I know. That is what I said in my my first post. The mindset that brought about industrialization also set into motion complex changes in those societies - out of which was born what you see today. Any country that travels the same journey ends up almost at the same station with minor differances. Because the West was first to travel that road of progress it became typecast. Fact is any country, for instance China, as it moves along te path of economic development is begining to appear more and more like 1st world. That is why as I said Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo or London have little differance because all have consummated the industrial process.
I would argue that this is not the 'natural' or inevitable course of things. The West has exerted significant power throughout the world through colonialism, which is how the foundation of Westernisation was set. It of course continues to exert influence to bring nations towards its system and ideology.
That doesn't mean that's the only way forward. It's already blatantly obvious that without significant reform, even their economic system is not sustainable for the long term. Climate change, the rise of things like TTIP etc - it's not all great in the West. Their strength lies in the fact that they have institutions that will work properly to solve these problems.
When Pakistan consummates the industrial process it will also look very similar top tokyo or Shanghai in mind and matter along with similar social evils
Yes, if Pakistan simply 'consummates' the Western-style Industrial process, it will lead to similar paths. Obviously, if we just copy the society, we will get the same 'social evils'.
But something that's not so obvious is that within the inner cities of Tokyo, Shanghai, and even London, are the workers upon which all that is built, and they are not living very great lives.
Sure, we'll give education to everyone, that will be great - except when everyone is so educated that there's no one left to do the hard work. Then you need immigrants from poorer countries to do it. What happens when the immigrants are just as educated and their countries are just as developed? Even with education, just look at the problems the UK is having with the NHS, for example. There's even a problem called 'over-education'.
The Western system requires a supply of workers make it work. Currently, the third world is that supply.
My point is that why must we be so close minded as to limit ourselves to what the West has? Is that really our highest ideal? Can we not imagine a system better than that, a system that is consistent with our cultural and religious beliefs?
I simply don't believe that the current Western system is ideal for the entire world to just adopt.
