(03-10-2022, 11:17 AM)YinYang Wrote: I think the two ideologies - communism/authoritarianism vs democracy - are just incompatible with one another, and that's understandable.
The West wants Russia to democratize, and that seems about as likely to happen (back then & now) as hell freezing over... but then again, that's what they said about the Berlin wall...
There was also no reason for NATO to exist after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, since NATO was established because of the Cold War. Not dissolving NATO might have been the West's mistake perhaps, but I get the feeling many people in Europe are sleeping soundly at night these days because they belong to a NATO country. And who knows what credible intel they had back then to make them decide against NATO's dissolution.
There are really substantially different ideologies?
Or only different forms of totalitarianism?
With more or less "rights" of private properties.
Addtional there was never something like a cold war or threat from any nationalities or states itself really existant.
Everything is only an illusion to keep all the people under control and to make business.
What's about the idea that there are only humans beings on this planet, trying to have a good life?
In a closer look there are many groups, tribes, interests, faith, etc., but at least there will be a natural development of spirituality, when nobody will disturb and program the human mind permanently.