>>54153
Three main thoughts he has:
1. total democracy
2. woke imperialism
3. might not makes right, but morals don't win wars
1. Basically limiting democracy in the name of democracy. Especially in the name of liberal democracy. Banning parties, restricting speech, labeling political opponents, arresting them.
Not without precedent. From the top of my head in ancient Athens it happened they declared politicians as enemy of their polity and democracy (labeled them as tyrannos) initiated ostrakismos against them. I bet there are other examples, from various republics, like Rome, tho they weren't actually democracies (they were oligarchies).
2. Western institutions exerting cultural and ideological domination over other sovereign nations, trying to influence their social policies towards what Westerners think is right.
How I see it, this is the global scope of #1, total democracy applied in foreign politics. It is essentially the same, labeling opponents as something undesirable, and punishing them, trying to silence and ostracize them.
I think the root can be found in the Liberal school of thought of international relations - but explained by Constructivism. I'd suggest Matt (and ofc, Bernd) to get Introduction To International Relations by Oxford University Press (2022 is the latest I think), or for a quick reference Michael Rossi's videos, here's playlist, look for Liberalism and Constructivism:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCFS2rj-qIVZLbIVLrUx8cXEDAn4RgGVB
He gives really good explanations.
3. Good quote: "we are morally right - therefore we shall win"
They (western - typically left-liberal - politicians, thinkers, and their main audience) live in a Lord of the Rings fantasy, and ignore that in a conflict all sides consider themselves morally right (probably even Sauron did), they disregard objective truths like firepower superiority, and shoot themselves in the foot if they lose, since that should prove them that they were wrong (since they lost).