Marla_Singer
United in diversity
If we look back at History, it's kind of weird how the 1930's started in a similar fashion as the 2010's.
We all know there was the 1929 financial crisis which turned into an economical crisis, and then a social crisis, and eventually a political crisis.
During the 1930's the world balance of power was clearly destabilized, and a bit as in tectonics with earthquakes, it suddenly accelerated. When we look at what happened in the Arab world with the Arab spring, and how China is quickly becoming the last resort creditor of the Western world, such an acceleration of History seems to happen again.
There's a power shift... a new world order is rising. We don't clearly know which one, but we do know it will be different from what we've known so far.
If we look back at History, such situations of power shifts have always lead to a war. However, such power shifts never occured since nuclear weapons exist. What was the most similar to that was the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989, and it ended pacifically. However, the world leadership hasn't changed then. The US and Western Europe have always dominated the Eastern block.
Of course, we hardly see how we could end with an open conflict considering there are nukes around, but how would react the Western world if its middle class is getting destroyed by a globalization which considers it as expensive and unproductive? Of course, we aren't there yet and fortunately. But would the US and Europe accept to renounce to their way of life without violence?
We all know there was the 1929 financial crisis which turned into an economical crisis, and then a social crisis, and eventually a political crisis.
During the 1930's the world balance of power was clearly destabilized, and a bit as in tectonics with earthquakes, it suddenly accelerated. When we look at what happened in the Arab world with the Arab spring, and how China is quickly becoming the last resort creditor of the Western world, such an acceleration of History seems to happen again.
There's a power shift... a new world order is rising. We don't clearly know which one, but we do know it will be different from what we've known so far.
If we look back at History, such situations of power shifts have always lead to a war. However, such power shifts never occured since nuclear weapons exist. What was the most similar to that was the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989, and it ended pacifically. However, the world leadership hasn't changed then. The US and Western Europe have always dominated the Eastern block.
Of course, we hardly see how we could end with an open conflict considering there are nukes around, but how would react the Western world if its middle class is getting destroyed by a globalization which considers it as expensive and unproductive? Of course, we aren't there yet and fortunately. But would the US and Europe accept to renounce to their way of life without violence?
