PutinVardai's speech at the annual meeting slammed the West: "The Western capitalist model has run out of oil"

According to the website of Russia Today on October 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the Valdai Debate Club meeting that the world is in the midst of a civilization crisis. He also said that the current capitalist model had run out of gas. In addition, he spoke of Western values that "often hover on the brink of crime against humanity." As for Russia, Putin pointed out that the country will develop according to the principles of rational conservatism.

Putin said: "The crisis we are facing is a crisis of ideas, even a crisis of civilization. In essence, this is a crisis of positions and principles, which determine the survival of human beings on the earth, and in any case, we must seriously reflect on it. ”

The Russian president said that today, mankind has suffered all-round and simultaneous systemic changes.

"The transformations we are witnessing and participating in are different in tone from the transformations that have occurred repeatedly in human history," he said. Putin pointed out: "It's not just a move in the balance of power or a breakthrough in science and technology. Of course, both are happening now. ”

Putin talked about the current model of capitalism. So far, he said, it has run out of oil. Putin said: "Everyone is saying that the existing capitalist model that forms the basis of the social system of the vast majority of countries has come to an end and can no longer provide solutions to the increasingly complex contradictions." He noted that "inequality in the unequal distribution of material wealth in all places, even in the wealthiest countries and regions, exacerbates inequality," especially inequality of opportunity.

In addition, the Russian president believes that the dominance of Western countries in world affairs is increasingly giving way to other countries. "The change in the power landscape requires a redistribution of shares in a way that benefits both emerging and developing countries, which have so far felt they are underdrawn," he said. Frankly, the West's dominance in international affairs – a position that began centuries ago and became almost absolute dominance in the short period of the late 20th century – is giving way to a more diverse system. ”

The Russian president also talked about the spread of the new crown virus around the world. Putin reminded that Russia calls on other countries to work together to fight the epidemic.

"Theoretically, the coronavirus outbreak, which should have brought people together to deal with such a large-scale common threat, has not only not become a factor of unity, but has become a dividing factor," the Russian president said. ”

Speaking of Western values, the Russian president said that the discussion of the rights of men and women in some Western countries has become "pure magic".

"People who are keen on new ideas go too far and are eager to erase the concept itself," he said. Anyone who dares to say that 'the distinction between men and women still exists, it is a biological fact', is almost rejected as heresy. ”

Putin said that within the political framework of the West, some people have come up with concepts such as "parent number one", "parent number two" and "parent of childbearing". He noted: "Banning the term 'breast milk' and replacing it with 'human milk' in case people who are not sure of their gender fall into confusion ... Not to mention the horrible things. Today, children are indoctrinated from an early age that boys can easily become girls and vice versa. This is really imposing on them choices that seem to be available to everyone. Impose choices and exclude parents. ”

The Russian president said it was "on the verge of crime against humanity." He added that the West's struggle for equal rights and against discrimination "is turning into aggressive dogmatism that hovers on the brink of absurdity."

Speaking of Russia, Putin said that the country will follow the principles of rational conservatism and form its own views.

Putin pointed out: "I once said that in forming our own views, we will follow the idea of rational conservatism. That was a few years ago, when the strange phenomenon on the international stage was not as serious as it is today. Although it can also be said that there were already bad signs at that time. ”

The Russian president stressed that "today, the world is being structurally damaged, and the significance of rational conservatism as the basis of political policy is multiplying." At the same time, he said, the conservative stance "is not blindly conservative, afraid of change, holding on to shortcomings, and self-satisfied."

Rational conservatism, explained by the Russian leader, is "relying on a time-tested tradition to maintain and increase the population, objectively evaluate oneself and others, and accurately arrange priorities."

Source: Reference News Network