AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
The most important kind of soft power to the West is the most worthless which is being liked. The reason why the US is losing influence in the world is because China is seen as an alternative to the West. China didn't have to directly do anything which is by definition soft power. They'll even blame it on China's influence yet still not soft power to them? The reason the West likes the being liked kind of soft power is because it's 100% in their control on whether they like you or not. If China fulfilled its part of the Phase One deal or use the word "invasion" to describe what Russia is doing in Ukraine, does that get the West to like China? No. Only a dummy would see that as having power doing dog tricks for them in order to be liked. China invented printing. Without printing the West wouldn't be where they're at today. They would be a bunch of illiterate idiots. Do Western countries like China for it? No, which is why being liked by them is worthless. They've already forgotten that important contribution that China gifted them and they will always expect China to continually seeking to be liked by them because it's a never ending quest with no end because all they want to see is China begging for their acceptance which has nothing to do with soft power. In the end it's all a bait and switch scam because they don't seek China to have any power of any kind. It's a front for what they've always wanted which is they'll only like China when China blindly obeys them without question or challenge. It's no wonder they're guilty of slavery in history.Just thinking out loud here, some crazy and wild ideas.
I like wild and crazy ideas. Then get yelled at, by the wife.
Anyways, it is what that Professor Martin Jacques said once, when during an interview he was asked about China's soft power.
Of course, that question by the host, was just a backhanded attempt to smear again, pointing out that China does not have soft power, apparently, and what will China do about it when it gets more powerful in the future.
How Prof Jacques replied was very revealing, because he thought Chinese soft power will be different in the future. He did not expect it to be the same as the west, and in fact he though it will obviously grow in the future.
However, that single point about how it will not be the same, implies it could be here already. Since it is different, we never notice because
1) the Americans keep boasting about their obnoxious soft power, like how President Trump would boast about everything, lol ...
2) the Chinese never speak about soft power
That expression, "all-weather friends," has been used to describe the China-Pakistan relationship for decades.
And now, as you corrected pointed out, China and Russia are "all-weather friends."
Who needs alliances when you got "all-weather friends".
Who needs Western soft power, when you got a chance to make money with the Chinese?
Why would anyone in the world who are people of colour want to do things your way with Western soft power when there is a clear alternative?
Thatcher used to say, "There is no alternative!"
People did not believe that, but they knew it was true. People of colour knew they did not believe that in their hearts, but had no choice because they were weaker. They had to accept everything Western, which included, tech, economics, ideology, and soft power.
Maybe the rise of China, is a rise of alternatives?
Now you see, and I am sure you will agree, a hardliner like me would have never thought of this, (only though of it because read your message), because I am principally interested in China.
Har har, hardy har har.
The rise of China, is good, I find it interesting.
But the rise of China, should mean should mean something different, for other people, like Pakistan and Russia, and the global south.
On that point, have to say I don't really care that much. It should be something to look at from time to time, but we so internally focus, we never think of it.
In the end, not sure any of us will care!
I'm a hardliner. What else am I gonna say?!
Double, har har, hardy har har!
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