{"id":57168,"date":"2016-07-31T22:57:35","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T04:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=57168"},"modified":"2016-07-31T01:45:36","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T08:45:36","slug":"time-for-pan-asianism-rise-of-asians-for-asia-asia-for-asians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2016\/07\/31\/time-for-pan-asianism-rise-of-asians-for-asia-asia-for-asians\/","title":{"rendered":"Time for Pan Asianism: Rise of Asians for Asia & Asia for Asians"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shenali D Waduge<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

We need to come to terms with reality that the Western model of world governance has failed, the West has messed up its own countries and the world. The Western adventure is coming to a close. The curtain is coming down on West\u2019s experiments of greed and oppression. Time is on the side of Asia. It is now Asia\u2019s turn to take over and not commit the same mistakes and follies that brought about the decline of the West. China, Japan, Russia and hopefully India will take that leadership of Pan-Asianism and Asians will rise to build an Asia for Asians.<\/p>\n

A declining West is not suited to preach to the rest of the world and the rest of the world now need to refuse to take \u2018orders\u2019. All of the West\u2019s inroads to non-Western nations have not been with goodwill. The West has not been interested in our welfare though media hype is paid to project so. They have paid local lackeys who have preferred the accolade as proud 2nd<\/sup> class citizens and faithful servant to Western ideals. The West has used NGOs as fronts playing the same role of missionaries under European colonial rule. Hungary\u2019s Prime Minister rightly said \u2018we are not dealing with civil society members but paid political activists who are trying to help foreign interests\u2019.<\/em><\/strong> Even the UN has become a puppet in the hands of powerful nations.<\/p>\n

To a great extent the clash between Islam and Catholicism and their historical imperial expansionist ideologies are to blame. It is their hunger to acquire and rule over others that has led to non-Abrahamic conversions and the creation of lackeys and sepoys following their ideologies for payment. Neither Christianity\/Catholicism nor Islam can claim to have a moral voice by their very actions. This is where India has disappointed. Indians despite suffering tremendously under colonial rule are happy to serve as sepoys \u2013 many of their citizens are proud vassal envoys of the West. Much was expected from Modi, but his inferiorities stemming from his humble upbringing has made him abandon giving leadership to India in Asia and instead promote an India aligned to West. This is not only attributing to destroying India but will invariably become an Achilles heel to Asian nations as well. Chinese and Japanese have shown that western education is not needed to be & feel superior. Indians must learn to think the same.<\/p>\n

West is on fire & in decline<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was German historian Oswald Spengler who 100 years ago predicted the decline of the West comparing each of the 8 civilizations to the 4 seasons with each lasting 250 years. Spengler viewed democracy as a weapon of moneyed interests using media to create an illusion and control people using tools like equality, feminism and socialism. He predicted that money will crumble under its own corruption with people ceasing to participate in elections.<\/p>\n

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According to the Social Science Research Network America\u2019s child poverty levels are worse than in Greece, Poland, Lithuania and Estonia. The median adult wealth in the US ($39,000) is 27th globally, putting it behind Cyprus, Taiwan, and Ireland. America ranks #12, behind Israel, Sweden and Australia in \u2018life satisfaction\u2019. 50 million Americans live in poverty. America\u2019s per capita wealth, health and education measures are mediocre for a highly industrialized nation. 5.5 million jobs or over 32 percent of all manufacturing jobs since October 2000 were outsourced. Over 54,000 factories were shipped overseas beginning in 200. The federal government and its cartel of private bankers at the Federal Reserve have worked diligently to camouflage the fall of America by artificially inflating the stock market.<\/p>\n

In the past 45 years, there have been more than 16,000 terror attacks in Western Europe, an average of more than 350 per year, according to the Global Terrorism Database, maintained by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. What cannot be hidden is that the men that the West brainwashed to strike terror in other parts of the world, have now turned their guns on their masters.<\/strong> A fact the West will not admit. Neither will they admit that the waves of asylum and refugee seekers flooding into the West are also as a result of their nations being bombed by the West resulting in a mass exodus of people fleeing for their dear lives. Would the war mongers have not contemplated the mass migration of people before they set their hired \u2018rebels\u2019? If so are these sudden \u2018attacks\u2019 across Europe also linked to a bigger plan?<\/p>\n

Is the West cutting each other\u2019s throat? Is the exodus of asylum seekers funneled into Europe with intent to disintegrate Europe and create a demographic influx of Muslims? Why would America wish to destroy an ally or are these destructions a pathological ailment suffered by those pulling the strings?<\/strong> We know that the ordinary people of America, Europe and even Muslims have no idea what is going on.<\/p>\n

American historian Eric Suess says that in order to weaken Russia, US is prepared to weaken Europe. Are these jihadists actually from the countries where people are fleeing from? Or is it a showdown of the historical clash of civilizations between the 2 Abrahamic religions? If so what is the cost of this historical angst or is it another means to redraw the world map aligned to the neocon project of removing sovereign states so that corporates take over where governments are now ruling? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Is this an attempt to create more artificial states? <\/strong><\/p>\n

The buzzword throughout Europe nowadays is \u2018jihadist terror\u2019. Little attention is paid to who actually created them, who are supplying the men and who are training and equipping them. The situation reminds of \u2018While Europe Slept: How Radical Islam is Destroying the West from Within\u2019<\/em><\/strong> by Bruce Bawer who correctly drew attention to Europe facing a demographic and cultural threat from Muslim immigrants who resisted \u2018integration\u2019. He also correctly attributed the problem to \u2018passivity\u2019 and \u2018appeasement\u2019 policies comparing them to American policy of asserting the need for immigrants to adopt to American traditions. The issue definitely has arisen because of Europe\u2019s political correction, showering immigrants with benefits and allowing them to create ghetto communities. After facilitating the problem there is little point in complaining about immigrants bringing \u2018tribal customs\u2019 that are inconsistent with Western understanding of human rights.<\/p>\n

These are mistakes that Asia cannot repeat and repent. As Bawer rightly says it is Multiculturalism that has Marginalized communities<\/strong> \u2013 multiculturalism has not bridged communities, multiculturalism has only created further divisions. If as Bawer says multiculturalism has created the Balkanization of Europe divided into Muslims and Non-Muslims, this is Asia\u2019s prerogative to avert by throwing multiculturalism into the dustbin before it does the same damage. If Bawer attributes Europe\u2019s enemy to not Islam or even radical Islam but Europe\u2019s self-destructive passivity, inclination to appease these are factors that Asia cannot afford to follow.<\/p>\n

The West has erred in thinking that might is right. Superpower status displayed using military hardware has won it more enemies than fathomed. According to James Lucas writing to GlobalResearch the US is said to have killed 20million people in 37 victim countries since 1945.<\/strong> \u00a0It is the neocons that must take blame. Americans are not<\/strong> from Mars and Europeans are not<\/strong> from Venus (with apologies to Robert Kagan)<\/p>\n

As the West declines the East rises.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A rising power should not adopt the decaying international systems that led to the decline of the West. A new political order must now be rolled out.<\/p>\n

Dr. Sun Yat-sen <\/strong>the founding father of the Republic of China was the first to speak about Pan-Asianism and promoted 3 principles for People (country-centric nationalism, democracy, and the livelihood of the people).<\/p>\n

If Asia is the cradle of civilization as Dr. Sun asserts with its philosophic, religious, logical and industrial civilization which are traced back to Asia, just as Japan abolished the Unequal Treaties, the nations of Asia must master courage and shake off European domination.<\/p>\n

Asians must believe that European oppression can be shaken off. When Dr. Sun said in 1924 the westerners consider themselves as the only ones possessed and worthy of true culture and civilization; other peoples with any culture or independent ideas are considered as Barbarians in revolt against civilization\u2019<\/em><\/strong> it echoes today\u2019s malady.<\/p>\n

His reference to European \u2018cult of force\u2019 (rule of Might) is what today pervades Middle East, much of Latin America and Africa, parts of Europe and very soon Asia.<\/p>\n

As Asia rises, where Asia can replace rule of might is through the civilization of \u2018benevolence, justice and morality\u2019<\/strong> bidding goodbye to the European materialistic civilization. As Dr. Sun says \u2018orally the Orient is superior to the Occident (West)\u201d<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

He next asks \u2018which civilization, the rule of Might or the rule of Right\u2019 will prove to be beneficial to justice and humanity, to nations and countries\u2019<\/em><\/strong> and this is where Asia now needs true leadership, not only amongst its political leaders but among all citizens.<\/p>\n

The most poignant part of Dr. Sun\u2019s speech is illustrated thus<\/p>\n

between 500 and 2000 years ago, there was a period of a thousand years when China was supreme in the world. Her status in the world then was similar to that of Great Britain and America today. What was the situation of the weaker nations toward China then? They respected China as their superior and sent annual tribute to China by their own will, regarding it as an honor to be allowed to do so. They wanted, of their own free will, to be dependencies of China. Those countries which sent tribute to China were not only situated in Asia but in distant Europe as well. But in what way did China maintain her prestige among so many small and weaker nations. Did she send her army or navy, i.e. use Might, to compel them to send their contributions? Not at all. It was not her rule of Might that forced the weaker nations to send tribute to China. It was the influence of her rule of Right. Once they were influenced by the “Kingly Way” of China they continued to send tribute, not merely once or twice, but the practice was carried on from generation to generation. This influence is felt even at the present moment; there are still traces and evidences of it.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

If Asia is to follow the Rule of Right the people must be influenced by justice and virtue. The foundational role of compassionate Dharmic religions will play a crucial role. It is perhaps in foreseeing the philosophy with which Asia will prosper, the West has decided to counter this by using its influence over Islam to encourage Wahhabi Islamic incursions into sacred citadels of Dharmic religions. These are manifested in using Rohingyas to enable mosques around Buddhist Myanmar, the same is taking place in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and even Bangladesh and Buddhagaya where a mosque has come up 60mtrs from the sacred Maha Bodhi temple.<\/p>\n

As Dr. Sun advises Asia must learn science from Europe to help Asia\u2019s industrial development and improve armaments not to oppress or destroy other countries and peoples as Europe does but purely in self-defense.<\/p>\n

Asia needs to unite and create a united front against the Occidentals (West).<\/p>\n

Asia\u2019s population is 4.427\u00a0billion. Of Europe’s approximately 50 countries<\/strong>, Russia is the largest and most populous, spanning 39% of the continent and comprising 15% of its population – 741.2 million people (Russia\u00a0 = 143.5\u00a0million) However on account of Russia being treated as a non-European nation, Asia wholeheartedly welcomes Russia to its fold.<\/p>\n

Asia has much to attend to. Many in Asia are impoverished. Asians are debt-ridden by European loan systems. As Dr. Sun has rightly pondered \u2018the question remains whether Japan will be the hawk of the Western civilization of the rule of Might, or the tower of strength of the Orient. This is the choice which lies before the people of Japan\u2019<\/em><\/strong> we may add the same question needs to be asked of India & its people as well.<\/p>\n

The East must be magnanimous enough to not commit what the West has been guilty of. A more equitable and mutually friendly international system must prevail. The deceptive and unfair methods tying human rights issues to aid and grants fully aware that majority of human rights issues emerge from the covert and overt operations clandestinely instigated by the West through their local lackeys and other paid organizations must end. Example of trade pacts not to follow is the Trans Pacific Partnership clearly created to attack China\u2019s new silk road\/route initiative.<\/p>\n

If the West now looks back in remorse they have only themselves to blame for creating trade blocs, people blocs, territory blocs \u2013 in short divisive politics that have been part and parcel of their historical divide and rule policies. The same karma is now haunting these nations.<\/p>\n

China has set the Pan-Asianism ball rolling by creating the \u2018Asia for Asians\u2019 security forum. It is now time for fellow Asian nations and their people to be inspired that it is Asia\u2019s century and for Asia\u2019s century to rise and be noticed all Asians must rise to the challenge and play a role.<\/p>\n

Let us show the world an Asian leadership model that is not destructive but compassionate, that is not selfish profit making but equitable & mutually beneficial and people who are not stressed out and drained but people able to lead a balanced life.<\/p>\n

Shenali D Waduge<\/strong><\/p>\n