I would like to add my conjecture to what has happened and when, based on the theory expounded in "Divine Principle," which expounds an overarching "theory of everything" but does touch pointedly on the cause of geopolitical developments throughout history.
We can empirically surmise that Russia is in the right, or on the side of goodness. Let me outline the Divine Principle's view regarding history. At the beginning of history, two seminal events set humanity on the wrong course. The first was the Fall of Adam and Eve. The second was the murder of Cain by Abel. Having happened at the apex of human history, these two seminal events could not help but affect all of humanity. Human history, then, has been the struggle of humanity to reverse and liquidate the very damaging effects of these two "events." This "liquidation" can only occur if these events are "indemnified" according to a principle called "restoration through indemnity." The reason why history "repeats itself," according to this theory, is because an attempt to indemnify the two acts above has failed, and so the circumstances in which the indemnification can be set up must be repeated. Human history has seemed to repeat itself in cycles because of the repeated failures to carry out the indemnification. It's actually more complicated, because new failures become added to old failures.
How does this translate into today's geopolitical situation?
The US was set up to indeed become the hegemon, the last arbiter of goodness. But this could only happen if the US, through human effort in understanding the direction of goodness, cooperated. Since we see what the US has become, and that Russia is now the champion of goodness, we can see that the US failed its God-given mission. The mission was transferred to Russia and China. This abrupt departure from what was to be has confounded analysts, who see liberals, for example, betraying their former roles, while oddly, conservatives take up the mantle. This shift is huge. It has been observed, but its cause has not been understood at all. I say this all from the theoretical viewpoint. The best way to understand all of this in detail is to examine the book "Divine Principle" and the manner in which the unfolding in human history, even down to the duration of epochs, is explained. Think of this as another theory, but I might argue that it is the only theory in terms of its peculiar internal consistency and explanatory power.
I would like to add my conjecture to what has happened and when, based on the theory expounded in "Divine Principle," which expounds an overarching "theory of everything" but does touch pointedly on the cause of geopolitical developments throughout history.
We can empirically surmise that Russia is in the right, or on the side of goodness. Let me outline the Divine Principle's view regarding history. At the beginning of history, two seminal events set humanity on the wrong course. The first was the Fall of Adam and Eve. The second was the murder of Cain by Abel. Having happened at the apex of human history, these two seminal events could not help but affect all of humanity. Human history, then, has been the struggle of humanity to reverse and liquidate the very damaging effects of these two "events." This "liquidation" can only occur if these events are "indemnified" according to a principle called "restoration through indemnity." The reason why history "repeats itself," according to this theory, is because an attempt to indemnify the two acts above has failed, and so the circumstances in which the indemnification can be set up must be repeated. Human history has seemed to repeat itself in cycles because of the repeated failures to carry out the indemnification. It's actually more complicated, because new failures become added to old failures.
How does this translate into today's geopolitical situation?
The US was set up to indeed become the hegemon, the last arbiter of goodness. But this could only happen if the US, through human effort in understanding the direction of goodness, cooperated. Since we see what the US has become, and that Russia is now the champion of goodness, we can see that the US failed its God-given mission. The mission was transferred to Russia and China. This abrupt departure from what was to be has confounded analysts, who see liberals, for example, betraying their former roles, while oddly, conservatives take up the mantle. This shift is huge. It has been observed, but its cause has not been understood at all. I say this all from the theoretical viewpoint. The best way to understand all of this in detail is to examine the book "Divine Principle" and the manner in which the unfolding in human history, even down to the duration of epochs, is explained. Think of this as another theory, but I might argue that it is the only theory in terms of its peculiar internal consistency and explanatory power.