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Originally Posted by HotHotHeat
The entire doctrine is putting Western values (all of the above) on a pedestal. Including our ignorance for ridiculous levels of consumption. It's as if we're entitled to more than others solely based of the fact we became developed before other parts of the world.
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I think you'd find the people actually in charge in the 'non-western' world have just as much or more ignorance of their 'levels of consumption' and contempt for the environment than the 'Western-World.' It's not like the common serf in the developing world is being altruistic by starving to death on their pittance wages. We comsume more 'en masse' because the average citizen enjoys many more freedoms and opportunities thanks in part to our institutions developed over centuries of human knowledge. While it may not be perfect by anyone's standards it's certainly worth protecting and you can hardly hold it against NATO for enshining just that in it's doctrines.