If a country is seen as a threat by others, maybe usually, it just means they have the power to mess with things, like economically or militarily. And that they might actually do it. I mean, if a country has never threatened or messed with anyone, it’s probably hard to see them as a threat, right? And even if the people inside are acting all crazy, if the country is always weak and soft in how it acts internationally, it just doesn't look like a threat, no matter what.
But the stuff they say inside the country is kind of interesting. If they want to look friendly to the world, why is the internal talk so contradictory? I guess it’s just to keep their control. And I feel like a country that sacrifices its people’s happiness just to get stronger, its political culture and modernization are pretty low. But at the same time, it’s so secular, which is really weird. But I think maybe it’s exactly this contradiction that makes the people there so crazy about money and stuff. Like, laws and contracts don't matter to them at all. The only two things worth anything are power and money. So, it’s hard to like them. Not just on a personal level, but internationally, I feel like if a country doesn't even care about its own people, it's hard for others to respect it.
Of course, as time goes by, people will definitely want their own rights and freedom. When that kind of thinking starts to grow and spread, the ones in charge will have to change the system a bit, I guess. Maybe this thinking starts just because of some unfair things that happened. Of course, another way is to just shut people up, but the price is... I feel like people are like springs. The harder you press, the harder they snap back. It just makes people even less happy. And this goes back to the "threat" thing. If other countries see this kind of twisted, weird pressure, they’ll trust them even less. Also, I think this strict control on what people can say makes a huge gap between the rulers and the people, this reminds me of tacitus trap. But in the end, whether the world will be open or if we’ll all just lose our voices, nobody knows.
And another thing, if the people in a country basically have no faith and only believe in the money they have, I think that’s pretty scary. They’d be so sensitive to any economic change. But anyway, I’ll keep staying away from social stuff. On one hand, I don’t want to talk to anyone about "how to live," it’s scary and doesn't really mean anything. All this is just me thinking about some boring questions.
Writing all this makes me feel like I’m a mental patient, but there’s not much I can do about it.