Telegraph’s headlines read: “Germany, not Britain, is the sick man of the Developed World.”
Now, for a moment, redact both Germany & Britain herein above, and analyze, what exactly the word Developed should mean in Modern Times? Should that only be measured in terms of HDI/GDP/Per Capita Income? In that case, Mid-East+ can pass all major Litmus Tests. But then, should they be considered merely as Rich, or, Developed? And if GNH matters, yet, Bhutan isn’t Developed. Should Liberty without Democracy ever be considered as Developed? Are G7 really Developed,
the birth place of 2 World Wars? Can out of control Wall Street consider itself Developed, the birth place of Global Recessions? Are in-verbatim Strictly Schooled Indians, really walking on the path of becoming Developed? Should Britain, that took the path of Colonialism to evolve, ever be considered as Developed? Should Mid-East+ or Europeans who took path of Proselytism to evolve, ever be considered as Developed? Should US, Uncle Scrooge of the World, alas, brought Recessions or Wars be considered as Developed? Should China, that evolved via Concrete Jungles by copy pasting Western or Arabic developmental model, further serving CCP more, than its People, ever be considered as Developed? Those who number World Wars (1,2……) were/are really Developed? What exactly Developed means? Why in every half a century or more, the Political Dynamics & Geopolitical Permutations Combinations keep mutating? If someone was/is so Developed, how come they either lose that badge on Ethical grounds or Cease to be Influential merely in that period? Is there any Example where Leftists or Modern Liberals ever created a Developed or Rich Society? Can merely pouring Money in Africa ever make it Developed? The Blacks exhibiting huge diamonds on their chests; Whites shedding their phoney etiquettes & financial complexes; Indians shedding academic complexes; Chinese shedding narrowed communist approaches; Mid-East+ adding religion in every second line of their conversation; could they ever really be considered as Developed?Then, who should get the Title of being Developed?
© Pranav Chaturvedi 2023