RE: Is Atheistic Humanism the ideology of the Anglo-Sphere?
December 31, 2013 at 5:25 am
(This post was last modified: December 31, 2013 at 5:28 am by là bạn điên.)
(December 30, 2013 at 8:25 pm)theyear12013 Wrote: So here's a less controversial post.I think.
Is Anglo-American-Australian-Kiwi-Canadian humanism now the defacto ideology of the Commonwealth+Americasphere? Is it also the dominant ideological force in the world today? I suppose internal threats from Christianity remain.
Christianity is waning in the angloshere and is a real force only in the USA
Quote:I think the answer is yes, humanism despite some troubles is more and more at the center of ideological life. Does East Asia have an ideology besides each country's specific ethno-nationalism? Buddhism appears dead there or ethnically fractured (ie Japanese offshoot for Japanese). The Middle East is in flames.
Buddhism is growing very rapidly in China due the rapid explosion of the middle class. I have no idea what this Japanese offshoot of Buddhism is. The Japanese are Orthodox Mahayanists. The only national variant I can think of is the Vajrayana of Tibet.
Hinduism is a living museum.
Quote:Perhaps Roman Catholic Brazil? The old latin-anglo rivalry will rise again? But does the remains of the spanish empire have a plausible ideological alternative to Anglo humanism?
Actually Brazil has a massive and growing evangelical protestant movement
Quote:What are the dominant policies/ideologies/factors of the Western world today?
1. Consumerism
Where in the world is consumerism NOT a dominant ideology?
Quote:2. Diversity
3. Globalisation
4. Government Incompetence
This is absurd. Western governments are the LEAST incompetant governments.
Quote:5. Crime, riots, terrorism etc.
Which countries DON't Have these?
