As a genocide unfolds before our eyes, supported by the West, the supposed counterpowers — China, Russia, and Iran — are increasingly exposed as paper tigers.
I've only seen poorly read youtubers talk as if multipolarity were already a reality, as opposed to in embryo - it attracts eyeballs, but it isn't accurate. There's still only one global hegemon, one empire. Iran is terrified of being bombed to smithereens, and it's the most likely of the three to be bombed by the empire, imminently. China is worried about the empire waging war on it, worst case, and next worse case having its economy strangled far more than it already is (which would also mean lots of deaths). Russia is knee-deep in a pool of blood and gore it is primarily responsible for, but with a huge contribution from the empire to provoke its invasion. If there were support from the Gulf monarchs, they could use the oil weapon; but there is none. If there were support from European governments, that would be another real step toward multipolarity, but for now at least, European governments other than Spain and Ireland seem content staying on Uncle Sam's leash. It's depressing, but real multipolarity is still a ways away; and maybe this massacre will facilitate its emergence, but too soon to tell -_- Still hoping public pressure will force governments' hands to make continued mass killing too costly for the Israeli government. As that Israeli gov official was quoted as saying recently, international pressure is a constraint on their use of violence.
I've only seen poorly read youtubers talk as if multipolarity were already a reality, as opposed to in embryo - it attracts eyeballs, but it isn't accurate. There's still only one global hegemon, one empire. Iran is terrified of being bombed to smithereens, and it's the most likely of the three to be bombed by the empire, imminently. China is worried about the empire waging war on it, worst case, and next worse case having its economy strangled far more than it already is (which would also mean lots of deaths). Russia is knee-deep in a pool of blood and gore it is primarily responsible for, but with a huge contribution from the empire to provoke its invasion. If there were support from the Gulf monarchs, they could use the oil weapon; but there is none. If there were support from European governments, that would be another real step toward multipolarity, but for now at least, European governments other than Spain and Ireland seem content staying on Uncle Sam's leash. It's depressing, but real multipolarity is still a ways away; and maybe this massacre will facilitate its emergence, but too soon to tell -_- Still hoping public pressure will force governments' hands to make continued mass killing too costly for the Israeli government. As that Israeli gov official was quoted as saying recently, international pressure is a constraint on their use of violence.
Yeah, I am afraid you're totally right.