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Dr. Rob Campbell wrote that the 'rules based order' came into existence following the collapse of the Soviet Union. [[Liberal triumphalism]] reveled in the words of [[Francis Fukuyama]] declaring 'the end of history'. Whereas [[Karl Marx]] theorized that the higher form of [[socialism]] (i.e. [[communism]]) will mark the end of historical development, Fukuyama believed that the collapse of the Soviet system demonstrated that [[capitalism]] was the pinnacle of development. Dr. Campbell noted, "this sort of thinking is more [[ideological]] than it is [[philosophical]] or [[scientific]]. Neither [[liberal]]s nor [[Marxist]]s can discount the possibility that other forms of development could occur in the future. It’s just [[dogma]] really."

Dr. Rob Campbell wrote that the 'rules based order' came into existence following the collapse of the Soviet Union. [[Liberal triumphalism]] reveled in the words of [[Francis Fukuyama]] declaring 'the end of history'. Whereas [[Karl Marx]] theorized that the higher form of [[socialism]] (i.e. [[communism]]) will mark the end of historical development, Fukuyama believed that the collapse of the Soviet system demonstrated that [[capitalism]] was the pinnacle of development. Dr. Campbell noted, "this sort of thinking is more [[ideological]] than it is [[philosophical]] or [[scientific]]. Neither [[liberal]]s nor [[Marxist]]s can discount the possibility that other forms of development could occur in the future. It’s just [[dogma]] really."

In practice, the so called 'rules based order' is based on a nebulous and conflicting set of rules which allow the [[US]] and [[the West]] to pick and choose rules that suit its objectives. Thus, for example, the wishes of minority to become separate from their [[nation state|state]] could conflict with another rule which values territorial integrity. In the [[NATO war in Serbia]] (1998/99), the US promoted the first rule in allowing [[Kosovo]] to be created as an independent state in spite of the fact that this broke the rule relating to the inviolability of [[Serbia]]'s territorial integrity. Yet in [[Crimean Annexation]], after the [[CIA]] backed [[Maidan coup]], it opposed the [[human rights|rights]] of minorities to break with their state.

In practice, the so called 'rules based order' is based on a nebulous and conflicting set of rules which allow the [[US]] and [[the West]] to pick and choose rules that suit its objectives. Thus, for example, the wishes of minorities to become separate from their [[nation state|state]] could conflict with another rule which values territorial integrity. In the [[NATO war in Serbia]] (1998/99), the US promoted the first rule in allowing [[Kosovo]] to be created as an independent state in spite of the fact that this broke the rule relating to the inviolability of [[Serbia]]'s territorial integrity. Yet in [[Crimean Annexation]], after the [[CIA]] backed [[Maidan coup]], it opposed the [[human rights|rights]] of minorities to break with their state.

This erroneous thinking permeated the leadership of the [[Western alliance|Western world]] giving it a [[false]] sense of its [[morality]] as it attempted to impose [[liberal values]] on errant neighbors. The [[US]] could now boast that it was the only [[superpower]]. The system of [[diplomacy]] that had characterized [[international relations]] for centuries was replaced by a system based on certain moral assumptions that were thought to be Universal. Liberals told other nations that it must extend rights to minority groups, including the [[LGBT]] movement, or that it must be governed by liberal democratic political systems similar to the [[Western alliance|Western model]].

This erroneous thinking permeated the leadership of the [[Western alliance|Western world]] giving it a [[false]] sense of its [[morality]] as it attempted to impose [[liberal values]] on errant neighbors. The [[US]] could now boast that it was the only [[superpower]]. The system of [[diplomacy]] that had characterized [[international relations]] for centuries was replaced by a system based on certain moral assumptions that were thought to be Universal. Liberals told other nations that it must extend rights to minority groups, including the [[LGBT]] movement, or that it must be governed by liberal democratic political systems similar to the [[Western alliance|Western model]].