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One Chart Says It All: Russia, China Optimistic About Future While NATO States Stew in Self-Doubt

RI

The future belongs to the East.



To the future!

Russians and Chinese believe that their nations are headed in the right direction, according to Ipsos/Mori’s ‘What Worries the World’ survey.

You won't find this level of optimism and confidence in NATO countries, though.

Among the Western nations, Canadians are the only people with a predominantly positive outlook.

And while South Africa — a BRICS member — sits near the bottom, look at who is dead last after Mexico: France. (But the BBC says there is no crisis in France? Maybe the French are just too introspective.)

Also, look at Sweden.

We have a few closing thoughts, but here's the hard data:

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Image: Global Advisor

The details:

Nearly two thirds of people around the world believe their country is heading in the wrong direction.

This is according to Ipsos/Mori’s ‘What Worries the World’ survey, which questions thousands of people in 25 nations.

Between October and November 2016, the percentage of people who believe things are on the right track in their country dropped by 2 percentage points to 37% globally.

The Asia Pacific region and the BRIC economies tend to be more optimistic, while people in the other regions are more likely to take a negative stance. People in Latin America and Europe are particularly pessimistic about their nations’ fortunes.

It gives you goosebumps just thinking about it: Where will BRICS and Eurasia be in ten years? China has already started its massive New Silk Road project. BRICS nations are already inking deals in their own currencies.

And Russia has just conclusively shown that it can upend Washington's proxy wars.

As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Vice President Mike Pence: The western-led world order is over.

@AndrewJin , @Chinese-Dragon , @Jlaw , @rott , @tranquilium
 
People are always confident if the country has money, opportunities, willingness and readiness for the ongoing technological revolutions. The government should deliver plans instead of wasting time barking about which party should be blamed, and has the courage making informed decisions and ignoring populist claims.

Progressing China!

Never waste time in delivering hundreds of speeches on how to make a country great again, just do it now!

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One Chart Says It All: Russia, China Optimistic About Future While NATO States Stew in Self-Doubt

RI

The future belongs to the East.



To the future!

Russians and Chinese believe that their nations are headed in the right direction, according to Ipsos/Mori’s ‘What Worries the World’ survey.

You won't find this level of optimism and confidence in NATO countries, though.

Among the Western nations, Canadians are the only people with a predominantly positive outlook.

And while South Africa — a BRICS member — sits near the bottom, look at who is dead last after Mexico: France. (But the BBC says there is no crisis in France? Maybe the French are just too introspective.)

Also, look at Sweden.

We have a few closing thoughts, but here's the hard data:

o03zLjFaOO-jz7FqhLPELnHz4GCgy4fZtZPIb4DhPs4.png

Image: Global Advisor

The details:

Nearly two thirds of people around the world believe their country is heading in the wrong direction.

This is according to Ipsos/Mori’s ‘What Worries the World’ survey, which questions thousands of people in 25 nations.

Between October and November 2016, the percentage of people who believe things are on the right track in their country dropped by 2 percentage points to 37% globally.

The Asia Pacific region and the BRIC economies tend to be more optimistic, while people in the other regions are more likely to take a negative stance. People in Latin America and Europe are particularly pessimistic about their nations’ fortunes.

It gives you goosebumps just thinking about it: Where will BRICS and Eurasia be in ten years? China has already started its massive New Silk Road project. BRICS nations are already inking deals in their own currencies.

And Russia has just conclusively shown that it can upend Washington's proxy wars.

As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Vice President Mike Pence: The western-led world order is over.

@AndrewJin , @Chinese-Dragon , @Jlaw , @rott , @tranquilium
To small sample size to get a reliable result ... However, apparently trend seems to be correct but actual percentages might vary drastically ...
 
I have my opinion. But I'll keep that to myself.
I'll just say Russians and their culture is more to the likes of Asians than the actual Europe or North America. There is a lot of stuffs to write, but this will do for now. :D
 
It was never as simple as that. The world is full of daily wage earners who are very happy and positive as opposed to rich and powerful people who are full of self doubt.

Also, the trend in countries with a strong central government that controls the narrative is towards thinking along these lines. My point is not that the Chinese have no reason to be optimistic - they are doing better than most countries today. But why are the Russians so positive? What is the great achievement made by this xenophobic and (mostly) totalitarian state which is mostly dependent on commodity prices for survival?

And before the knives are out, let me point out that the same is true about India as well. Ever since the present government came to power, many Indians visible in public life are very optimistic about the present as well as future, although I do not understand where most of this optimism comes from. The media is mostly towing the government's line, and people are believing it despite evidence to the contrary.

Bottom line - these surveys mean little. Selectively asking a few thousand people who are the most likely to tow any given line will yield nothing. Ask the people who are really facing the brunt of decision-making in these countries - the Indian farmer whose harvest withered away due to demonetization, the Chinese person forcibly evicted from his land for a new project, or the Russian businessman who does not enjoy state protection and has lost most of his savings due to the partial collapse of the Ruble.
 
People are always confident if the country has money, opportunities, willingness and readiness for the ongoing technological revolutions. The government should deliver plans instead of wasting time barking about which party should be blamed, and has the courage making informed decisions and ignoring populist claims.

The overall mood of a nation and its confidence in present improvements and future potentials is important for national viability and survival. That explains national resilience and un-bending in the face of conjectural difficulties. China has shown that national spirit during the difficult years of foundation, industrialization and opening up.

The process is continuing and China has already experienced much deeper structural changes in a relatively short span of time than any other nations. Think of a certain country that is mired in a rigid social structure and development.

Arguably, developing countries must be more upbeat for the long term to ensure that conjectural difficulties would not lead to depression and defeatism.

Of course, such surveys do not provide exact science, but they nonetheless give good idea about the direction and standing of entities in relation to each other.
 
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65% unhappy about the direction in the US.

55% in Australia.

Lots of people unhappy about the direction of their regime.

Why keep unhappy when you are theoretically have the capacity to change it to your liking?

Or, you do not deserve to be a nation?
 
65% unhappy about the direction in the US.

55% in Australia.

Lots of people unhappy about the direction of their regime.

Why keep unhappy when you are theoretically have the capacity to change it to your liking?

Or, you do not deserve to be a nation?

Part of the "Check and balance" system is that you can express your concern. In Australia, we can "Dethrone" Prime Minister as we please. So, the relationship between civilian population and disconcerning government have not have such an impact. You don't like the government you have now? Throw him out and start again, we did it to Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard and Tony Abbotts.

Not expressing doubt does not mean doubt does not exist. it can be manifesting into some other thing, either it's too oppressive to say, or the population is busy focuing on something else.
 
65% unhappy about the direction in the US.

55% in Australia.

Lots of people unhappy about the direction of their regime.

Why keep unhappy when you are theoretically have the capacity to change it to your liking?

Or, you do not deserve to be a nation?
They could be happy having Trump and Trump's kisser, the former fish and chip eatery owner Pauline Hansen who extremely hates refugees.
 
They could be happy having Trump and Trump's kisser, the former fish and chip eatery owner Pauline Hansen who extremely hates refugees.

I think their perennial frustration emanates from the innate understanding that, despite the on-the-surface ability to change things, they are in fact incapacitated.

Dissatisfaction cannot be a state of public life because happiness is the ultimate goal. Chronic dissatisfaction does not reflect critical mindedness, but ill-fated skepticism. It is publicly unhealthy at best.

There may be social traumas and crises, but, crises and trauma even at the time of apparent stability may be indicative of something innately dysfunctional.
 
I think their perennial frustration emanates from the innate understanding that, despite the on-the-surface ability to change things, they are in fact incapacitated.

Dissatisfaction cannot be a state of public life because happiness is the ultimate goal. Chronic dissatisfaction does not reflect critical mindedness, but ill-fated skepticism. It is publicly unhealthy at best.

There may be social traumas and crises, but, crises and trauma even at the time of apparent stability may be indicative of something innately dysfunctional.
So they turn to the low-IQ lady who runs a fish & chip eatery, which, by the way, was sold to a viet refugee.
lol
 
So they turn to the low-IQ lady who runs a fish & chip eatery, which, by the way, was sold to a viet refugee.
lol

I think these are not rational choice by the people. People are misinformed and disempowered. They have a sense of having control over their public life but, in reality, it is not a control, but an appearance of it. Hence, they are dissatisfied.

Overall decline in the quality of public office holders may suggest that the system does not allow good, smart, upright, philosophical citizens to gain prominence in political life.
 
I think these are not rational choice by the people. People are misinformed and disempowered. They have a sense of having control over their public life but, in reality, it is not a control, but an appearance of it. Hence, they are dissatisfied.

Overall decline in the quality of public office holders may suggest that the system does not allow good, smart, upright, philosophical citizens to gain prominence in political life.
They can't even inaugurate a damn slow suburban railway smoothly.....
Search the news of the railway debacle in Brisbane.......
I read from the international railway magazine....a laughing stock in this industry....
But instead of finding solutions, their first thing to do is to decide which party should be blamed.....

No wonder they turn from career politicians to low-IQ fish & chips lady
though she is even more incapable......
 
People are always confident if the country has money, opportunities, willingness and readiness for the ongoing technological revolutions. The government should deliver plans instead of wasting time barking about which party should be blamed, and has the courage making informed decisions and ignoring populist claims.

Progressing China!

Never waste time in delivering hundreds of speeches on how to make a country great again, just do it now!

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Thanks for amazing pictures, bro.
Infrastructure Development in China simply Amazing.
Even Infrastructure in the America Land is Nothing when compare to China.

65% unhappy about the direction in the US.

55% in Australia.

Lots of people unhappy about the direction of their regime.

Why keep unhappy when you are theoretically have the capacity to change it to your liking?

Or, you do not deserve to be a nation?

65% of Americans mean 227.5 Million Population Unhappy with Trump Regime :enjoy:
Civil war is on the way. Lol @TaiShang @AndrewJin @Jlaw @jkroo :smitten:
 

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