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"There is no appropriate couch to psychoanalyze the West upon, nor a psychologist available to bring the trauma of previous civil wars out in the open. The only critical reviewer is history. World War I and World War II were fought among Western powers. China was at that time a prey never subjugated.
Now the world is much more complex and dangerous than ever, given the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Are there some criminal minds who even advocate the use of these weapons as the instrumental "final solution" of the West's quest for total world hegemony? Does the "West" deep down have reached a point of preferring annihilation rather than a diminished role in the world?
Our perceptions of punishment may not work as deterrence for further aggression but on the contrary as reinforcement for more inimical behavior. If the world cannot transform mutual perceptions from threatening to conciliatory, it is in for a rough ride. Russia can destabilize other parts or the world and it can rekindle conflicts.
Ukraine's history and social make-up point to a civil war already exploding and further break-up of the country - if the Russophobes keep the upper hand in the Ukrainian streets and the Russians in that country call for its dismembering.
China on the other hand is staying calm and on the fence, assessing losses and profits for its long-term plan to become an economic power-house: "Beijing will also join Washington in handling bilateral ties based on such principles as non-confrontational actions, mutual respect, and win-win cooperation, said President Xi Jinping," reported Xinhua."
Now the world is much more complex and dangerous than ever, given the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Are there some criminal minds who even advocate the use of these weapons as the instrumental "final solution" of the West's quest for total world hegemony? Does the "West" deep down have reached a point of preferring annihilation rather than a diminished role in the world?
Our perceptions of punishment may not work as deterrence for further aggression but on the contrary as reinforcement for more inimical behavior. If the world cannot transform mutual perceptions from threatening to conciliatory, it is in for a rough ride. Russia can destabilize other parts or the world and it can rekindle conflicts.
Ukraine's history and social make-up point to a civil war already exploding and further break-up of the country - if the Russophobes keep the upper hand in the Ukrainian streets and the Russians in that country call for its dismembering.
China on the other hand is staying calm and on the fence, assessing losses and profits for its long-term plan to become an economic power-house: "Beijing will also join Washington in handling bilateral ties based on such principles as non-confrontational actions, mutual respect, and win-win cooperation, said President Xi Jinping," reported Xinhua."
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