Why is the west the best?

[*WhisSPeR...*]

does the west include Australia??

anyhow the West is well advance, so that is what attracts people. they live in the 3rd generati0n..

 

[Yanal]

FishMan

Well west people have more democracy than any east like Bhutoo sad man very sad. That is one reason. The second is that people are more educated here so they don't fool around like signing contracts and getting bankrupt,. Not all reasons west is the best for muslims they might now know the correct prayer time. Every side is good in some ways and people think west is best because west has more power (England.U.S and Canada and west don't have many poor people.

 

[Yanal]

does the west include Australia??

anyhow the West is well advance, so that is what attracts people. they live in the 3rd generati0n..

WhisSPeR

But Australia isn't in the west side but they do have good technology thats why west isn't always the best in some reasons.

 

[Keltoi]

Australia is considered part of the West, yes, simply because their people, government, political ties, culture, etc are all Western in origin.

 

[Whatsthepoint]

The west is not a geographical but rather a cultural/political term

 

[north_malaysian]

There is now a multi-choice poll up.

I would also replace 'willing to use violence' with 'used violence'. If Islamic civilisation had gone to the Americas they probably would have used violence too, along with the Chinese and Indians.

Chinese Empire was more interested in trade than conquering other nations... that's why small kingdoms in Southeast Asia had good relationship with China.

 

[Whatsthepoint]

I can't really choose any of the options, as the question is far more complicated than that. The Western world is somewhat of an appendage to the old Greek and Roman Empires. The West hasn't had a one all powerful emperor to tie it all together, but Christianity became the unifying force in Europe...until the Reformation anyway.

Then you had the Enlightenment and the exploration of different political theories. The Industrial Revolution. Then the most important for wealth, which was colonization and empire.

It can't be understated how militaristic the West was and to some extent still is either. Strong militaries, innovation, political expression, Christianity, etc are all important factors.

Also, when it comes to the "West", it isn't so much when "it" will decline, but what nation will carry the torch of Western civilization. It was the Greeks, the Romans, the British, the French, the Spanish, etc..all at one time or another.

A great post!:thumbs_up

 

[north_malaysian]

Australia is considered part of the West, yes, simply because their people, government, political ties, culture, etc are all Western in origin.

Just give us Eastern Asians a 50 years time.... we will revert Australia and New Zealand into Asiatic nations.....

(checking the ships to send more Chinese and Vietnamese there) kay:

 

[adeeb]

it's all because of the imperialism and colonization of western country to the eastern...

we have everything here, but we support other country's economic and people.... we work here day and night unpaid, for the western people...

the old story, but change the world forever...

 

[Keltoi]

Just give us Eastern Asians a 50 years time.... we will revert Australia and New Zealand into Asiatic nations.....

(checking the ships to send more Chinese and Vietnamese there) kay:

I realize you're joking, but in reality it doesn't really matter what the ethnic makeup of Australia is at any given time, as long as the political system, culture, etc remains based on Western ideals. Barring some dramatic shift in Australian politics and culture, it will remain "Western" regardless of the ethnic majority.

 

[north_malaysian]

I realize you're joking, but in reality it doesn't really matter what the ethnic makeup of Australia is at any given time, as long as the political system, culture, etc remains based on Western ideals. Barring some dramatic shift in Australian politics and culture, it will remain "Western" regardless of the ethnic majority.

Well... many Asian nations have totally embraced the political system, culture etc based on Western ideals like Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and the Philippines.

 

[MustafaMc]

Well... many Asian nations have totally embraced the political system, culture etc based on Western ideals like Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and the Philippines.

This is true. Could it be a racial association? My impression of Australia and New Zealand is that they are populated predominantly by Caucasians. Like North America, the native or aboriginal peoples have been largely supplanted by immigrants from Europe. Perhaps that is why Australia is "West" and Japan is "East".:-\

The racial thing is also associated with one's cultural and religous heritage.

 

[wilberhum]

There is not "A" reason. There are many reasons.
Zionist controlled press.
The crusades.
The on going war against Islam.
CIA trick of making the world think Muslims did 9/11.
The Elders of Zion.
The Freemason.
The Zionist controlled US Federal Government.
The Zionist controlled monetary systems.
Another but not well known is:
The ability to finance all our wars with profits from porn.

 

[adeeb]

There is not "A" reason. There are many reasons.
Zionist controlled press.
The crusades.
The on going war against Islam.
CIA trick of making the world think Muslims did 9/11.
The Elders of Zion.
The Freemason.
The Zionist controlled US Federal Government.
The Zionist controlled monetary systems.
Another but not well known is:
The ability to finance all our wars with profits from ####.

yes, i agree with this... now zionist is leading the world...imsadimsad

 

[north_malaysian]

There is not "A" reason. There are many reasons.
Zionist controlled press.
The crusades.
The on going war against Islam.
CIA trick of making the world think Muslims did 9/11.
The Elders of Zion.
The Freemason.
The Zionist controlled US Federal Government.
The Zionist controlled monetary systems.

Being sarcastic huh? :exhausted
You missed the Illuminatis, the Neo-Cons, the Hippies and the Martians...

Another but not well known is:
The ability to finance all our wars with profits from porn.

LOL.....

 

[ricardo_sousa]

the west this days don´t represent "only the west", but a group of countries that follow the political, social and economical model made in the west(Europe and USA).

As many have said, Australia, Japan, Brazil, and now more and more China, follow the "west way"... and India is doing the same thing.

 

[Nájlá]

erm as some1 said its a bit odd i think i choose other because there are more than one choice u can give for its best

 

[Amadeus85]

The western civilization is pretty young in copmarision to thousand years old civilizations like chinese or indian. The western civilization began when three things were mixed after the fall of roman empire- christianity, roman law and the ancient greek heritage. I think that the domination began in XVth century (domination in culture, technology,military force,innovations,).And what are the reasons why West is so strong? I think that it is this what some call western values, which are as i said before christian religion and the heritage of ancient Romans and Greeks. And when one of those elements is eliminated the whole western empire may end like ancient Rome or Greece.

 

[north_malaysian]

How about Russia? Is it "Western"?

 

[Amadeus85]

How about Russia? Is it "Western"?

Well, I would say- no.The main reason is that Russia accepted religion and culture tradition not from Rome but from Byzantium, which makes her rather a part of different civilization- "orthodox".