I think your analogy of dinosaurs and mammals (West vs. East or NATO vs. BRICS countries) is very accurate. The dinosaurs were bird-brains whose big brawn didn't save them in the end. Smart and agile and willing to work in a pack--those are traits of mammals that survived that period and continue to survive today. US/NATO countries beware.
I think the well educated are most influenced by media tropes as schooling these days only allows a prescribed abstract without real experience.
Devoid of all other living creatures is this hubristic centred mind.
Think Platonic as in the teachings of Plato for which he was criticized for in his time.
Confusion abounds!!!
I think your analogy of dinosaurs and mammals (West vs. East or NATO vs. BRICS countries) is very accurate. The dinosaurs were bird-brains whose big brawn didn't save them in the end. Smart and agile and willing to work in a pack--those are traits of mammals that survived that period and continue to survive today. US/NATO countries beware.
For me, the birds that best characterize the evolution of the United States are the dodo (extinct) and the ostrich (head in the sand).
I really enjoy your writing. Your prismatic viewpoints reflective insights and animal friends often brighten my day and colour my own thoughts.
Just to say thank you!