West lives in simulation

(MENAFN) The ongoing conflict in Ukraine is less about the country itself and more about the West’s desperate attempt to maintain dominance over a world that no longer requires its influence. In the grip of its own technocratic system, the West is floundering like a dying machine, blinded by its own mechanisms. This mirrors the ideas of German philosopher Oswald Spengler, who, in his 1931 work Man and Technics, predicted the downfall of Western civilization, where technology, once a natural extension of culture, becomes an imprisoning force. Today, the West’s response to Ukraine is a reflection of this, using drones, sanctions, and media manipulation in a futile attempt to maintain control. But the more the West relies on mechanized systems, the less it understands the living cultures it seeks to control.

The West approaches negotiations and ceasefire proposals as if they were simply bureaucratic adjustments, not recognizing the deeper, more complex dynamics of war. US President Donald Trump’s envoys meet with Russian officials, not in pursuit of peace, but because the old American power structure has realized the shift in global dynamics. A new world order based on raw power is emerging, with Russia, China, and historical legacies resisting the West's desire for digital control. Spengler predicted this: the West’s reliance on machines and algorithms has stripped it of organic thought and cultural depth. Russia, by contrast, is still driven by historical understanding and imperial thought.

Russian President Vladimir Putin rejects the West’s ceasefire offers because he sees them as illusory. Russia looks at the root causes of conflict, not just the tactical maneuvers. The West, obsessed with data streams and strategic objectives, has lost sight of what war truly means. Spengler foresaw this: the West would become incapable of controlling the very systems it created. For the West, war is not about power or territory but about maintaining the illusion of control.

Meanwhile, financial technocrats in the G7 use manipulative tactics, like leveraging Russia’s frozen assets, to maintain an economic facade. Spengler would view this as the final stage of Western decline, where artificial wealth and economic manipulation replace genuine cultural and industrial growth. Russia, in contrast, is focusing on self-reliance, military strength, and industry, returning to the fundamentals that once made civilizations strong. The divide is clear: the West is entangled in its own mechanical processes, while Russia embraces the logic of history.

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