Oost-West polariteit in Oekraine

Laatst zei een goede vriend van me dat we ons eigenlijk meer op het oosten moeten richten i.p.v. slaafs de Amerikaanse waarden na te lopen. Onder enkele interessante opmerkingen van postmoderne integrale filosofen

Oleg sees the struggle with Ukraine and Russia as a battle in a bigger struggle between the East and the West. He writes about some of the differences:

“In the West, especially in the US, people meet challenges in terms of science and development. In the East they meet challenges in terms of soul and inner knowledge.

If we want to achieve peace and harmony in the world, these approaches have to be integrated. And this is my personal concern as we are here on the verge of the third world war.

As you know Ukraine is involved today in an undeclared war with Russia. Europe pulls Ukraine to the West; Russia pulls it to the East. From the outside it may look like aggression of imperious and irrational Vladimir Putin against the entire civilized western world. I am convinced that his methods are medieval and treacherous, indeed. However, from his point of view, it makes certain sense.”

Oleg goes on to quote Puting as saying, "The West is not merely expanding its sphere of influence in the East, but also it attempts on the Russian soul…I'm convinced there is some higher moral principle, about which they forget in the West thinking only about success and prosperity."

Oleg Linetsky, a Ukrainian philosopher and writer

 Bron: Jeff Salzman