Re: A failing experiment
At what point did "the west" become non oppressive? From involuntary enslavement through wold wars, resource wars, systemic racial division, "the west" is far from a flag bearer of tolerance.
They/we can't even lay claim to "free-thinking markets", since the reality has been more of a russian doll: free-thinking markets within militarily constrained boundaries.
I think that the crunch you are perceiving is the sound of a group of western leaders driving their respective countries into a wall.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
