Americans losing the plot, the narrative and the initiative

 For the last few centuries, the initiative in global affairs was with the West. They wrote the narrative and charting the course of history in their interests. What was right or wrong was decided by them. What was good or bad was also decided by them. What was right was right to them and could be very wrong to the rest of the world.  Likewise, what was good to them could be very bad to the rest of the world. The enemies of the West could be the friends of the rest of the world, but would be branded as enemies by the western narratives.

As time goes on, the arrogant, aloof and conceited West, led by the Americans in the last few decades, began to lose touch with the rest of the world. Their primary narrative and agenda were to destabilise the world with chaos and constant warfare. The only language they know is violence and the only initiative is war. The only narrative is to create enemies to be demonised for the unthinking to hate and to fear.

The Ukraine War is a turning point when Russia took the initiative to attack an American running dog. This used to be the work of the Americans, launching wars against other countries, and Russia or China would be on the defensive, trying to help the victims of American aggression and invasion. Now the Americans are trying to help Ukraine, defending and afraid to counter attack.

On the economic front China is writing the agenda with the BRI. This monumental initiative in 2013 threw the Americans off guard and did not know how to respond until now. The only reaction from the Americans was to stir shit, disinformation and mistrust by hyping on debt trap. This proof ineffective as the participating countries could see the merits of the BRI and the nonsensical debt trap that was an obvious lie. 

Failing to frighten the participating countries, the Americans finally came out with a half baked infrastructure development plan, basically all words without any concrete plan and no money to fund the project. This is the best the Americans could do for the moment, words but nothing to show, trying to play catch up with China. Now China said run and the Americans would have to run along.

China's latest initiative is in the Pacific Islands offering infrastructure development and security development. The Americans have forgotten about these islands, treating them as non existence. Now they are panicking and trying to outdo China with a few handouts to please the islanders. China is raising the stakes and the Americans and the AngloSaxon countries would have to follow with more and better offers or be out of the game. The only card they are left to play is war, the threat of invasion to threaten the islanders.

In Africa it is a gone case for the Americans and the West. China has been actively investing in Africa for several decades while the Americans and the West wrote off the continent.  They had robbed and looted whatever they could from Africa and did not see anything worthy in the African countries. Now they are worried of the inroads made by China but unable to do anything. No political will, no money and no time as they are too involved in all the wars all over the world. 

China has won over the friendship of the African countries with generous aids and economic and infrastructure development for all to see. China did not go into Africa like the white men, invade and conquer, massacre and loot and enslaved the Africans, taking everything, all the resources, treasures and land for free. China paid for everything and even offer aids and technological assistance to the Africans, tangible assets to promote developments in the African countries, without wars and strife, no killings of the Africans, no bullying of the Africans, no slavery, no interference and threat to their domestic affairs, and no regime change.

The Chinese genuine effort to help the African countries and promotion of economic development and trade is an agenda that the Americans and the West have never really done through the centuries of colonisation. Now they are left in the rear mirror of China's high speed economic trains.

China's narrative and initiative are all about trade and economic cooperation, and infrastructure development. This is a win win game that the Americans did not know how to play. The developing countries have wisen up to the abuses and oppression of the white men and have welcomed China as their new partner for growth and prosperity for their people and countries.