The Coming World War as Liberalism vs. Autocracy
Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
- Ephesians 5:15-16
Russia and China are striving to end the US-dominated global order and replace it with a new order, one dominated by autocracies. The autocracy club is pretty tolerant, it doesn’t matter which kind of autocracy it is, fascist (Russia), communist (China), socialist (Venezuela), Stalinist (North Korea), theocratic (Iran), or military (Myanmar), they all want an end to Western liberal values and US economic hegemony. What is more, some democracies like Turkiye, India, Brazil, Hungary, and South Africa are not unsympathetic to that cause as they are often closely aligned with Russian and Chinese interests and reject the Western liberal tradition in favor of tribal, ethnic, or religiously centered cultures.
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