It seems to me that the liberal elites love being wanted so much that they create dependency within those that they profess to care for in the none “advanced” nations and even within the disadvantaged populations of their own nations. Such people can never be allowed to rely upon themselves, as they tend to take “non-liberal” paths without the sure guiding hand of the Western liberal elites. If such people actually start being successful by taking non-liberal paths they must be broken; as parents and nurses who suffer from the syndrome do with the children in their care. So that the Western liberals can feel good about themselves for “helping'“ these poor souls back to the path of liberal righteousness and be publicly celebrated for such great “caring”.
Unlike the unabashed conservatives who sometimes revel in their destruction of other nations and other’s lives, the liberals have a need to be able to feel the warm glow of others congratulating them for doing so much good to help the less fortunate. The important thing is that the less fortunate never become fortunate; especially by their own efforts! The liberal can point to decades and decades of trying to “help” these unfortunates, but alas nothing ever seems to work. Then there are the utterly thoughtless individuals who point out that if perhaps all the money given to NGOs, consultants and spent on “civics” classes was actually given to the people themselves those people may start to flourish. It was all about political economy, not trying to change people’s mindsets and social relations so that they can become “liberal”. A good Western liberal’s work is never ending, and always beset by such foolish and misguided people! The liberal Fox must be allowed to guide the chickens and guard the henhouse against the conservative Wolf!
And then there came China, rising from the ashes of the Century of Humiliation, a horrific Japanese invasion and occupation, and a civil war, to become just far too successful as an illiberal nation. But unlike occupied and vassalized Japan, China could not be so simply nobbled. “How dare they show a successful illiberal model of success to those we so lovingly care for” shout the Western liberals in exasperation. But China keeps not following the liberals advice of deregulation, selling off the commanding heights of the economy, installing “capitalist liberal democracy” and an oligarch-owned “free press”, and accepting the protective wing of the good Western liberal abusive parents.
What can be done? Not only is it that Iran and Russia are also not accepting of Western liberal love anymore, but also Hungary and Slovakia, and even now the previously perfect child Georgia! And all those good Black and Brown people in Africa, and even in parts of South America! “THEN THEY MUST BE PUNISHED” scream the liberal elites in unison, until the children see the error of their ways and come back to the one and only true faith of Liberalism; a new Liberal Inquisition.
“THOSE THAT PUSH THE ALTERNATIVE FAITH MUST BE SILENCED” they also scream. And so it became as the new Liberal Inquisition spread across the land, the only problem was that China and Russia and Iran seemed to be helping the unruly and ungrateful children from being disciplined and returning to the one true path. How dare Putin spread such disinformation! Useful idiots and slimy gaslighting propagandists must be trotted out to condemn those that will not accept the “loving care” of the liberals. Like this utter lunatic below - why do so many of them sound like they are talking to children as they “work” with the Global South to keep them down and cover up a genocide?
“THEN THEY MUST BE DESTROYED” the liberals thunder. But no matter how much they have their proxies huff and puff, they could not blow the Russian and Iranian houses down. Even their Zionist mad psycho-dogs ended up thrashing around; lots of blood and guts but no real glory! And even at home some of the children of the liberals themselves were rejecting the one true way, the Horror!
And here another example of the shutting down of free speech and the right to protest on US campuses reminiscent of fascist regimes and tactics, practised by good liberal university administrators. And still, a horrible narcissistic old man keeps spilling the beans of hidden truths out of his diarrhea mouth and even threatens to become president again.
“HE MUST DIE” they scream but the bullets just keep missing. Of course, just like a certain English King who wanted to rid himself of this “troublesome priest”, liberals never do anything as vulgar as a direct call for a man’s murder.
And so here we are, as more and more of the children manage to escape the intensive care ward where the liberal elites have kept them for so many years and experience the true joys of sovereignty, freedom and an improvement in their living standards. And these ungrateful brats even turn around and scold the liberals who had so lovingly “cared” for them, how can a liberal feel the reflected glow of being seen as good when such awful insults are thrown at them.
If the liberal elites cannot feel good about themselves is there any reason for them to live? And of course the children cannot live without them, so better for everyone to leave the world of the living. Now the race commences between the ability of the more sane liberals and illiberals to remove the more dangerous liberals from the levers of destruction, and the latter’s ability to utilize them in a last gasp of righteous “caring”.
This does not mean that it will be any better under a Trump presidency; there will then be an open war between the liberal establishment and their fully owned state apparatus, media and technology companies. With Trump himself, there will just be the fist without the liberal velvet glove, which will make the reality of the US capitalist oligarchy that much more obvious to the general populace and the populations of other nations. And the apocalyptic delusions of the Christian Zionists and their beloved Israel, together with Trump’s own full belief in the US Empire and its right to do whatever is required to maintain the position of that Empire; a difference in tactics not strategy.
The only real alternative is one not owned by the US capitalist oligarchy, which is not an option that that oligarchy will allow. They will have to be forced to.
Customary strong analysis notwithstanding, 1 can simply appreciate Roger's vitriol towards those deserving: "...Useful idiots and slimy gaslighting propagandists must be trotted out to condemn...". WOO HOO!
Thank you for that excellent article. The scales are falling from a lot of eyes as the true nature of the liberal order is revealed. It is not a pretty sight. Funny thing is that I once would have described myself as a liberal but there is no way I could support these atrocities. Have no idea as to how to describe myself these days, perhaps left-wing conservative comes closest, but everything is in a state of flux.