Rachel Nuwer, BBC: How Western civilisation could collapse
Some possible precipitating factors are already in place. How the West reacts to them will determine the world’s future, says Rachel Nuwer.
The political economist Benjamin Friedman once compared modern Western society to a stable bicycle whose wheels are kept spinning by economic growth. Should that forward-propelling motion slow or cease, the pillars that define our society – democracy, individual liberties, social tolerance and more – would begin to teeter. Our world would become an increasingly ugly place, one defined by a scramble over limited resources and a rejection of anyone outside of our immediate group. Should we find no way to get the wheels back in motion, we’d eventually face total societal collapse.
Read more ....
Related Posts :
World News Briefs -- May 14, 2017
ABC News Online: Ransomware cyberattack: More than 200,000 victims affected, fears number could grow
Friday's cyberattack hit 200,000 vic… Read More...
Syrian Kurdish-Led Forces Are Now Closing In On The Syrian City Of Raqqa
RFE: Kurdish-Led SDF Closing In On IS-Held Raqqa, Groups Report
An international monitoring group and Kurdish media are reporting that Sy… Read More...
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- May 14, 2017
President Xi Jinping of China at the opening ceremony on Sunday for the Belt and Road forum in Beijing. He pledged more than $100 billion f… Read More...
Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates May 14, 2017
(Click on Image to Enlarge)
Reuters: Iraqi forces attack Islamic State in Mosul as battle approaches endgame
U.S.-backed Iraqi forces p… Read More...
Ivory Coast Army Mutiny Continues -- News Updates May 14, 2017
Reuters: Troops advance toward mutineers in Ivory Coast's second city
Troops were advancing toward Ivory Coast's second largest city on S… Read More...
0 Response to "Is This How Western Civilisation Will Collapse?"
Post a Comment