Self respect and dignity separate a nation/civilisation from a tribe

 It can also be said that self respect, pride and dignity separate a civilisation from a tribe. Civilisation or a nation state evolved over time, over centuries, to be what they are, a distinct civilisation or nation state with their own culture and belief system, a people that want to be themselves, free from oppression and suppression, independent and living freely among nations. No self respecting civilisation or nation state would think it is alright or dignify to live under the control and dictate of another state or civilisation, ie a crony or stooge of a big power. It is demeaning to be controlled and do the bidding of big power like a dog fetching a bone thrown by its masters. Fetch!

The ancient civilisations like China, India, the Arabs, the Latin Americans, the Europeans, all have their cultural roots and history as a people that is different from others and would want it to be that way, to live their lives as they so chose. The Europeans or white men even gone beyond this expectation. They arrogated themselves as the superior race and wanted to rule the world. The land and people of the world are to serve them, to provide comfort, goods and services to let the white men live as the living gods, from the toils of the rest of the world. There were thoughts of colonising China and make the Chinese work to serve the white men, to provide for the white men. So were the rest of the world. The white men are the rulers of the world.

Any self respecting nation state or civilisation would never agree to be ruled or colonised by another state or civilisation. But in some less developed state or civilisation, being ruled by the white men is acceptable. There are also anomalies like the Hongkongers and Taiwanese that do not mind being ruled by the Brits or the Japanese or the Americans. To them, being subservient or being subjects of another nation state is ok, as long as they can live well. In a way, they have been ruled by foreigners for too long and have been brainwashed to think that China would always be bad and would not give them a good life like their former colonial masters. Even as second class citizens under foreign rules would be good enough for them. They could not see that China is no longer the poor and backward country, and the demonising of China by the white men was all to suppress China. China today could give a very good life to its citizens and could likewise do the same to the Hongkongers and Taiwanese. Ideology was only a tool to a good life.  In many ways, the Chinese are enjoying a better quality of life and more freedom than the fake democracy of the US and the West. The Chinese are now proud and happy with their country, leaders and their good life.

There are also exceptions in some Asean states that think it is ok to be cronies of the Americans and the West. Some harbour the delusionary thoughts of claiming Chinese islands as their own without knowing that the Americans would not die fighting for them, not even to fight and die for the Ukrainians, not for the Taiwanese.  For that they even compromised their independence by inviting American soldiers to their soil. The Americans are only interested in agitating them in order to control them and China, make them fight with China. Some Asean states like to play the poodle and feel happy with the crumbs thrown at them by their master, thinking it is a respectable way to earn a living as running dogs.

Many people are still fighting for their independence and freedom from foreign masters. Some had fought and won their independence but reinvited their ex colonial masters back as their de facto neo colonial masters, and did not feel any shame or dishonour.

China, Russia and the BRICS countries should assist to champion the cause of independence fighters. A good example is to follow the Americans by enacting a Hawaii Relations Act to support the independence movement in Hawaii, to use it as a justification to sell arms and to defend Hawaii, as legally provided in their law. Independence fighters and movements should be supported as they deserved to be supported to protect their freedom, dignity and respect as a free people and civilisation. Countries and people that chose to be ruled by foreign powers deserved to be so ruled as they are not fighting or resisting colonial rules eg South Korea and Japan and now Europe.

What separate independent and proud people/civilisations from the tribes or tribal civilisations are pride, self respect and dignity to be free from colonial or foreign powers. Fake independence are just that, fake independence...cronies and stooges. No amount of fake statements can hide the fact when a state becomes a crony or stooge of a big power. Just see what they do their bidding and how they suck up to the big powers.