Comedy in Living Dangerously: I told you so, it's already the Asian Century, stupid!

If ever there was any doubt, it just got confirmed last week. They call it a "multi-polar world", I prefer to call it Asian Century. The incredibly bloodless redemption of Crimea by Russian supporters is a classic, and it will go down in history as the high standard of historical rectifications. Crimea has always been Russian but the Soviet leader, Nikita Krushchev, who was Ukrainian, gave Crimea to Ukraine in 1954. Now that it can, Russia is right to accept Crimea, which despite half a century under Ukraine, still chose to be Russians.

The Ukraine drama has become the European confirmation for what we Asians already know. It  had all the props of the usual Western regime change gimmick (the hackneyed "People Power", but this time, with the added cast of snipers to trigger a bloodbath), and it was supposed to be a grave event, but it turned out actually hilarious as the Keystone cop scenes unfolded before our eyes:

1. The Western countries, all highly indebted and still on denial of their melting clout, loudly hectoring sanctions like they've gone used to. They were intimidating cash-rich Russia which just became the richest country in Europe in 2013 with GDP-PPP of $3.4 trillion compared to Germany's $3.3 trillion, while their failing financial systems were lubricated with Russian money and their energy needs were dependent on the Russians . I howled with laughter with that one, just imagining the irony is ridiculous.

2. The Western mass media has lost its clout as it's practically not taken seriously anymore. It's role as setting the narrative, to distract and fool the public so the gangsters can steal however they like, is no longer working. The general incredulity that was first noticed during the Syrian chemical weapon drama was much stronger now and it was clear the general mood was in favor for the Russian President Vladimir Putin. Actually Vladimir Putin has become my favorite politician. I still can't get over being overwhelmed by that classic: the bloodless takeover of Crimea under the nose of the enemies all ganged up in Ukraine itself. Bravo, Putin!

Taking a cue from the growing irrelevance of the Western media, countries should do something about those Western celebrities used for soft power. They are as vulnerable as the bogus Western media: they should be banned, they just compete with local talents. Their effect on the locals are overestimated anyway, they just waste space in magazines and billboards. The Western media, entertainment and the advertising industry have been busy propaganda outlets and they have become bores, we need more interesting and relevant products.

3. The present international setup has actually lost its credibility altogether. International organizations have always been used to bolster propaganda of the old system, and like the Western mass media which is no longer respected, much of these organizations and NGO's are fronts. It was right that the OSCE men sent to Crimea was not let in. These people are part of the drama to obfuscate facts and it's time to not invite them to the party. How could they be trusted when even the politicians were blatantly dishonest? That agreement of the European foreign ministers with the former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovitch was promptly forgotten after the bloodbath which prompted Yanukovitch' fall. Alas, it turned out the bloodbath was not done by Yanukovitch's men but it could have been done by the side supported by the Europeans themselves.

After it was proved that the Americans have been engaged in regime change, here is a proof the Europeans were not  as innocent after all. The EU official, Catherine Ashton, whose face was always seen in Maidan, was shown as not too innocent that the sniper who triggered the bloodbath which caused the fall of Yanukovitch was not one of Yanukovitch' men after all. When the Estonian Foreign Minister reported to her (captured on tape) that there were signs the snipers who killed both the police and the rallyists were the same after all, it was clear the reaction of Ashton was bogus surprise. True to form, a quick investigation wasn't in the script (believe it or not, she hasn't resigned).


 


3. "People Power" as a legitimate political manifestation has been fatally tarnished forever by Western regime change intervensions. Now, it will be much easier for governments to treat harshly "foreign agents", especially now that international media and organizations have lost their credibility.

In countries who had the stupidity to be suckered into "People Power' covert operations in the past, there's a sense of initially thought-provoking but ultimately darkly hilarious, "deja vu" in watching the recent Ukraine drama. Amusing to know, gullible people are not only found in our part of the world. The Ukrainians twice proved they were just as gullible too (they had another Color Revolution before). The Philippines too had a series of People Power revolutions and after three decades, it is still poor and corrupt, just like the other Latin American & post-Soviet countries "blessed" by "People Power" covert operations. Ukraine will be likewise as expected, but, worse: they led their country to break up. I'm not even sure Ukraine will still exist as a single country.

The only silver lining is that its confirmed, we're in the Asian Century. There will be resistance, perhaps even violently (with more usual frenetic propaganda noise or even the potential nuclear weapons), but the world has turned a page. Fortunately.