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What do you think of Western society/culture at this point in time?
How do you feel about the current state of Western society and where it is headed?
What do you like and dislike about it? Is it improving or on a steady decline? Please share your thoughts.
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...that is a very vague question, Spike. What is your point, exactly?
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What are we defining Western Society and Culture as?
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I dunno about Spike, but to me Western Culture is Europe and countries like USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, etc.
I don't think Russians consider themselves as part of the West, though. |
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In terms of culture, I guess our values and how we are applying our resources towards the future. Do you think we are on a sustainable path? Will capitalism evolve or die? Are we educating our youth properly? If automation takes over most of our jobs, is there anything left to strive towards in terms of commerce and consumption? I have no soapbox or anything to get on, I just want to hear the honest opinions of people who are older than me.
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Many argue that Europe has been slowly decaying for a while now. I mean, Europe are no longer the "rulers of the world". USA became the number 1 superpower quite a long time ago already. And China and Japan come behind in terms of GDP. And then India is also climbing. It seems to me that many people from the Americas, Australia and NZ think Europe belongs to the past, while the Americas and Australia and NZ are the future. Basically we Europeans are like the old grandpas or middle aged parents while countries like USA, Australia, Brazil, etc. are our rebellious teenage children ![]() |
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Not worried about it. People seem convinced that any change at all is some kind of sign that it's crumbling...
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I’m not entirely sure what Western culture is. People have different ideas, but they’re usually incomplete or self-serving.
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I watch that show Adam Ruins Everything and they were talking about how Hawaii was monopolized by the US and some people would prefer it go back to being it’s own area. That is really stupid. If hypothetically a war broke out or Hawaii was attacked what would they do? No, whether you like it or not and regardless of how it historically happened you are much better off being part of the US.
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It's the pinnacle of humanity, the best we've ever had so far. Especially in the Nordic countries. We don't need anyone from anywhere to tell us how to live, we have it all perfect here right now.
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This is a bold statement that I don't agree with based on the the multitudes of factors involved. And that's not going anywhere near the condescension.
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My thoughts on Western Civilization that it is good economically but not spiritually.
Thats just a generalization though, as individual cases can be very different. There can be very poor people even in the richest part of the West, and a spiritually uptight person even in the area with the most vice. |
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Sure you could technically create your own government and military but to go through all that trouble now after all this time just for the sake of being separate is silly when you’re already part of a strong, free, country that has your back.
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