The world as we knew it is gone!

The world as we knew it is gone, only our illusion-on how good we are- will still linger for sometimes.
There is no doubt any longer, that the Western world as we knew it since the end of World War II, is in historical decline. The economical- financial debacle which hit and amputated both Western Europe and the U.S. since 2008 has not just cast light on the weakness in their financial and economic management and regulation, but signaled out the end of the Western democracies might and moral influence. You cannot be a beggar asking China and other Asian countries to bail you out of your own created crisis and still have the moral high ground. You cannot be a moral leader, when you don´t do anything about the deteriorating global climate.
Our societies have been exposed as incubators for self- indulgent, hot air, pep talk people and politicians who have shown to be immature, impulse steered, deceivers and cheaters. You cannot talk
From now on, there is only one way: downward unless our countries revitalize our societies with new governing system (the current practiced democracy is short sighted and plutocracy infected) , new values and priorities and new upbringing of our children and youth. Without radical change we will- as the world will- keep declining and disintegrating.
But why there is a need for such drastic steps? It is because this economic and financial debacle, our impotence in matter of climate change, our current wars and the mere fact that huge-and growing- numbers of people in our societies have become poor…and the alarming growth of citizens who suffer of mental problems or/and live on social inability pensions, have shown that we have failed in our attempt to create both the best conditions for human welfare and the citizens who are wiser and more responsible compared to people in other societies.
Even when our societies got the best starting point to manage themselves on a fair and sustainable manner-and these were the conditions Western societies were granted since the end of World War II, with high production and productivity, cheap energy and cheap working force from abroad, social agendas, lavish welfare programs and solid institutions to protect human rights and the democratic free speech and accountability – they could not change the base nature of humans, as it this crisis with massive greed, cheating ,stealing, exploiting institutions and speculating in the most contemptuous manner, has witnessed.
This is the most painful and fatal failure of the liberal democracies; failing in creating better, more responsible and enlightened citizenry. We created hot aired bluff regarding being a wiser, better and more conscientious human than others. Instead, what we have created was a self- indulgent, consumer minded and complacent and entitlement minded middle class and masses. We have not succeeded- with all our humanistic pep talk and riches- to make our people set example for others by becoming prudent, sustainable, more decent, wiser and more conscientious than other people. This failure signals, therefore the end of our supremacy as economic powers and the end of our hopes to lead the way for a better humanity. It does not make sense to preach to others on how they should be for they will-knowing who we are- not take a note of what we say on these issues.
We have lost a dream, an illusion and a rare influential position, and the world of human beings, has to seek another alternative in order to guide itself away from its own created , self destructive entanglements.