It's a coping mechanism that needs to be parroted to keep the people in the west from questioning the status quo. "Look china/russia/iran/india bad ! Sure, we're not doing well and your quality of life is eroding year on year but hey ! In china you can't question tienanmen square so there's that"
It's sad, but as long as people continue to believe in this mythology of "absolute freedom", it will continue to work.
It's sad, but as long as people continue to believe in this mythology of "absolute freedom", it will continue to work.