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History of Europe and the Next Russian Grand Idea [49]
the difference in the dynamism of the two economies (vis a vis Europe)
The difference is evident but still 8 out of 10 people in the developing world would rather choose Europe than the USA as their emigration destination. Perhaps we managed to save some of the old tribal, communal spirit, with our social-democrat safety nets for the weaker.
Billionaires are regularly jailed, or admonished for living "too lavishly" or with concern only for themselves.
Christianity is the missing factor in China.
That's why we need the Christian element. Perhaps not even Orthodox or Catholic but Reformed - I'm thinking a Wesleyan/Calvinist mix - with Methodist emphasis on simple living ("Live simply, so that others may simply live", and all that) and holiness, mixed with Calvinist fixation on self-denial. We would need to investigate these guys...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Wales
... they describe themselves as
Calvinistic Methodist Church. Ostebsibly a contradiction in terms (as Wesleyans are free will Arminian folk and Calvinists are their theological opposite in this regard) but it looks like they found a way to overcome this obstacle. So, Russia would need to convert from Orthodoxy to this particular version of Arminan-Calvinistic Presbyterianism. A huge task, I know, but we are creating a huge project.
Dugin's imagined ideal - I fear - never actually existed
This is a valid reproach. Communalism indeed never really worked, even among the first Puritan settlers in America. People would need a very strong incentive to persist in this experiment but I think it's worth trying. Economists, theologians, psychologists and philosophers have to be employed full-time and in large numbers to present to us a working model.
Muslims, and Buddhists, and Jews, and other folk
One word: conversion. We cannot have all this nonsense. Only the Holy Bible - interpreted in a way that reinforces our model (see the Welsh church I mentioned above) will guide and light our way. Heretics, pagans and atheists will have to reconsider their positions.
you are instead trying to avoid a fight
Not necessarily. Fight may have to be necessary, I'm afraid.
The godless, the filthy-rich, and their lapdogs will not surrender their privilege so easily, no matter how persuasive we are in presenting our vision.
