End of 'Western Civilisation'?

When I wrote in this column an essay on 4th February 2026 titled, the 'Beginning of Another 'White Supremacist' World Order?', my focus was on the hypocrisy of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's Davos address on 20 January 2026 to the World Economic Forum.

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It was embraced like the gospel by liberal types and the naïve international relations 'experts' in our country and elsewhere. My suspicion of Carney's words stemmed from the consistent role played by countries like Canada and others which he called 'middle powers' or 'intermediate powers' in the world order he critiqued in Davos. He wanted such countries, particularly Canada, "to live the truth?" which meant "naming reality" as it exists; "acting consistently" towards all in the world; "applying the same standards to allies and rivals" and "building what we claim to believe in, rather than waiting for the old order to be restored." These are some memorable pieces of Carney's mantra.

Yet unsurprisingly, it only took the TrumpNetanyahu illegal war against Iran to prove the hollowness in Carney's words. If he placed any premium on his own words, he should have at least voiced his concern against the continuing atrocities in the Middle East unilaterally initiated by the US and Israel. But his concern is only about Iran's seemingly indiscriminate attacks across the region targeting US and Israeli installations and even civilian locations in countries allied with the Us-Israel coalition.