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"It has been clearly pointed out: United States is going downhill."
As far as the world as a whole is concerned, United States' supremacy seems to have not been shaken since World War II.
Although the former Soviet Union had an equal confrontation with him, it was only for a while, and as time progressed, the Soviet Union was also defeated by United States.
But society has been developing, and now China's strong rise has made many people speculate: Will United States be surpassed by China?
In addition, many people have begun to refocus on the "hegemony" of United States, will it really disappear one day?
Regarding this matter, Lee Kuan Yew, as the founding father of Singapore, once put forward a statement: "If United States still retains these three characteristics, its hegemony will continue as much as possible, at least not in decline." ”
So, what are the three qualities? Is it unique to the United States? Can other countries replicate it?
"Three Qualities"
The first trait: United States is a country that advocates freedom, which means that their "class concept" is not strong.
If the class concept is not strong, the "hierarchical dignity" in society is not obvious, and the best embodiment of this is in the workplace.
In other countries, it may be easier for some seniors and older people to control the initiative of the company and development, while young people are more likely to follow behind the ass and do things, rarely get on the stage at the beginning, and need to stay up for a long time.
In the United States, on the contrary, young people in the company can have more say.
Such a contrast makes the workplace in United States vibrant, not bound by tradition, and full of innovation.
Moreover, after these young people fail, they often get more encouragement and affirmation, and even regard them as "entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs" rather than "consequentialism", and their confidence is hit by their predecessors and the outside world.
This is also an important point, because it can greatly promote young people to start their own businesses and make society more active.
The concept of class is actually a double-edged sword, and while there are rules, it also imposes a prison on many "low-level people".
The second trait: the language is simple and easy to learn.
Many people may say that China's young people's innovation ability is not as good as that of United States, and the ability to introduce young talents is much worse than that of United States.
One of the key factors in this is the language problem.
One of the reasons why English has become an international lingua franca is that the context is simple, and there is no need to think too much about how much meaning there is behind this sentence.
But Chinese is different, sometimes a small phrase, or even a word, will derive four or five meanings in different contexts.
In terms of pronunciation, Chinese is much more difficult than English, not to mention that there are so many different forms of dialects in China, so it is not easy to learn Chinese with time.
It is worth mentioning that even though Lee Kuan Yew is of Chinese descent, he said that he has studied for 50 years, and he still does not dare to say that he has mastered the Chinese language thoroughly.
The third trait: talent introduction.
As I have just said, the language is easy to learn, so it is more favored by young people, and they are more inclined to live in such a country.
In addition, the United States has been advocating freedom since the day it was founded, which happens to cater to the psychology of young people.
Moreover, United States have been promoting how good they are in the international community, and many people who do not know why, who are confused by the current predicament, and who are curious about the "stability" of the United States, will become a member of the immigrant United States.
And even if there are ordinary people among these people, there are also many highly educated talents, who will enter all walks of life in the United States, shine, and carry out great innovation, so that the United States will always remain vibrant.
It is worth mentioning that the focus of United States talent introduction has now shifted from "Europe to Asia".
Talent introduction is also the most surviving and proud trait of United States, and it is difficult for other countries to imitate.
But Lee Kuan Yew also said: "Even if United States has these qualities, it cannot deny the fact that it is going downhill." ”
"Disadvantages under traits"
It is true that United States is a free country, but it is precisely this that makes their system have problems that cannot be ignored.
The influence of the people on running for president is very huge, after all, everyone who wants to run for president must first win the trust of the public.
And to win the public's trust and support, they must promise benefits that their predecessors did not give.
In fact, from the public's point of view, this is good, but for the government it is a "superimposed pain", because the next term will always promise more than the previous one.
But judging from the current situation, the United States is very proud of this unique system and is not aware of the "discipline" problem.
In Lee Kuan Yew's view, he felt that if democracy was always stronger than discipline, the society would sooner or later become chaotic.
Another thing that has to be said is that today's United States is trying to pass on the social ideas that they are proud of to other countries, and even want to assimilate other countries through this, so as to consolidate their position as "world hegemon".
But it is clear that this decision was unwise.
Not to mention whether it will affect the existing social ecology of other countries, the success rate alone seems to be extremely low.
Especially for Asian countries, which have their own inherited cultures, there is a huge and irreconcilable gap between them and "new countries" such as United States.
While some people may advocate United States freedom, the vast majority of Asians are more loyal to their culture and heritage.
If the United States wants to infiltrate only through ideology, it is almost impossible to start this calculation.
Speaking of China, in fact, the United States has also tried to use Western cultural values to influence young people in our country.
In fact, they have also succeeded a bit, after all, many people have chosen to emigrate.
But overall, the United States move was a failure.
You must know that the mainland has 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, whether it is a unique language, or a history of ups and downs, or a complex and meaningful inheritance, it has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of every Chinese son.
It is almost impossible to influence the social ecology of the mainland, or even to "control" the mainland by exporting Western values.
Moreover, Lee Kuan Yew has also made it clear that "China and the United States can only live in harmony in the future, which is the most beneficial to the world, and United States must recognize that Taiwan is an inseparable part of China, which is an undeniable historical fact." ”
Based on the above, Lee Kuan Yew felt that if the United States persisted, it would definitely go downhill.
And what do you think about these?
Resources
[1] Lee Kuan Yew, the "father of the Singapore nation", predicted that as long as these three advantages are still there, United States will not decline-Tencent Video official