• shawn1122@sh.itjust.works
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    4 days ago

    Westerners don’t have a clear perception of this since they have lived in either the great power (US) or one of its vassal states (NATO) for the last 30 years.

    They’re not used to a world of multiple great powers / poles, even though that has been the case for most of human history.

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        2 days ago

        Most adult voters are too young to remember it firsthand, hence the perception. Basically anyone under the age of 50 likely won’t have a clear picture. For a better understanding:

        If you were born in 1980, you would’ve witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall when you were 9 years old.

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          2 days ago

          There are tens of millions of westerners who are 50 and up. So “Westerners don’t have a clear perception of this” is false. That’s all I’m saying.