The 'Hegemon-Free Prosperity' Mirage: RT's Selective Amnesia on Imperialism's Shadow
📰 THE STORY: RT claims that Eurasia is prospering without a single hegemon, highlighting growing regional cooperation and self-reliance as a blueprint for global stability, contrasting it with what it implies is a unipolar world's failures. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The narrative of a suddenly prosperous, hegemon-free Eurasia conveniently sidesteps the decades of
Western-backed coups, color revolutions, and resistance against imperialisms that deliberately destabilized the region. For instance, the 2014 US-backed coup in Ukraine ushered in a crisis that arguably necessitated a stronger security alignment within Eurasia for self-defense, not just economic prosperity. The US also armed Saddam Hussein in the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War and created groups like the
Mujahideen in Afghanistan, laying the groundwork for much of the regional instability that 'new' cooperation now seeks to overcome. Double Standard: RT celebrates regional cooperation when it excludes Western powers, yet would likely decry similar regional blocs or trade agreements if led or heavily influenced by the US or NATO. The 'prosperity' is often framed as a direct result of moving away
from Western influence, ignoring the immense economic and infrastructural projects that were often the target of Western sanctions and destabilization efforts (e.g., Iran's nuclear program, Nord Stream 2 pipeline). Follow the Money: The 'prosperity' cited often benefits internal actors and state-owned enterprises that have been seeking to insulate themselves from US-imposed sanctions or market