07-06-2021, 10:50 AM
(04-21-2020, 10:35 AM)Isoko Wrote: Blazkovitz,
I think this 4T isn't just a cultural war but also the decline of a society and what is the best way forwards. It is interesting to note that the nationalist BRICs are doing better then the globalist West in this paradigm. So if the West does abandon globalism and retreats more into nationalism, it is going to be a cultural shock for the millennials in particular.
Within the American context, maybe we don't need to go full nationalism but something between nationalism & globalism. A North American Union of sorts, maybe? Some of the US' top trading partners are our neighbours Canada & Mexico and it helps having somewhat common languages and culture in use. So we might be able to make it work better than the EU. I would expect some type of regionalism like this or even full known nationalism to come into force on its own once impacts of climate change start to hit. People will want to help their own as priority first over other distant areas on the other side of the world. About the cultural shocks, I would imagine it will also be a shock for gen X too, who also grew up in a more globalised environment. Maybe the pandemic was the first sign that it's time to retreat from globalisation?