC). I don’t know if these activists are aware of the futility of their actions in attempting to convince the soulless and utterly amoral PRC to change its mind; after all, China is a country that has combined the very worst aspects of free marketeerism and communist politburo rule to create a state immune to moral concerns. Add to this the sheer power of the Chinese state on the global stage and it becomes apparent that there is no country on Earth that could make China do something that it does not want to do.
Simply put, China is going to be the next world superpower; it’s rise to power is inevitable. From its colonial-esque railroading in its rural countryside to its economic might and financial tendrils reaching into every corner of the globe. If China is not unstoppable now, then it will certainly not take long to become so with its current rate of acceleration.
I really doubt a bunch of petitions signed by the citizens of fast-declining Western countries will make them do anything other than laugh.
You can accuse me of fear mongering if you’d like, but the truth is that China is terrifying, it is a fast growing behemoth that we have absolutely zero hope of influencing.
For all the faults of the USA, for all its pointless wars and cynical hawkish exploitation, it is still a democracy and answers to its own people and allies (some of the time anyway); it is far less sinister than China and, unfortunately, less competent than China, to be frank. I won’t lie and say I have any love for the US, or that I agree with much of what it does, but its founding principles are a damn sight better than the PRC’s and it is a country capable of good.
In the end, I do regret the apparent suicide of the illustrious leader of the free world, the United States, even if it is mostly for selfish reasons.
