The dominance of western culture
Western culture has been hailed as the progressive ideology. It is the revolutionary paradigm. Yet does it not measure to the awfully rejected eastern nature? Many critical of the current age have argued for religion to revive its prowess but this is not the necessary model. Eastern philosophy as a bridge between the two is an untainted middle ground.
Conservative thinkers continue to promote religious ideologies to save humanity from the progressive left. The denouncement of scientific fact for emotional acceptance is a hallmark of conservative criticism. Religion on the other hand advocates a lifestyle that cares for the individual and their dignity. Conservatism has become the anti-woke movement amongst younger intellectuals. To reject the authoritarianism and race-baiting formulations. Ascending beyond colour to character. Wishing for their traditional norms to persist. For the normative to be contained. Not to be blown open to infinity. There is a limit and the ontological aspects must be retained.
The conservative mentality does uphold religious dogma but has made leeway for some openness to the forbidden. Homosexuality, while not advocated by conservative thinkers is accepted. As long as that feeling remains in the primal biology. Linking religious doctrines with scientific analysis as a solidified consensus. There is some inconsistency in this neighbourhood as the homosexuality arena is sceptically permissible. Abortion is a religiously motivated decision. A baby is born and unborn in the womb. Locating religious texts as the authorities of scientific fact. Their staunch defence has more spiritual lacing than unbiased agenda seeking.
While this part of the conservative crux exists it is incredibly incapable of separating the constitutional tenants they defend with such fury. Separating church from state has been a deeply insensitive issue for the past few decades amongst others not part of the normative. Using traditional jargon to justify a long lasting norm with zero historical evidence other than textual sacrilege sanctimony. Starting a scientific theory from a religious text is a no brainer of collusion. It is this part of conservative ideology which plagues much of independent middle. The religious audacity to then manipulate these ideals to broker messaging. It is all too hypnotic and disingenuous. It is a rick-rolled miscalculation buying into a foolish gentrified indoctrination.
The focus on free market small government enterprise hypocritically crosses with the socially religiously emboldened limitations. A free country able to do whatever until it messes with religious traditionalism. Free country and equal measures for those who fall in line. Even legislating to prevent these breakthroughs of libertarian expression. Less federal control but empowered local establishment to create a dogmatic region. Wishing to keep to their norms. The freedom promised in the constitution is limited to the feelings of the religiously motivated. Triggered by the potential diversion in the everyday norms. Combating concern for the climate and minorities with extreme defences. Scared of change in the leftist move to a more socialist construction.
Yet while there is where to continue to ridicule their undying love for flawed capitalism, what is more apparent is to find middle ground to positive points they make. Their resistance to the authoritarian woke ideology is commended. Their path is wrong though. Their obsession with the western-religion synthesis is highly toxic. That is two thousand years of political corruption. The western world is the creedal totalitarian agenda. The transition to democracy has not mitigated the classist orientation. The elites have expanded their circle with little horizontal improvement. It is the failure of western religious thinking that has corrupted not only proper religion but forcibly disoriented modernity. Modernity was the perpetuated failure since Ancient Greece. With backsliding democracies on the rise religion is not the solution.
While most people will not find religion either accommodating nor a reasonable answer, there is an outlet. Psychedelics has enhanced the spiritual pursuit capturing atheist interest. The spiritual phenomenon is not solely a religious ideal. For many atheists, the issue of religion is not the transcendent but the institutionalisation. God’s existence is irrelevant as the wondrous amazement is a unique encounter. Meditation arouses a profound human experience disconnected from any structural archetype. Spirituality can be shared but it need not be a human exercise. Instead a breath of shared universe. While politics and logic separate humanity on various issues, the spirit is a secret sacred sync. Linking humanity beneath the rational faculty.
The western world is obsessed with its own image. Parading its ideology as the supreme order. Capitalism and democracy are the greatest systems ever. Belying any corruption or tragedy occurring under the regime. Preaching free speech but not anti-war protestors or socialist advocates. The breath of hypocrisy is obvious. Politicians who clearly do not represent the public but their own interest berating whistleblowers for revealing their diabolical schemes. The evolution of western democracy slowly permitted otherness entrance. Still caught up in racial identity and victimisation. Running around the world orchestrating coups and overthrowing leaders for self interest and wealthy pockets.
Western democracy is a hidden villain. It hides its true colours from the public eye. The corruption goes unnoticed, the blame to the lower echelons of society. There is an elitist rung with zero accountability, insider trading and corporate pandering. This exposure to the media is either wilfully ignored, accepted with little repercussions or blamed falsely on a foreign entity. The level of lawbreaking and collusion is mind boggling but there is no change. It as if reaching the elitist threshold protects from imprisonment and responsibility. The country is prosperous enough to keep its citizens unconcerned or better yet weaponises the media to manipulate the public into harassing the other side instead of their puppeteering.
In a word both sides are full of it. Both sides take extreme defences against the subtle changes as if society is being overturned. Consistently using the slippery slope concept as fact with little statistical data. For all their quotations of studies neither side accurately depicts them. They cherry pick those that prove their point. They debate in bad faith and call the other monsters despite their well intentioned purpose. Maybe talk it out a little. Stop being so emotionally engrossed that there is no area of conversation. Disengage from the ideological link for proper peaceful dialogue. Be open to changing your mind. Stop being so stubborn in an effort to thwart your parent’s principles or God’s wrath.
There is a loss of ethics in the workplace. A solo endeavour happy to walk over others for one’s own gain. A competitive atmosphere ironically advocated by the conservative free marketers. Loyalty and fidelity have fizzled. Yet it is not western values to be reimbursed. Contemporary society is western all the way back to hedonistic Athens. Religious values do purport a counter effect but not in their current form. They have been hellenised since the Roman Empire. The creedal universalism is a greek concept never before seen amongst religions. They cultivated kingdoms to maintain their hold. While kingship is not democratic it follows the veins of the hellenist conquest. Then the reformation transitioned to a democratic system and yet much of the exclusionary tactics and universalistic aspirations persisted.
Even Islam is not innocent of these effects. Following Christianity’s universalism and monolithic mentality they have persisted the Roman Empire vision more than the Roman Republic version. Despite islam’s non-reformative history, it did possess progressive eras in Andalusia and in the Ottoman Empire. Clinging to much of its hellenistic vibe it has persisted even today in the extreme measures of the terrorist movements. Radicalised to complete the Hellenistic echo chamber of old. While the structure and methodology may be different the rationale and goal are the same. Religious foundations have attempted to maintain their eastern roots. Islam has held to its hierarchy and education model with obvious western lore. Yet it is the western aspects that haunt the future not its anti-democratic organism.
Westerners don’t realise their own fault in this demise. It is two westerners duking it out in the middle of town. Eastern society has held on to its imperial ideals lasting millennium. While these aspects are nowhere near perfect, they present a counterbalance to the current western world. A society with raging nihilism and individualistic arrogance. In the east is common to avoid conflict and seek social harmony. Personal relationships are prioritised in slow development. While their hierarchical structures may represent an unequal dominance it also depicts a respected dignity. Demonstrating a collectivist approach whereby loyalty is the highest honour in the communal company. There is a deeper trust in a harmonious future.
Many westerners look down on eastern norms. Eastern medicine is laughed at and mocked for its holistic healing. Westerners are so arrogant in their scientific findings that they demean other forces. There is much to be confident about but also what to be anxious about. Western society is a guise. It is not truly libertarian. On the surface it may seem so at moments but under the veil it pushes its agenda. England still controls Northern Ireland while preaching liberty to the world. Still have yet to aid the countries they imperialised and decimated for generations. Reformation has not drastically changed the system only mechanically shifting the burden to other universalistic ordeals. A combination of selfishness and deviance.
Eastern prospects have much to teach westerners. Many westerners fraught with lowly maniacal routine seek spiritual comfort. A message for the egalitarian matrix. Egalitarian is more open spots for the elite not more synthesised society. People from all walks of life can peak into the upper exclusive circles. The neo-aristocracy may be multicultural but it is more oppressive. It continues to deal damage. To promote one agenda and cutback backstabbing blindly afterwards. Doors are open for more varied individuals to control the masses at large. The eastern model seeks to remedy the collective. Open for others must be met with respect as well as mitigating the paranoia of self interest. The collectivist style does seek to exploit the people for personal gain.
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