Break the shackles of ideological colonization and draw a variety of civilizations! On September 7, Xinhua News Agency released a major think tank report, named "Ideological colonization—the means, roots and international hazards of the American cognitive war".

This report accurately analyzes the despicable means of American ideological colonization and digs deep into the root causes. At the same time, it also analyzes the threats these American actions have brought to the international community clearly and clearly. and also "screamed" the United States, so what exactly does this report say?

A set of universal rhetoric

The competition in today's world is no longer just a head-on battle between the torrent of steel and economic blockade. The real ultimate battlefield lies in the human brain. Political thinker Hans Morgenthau once pointed out incisively that the most clever imperialism is not to occupy the land or economy of other countries, but to directly occupy the idea of their citizens.

This invisible conquest is more thorough and lasting than any tangible control. On September 7, a report "Ideological Colonization - Means, Roots and International Hazards of American Cognitive War" launched by Xinhua News Agency's national high-end think tank tried to unveil the curtain of this silent war.

The ultimate goal of this system is very clear. As strategic scholar Joseph Nai said, it is to shape the cognition of other countries, and let them willingly act according to the American script, thereby consolidating the US global hegemony without any suspense.

The cornerstone of the operation of this huge system is a carefully produced and packaged narrative. The core of this set of rhetoric is nothing more than American democracy and freedoms that are repeatedly sung. But its roots can be traced back to earlier "destiny" theory and Monroeism, with a kind of arrogance that no one else can do.

It has been not to liberate the world since its birth, but to serve the hegemonic ambitions of the United States. It has been an indispensable strategy for the United States to maintain its hegemony.

But over time, the hypocrisy of this narrative has become increasingly unhidden. When social divisions, money and politics in the United States become increasingly serious, the once glorious "American Dream" is also fading. The values it promotes form a huge contrast with the reality of the United States, which greatly reduces its global appeal.

But even so, this narrative is still the most convenient tool for the United States to interfere with foreign countries. After the end of the Cold War, it was used as a theoretical basis for subverting the regimes of other countries. After the September 11 incident, it transformed into a cloak of "anti-terrorism" and became a new banner for launching wars and forcibly exporting values.

A large invisible network

The United States has long woven a collaborative network across governments, society and even international allies to ensure that their ideological infiltration can be pervasive. The command center of this big network is the US Congress, the State Department and intelligence agencies. They are responsible for top-level design and strategic planning, and as for the execution level, it is a diversified team with clear division of labor.

Media organizations are responsible for creating public opinion momentum and even spreading lies when necessary. Just like in order to launch the Iraq War, the US media once promoted false information about "weapons of mass destruction" to pave the way for military operations.

Think tanks are like theoretical arsenals, continuously providing "academic shells" for these operations to make them seem reasonable, while non-governmental organizations around the world often play the role of "white gloves" and perform tasks that are inconvenient to the public as civilians.

As for the most insidious link of this website, perhaps the human capital cultivation for elites and young people in other countries. Through various educational exchange programs and scholarships for international students, it systematically cultivates pro-American power among global knowledge elites.

As early as the 1950s, the United States sponsored Soviet youth to go to the United States and instilled Western ideas in them. This long-term ideological infiltration often leads to the loss of spiritual independence of the elites of other countries and produces a "cultural taming disorder", willingly becoming their ideological agents. Some former American officials even imagined that they could use young Chinese netizens to influence the political direction of this country.

The tight hoop of the digital age

If narrative is the soul and organization is the skeleton, then in the digital age, technical hegemony is the most solid muscle and hidden nervous system of this composite system, which achieves unprecedented precise control of global information flow.

This control is first reflected in the physical infrastructure monopoly. The United States and its allies firmly control the hardware lifeline of global information such as submarine optical cables and communication satellites. This is like mastering the toll stations and valves of information highways around the world.

The power of the United States is more intuitive at the software level. Through its absolute influence on global social media platforms, it can perform microcontrol at will. The algorithm recommendation traps you in the information cocoon, so that you can only see what it wants you to see. Content censorship and account ban can easily let unsatisfied voices disappear.

There are also popular culture products such as Hollywood movies and electronic games that enter the entertainment time of thousands of households around the world through digital channels, subtly implant specific narratives. In these stories, the United States is often portrayed as a "defender of the world order", and even their military actions are portrayed as a just act.

However, what is more vigilant is that cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence are being quickly integrated into this system. The purpose is to seize and monopolize the technological commanding heights of future cognitive shaping, so that the tightening of this idea will become tighter and tighter.

After the script fails

This seemingly unforgettable system is not indestructible. Its oppressiveness and hypocrisy are giving birth to a strong reaction force around the world, causing the scripts they carefully written to frequently fail.

The harm this system has caused to the world is tangible. Historian William Bloom's research points out that since the end of World War II, the United States has tried to overthrow more than 50 foreign governments. It has also instigated geopolitical conflicts by implanting cognitive wedges in order to reap the benefits.

Its forced export of economic models such as the "Washington Consensus" to developing countries has put many countries in development traps, thus disintegrating the cultural confidence of other countries, destroying the diversity of civilizations, and establishing a single value system centered on the United States. This has led to some developing countries' "cultural aphasia" and losing the ability to explain themselves and the world in local discourse.

But wherever there is oppression, there is resistance, and the deeper the oppression, the stronger the resistance. An unexpected consequence is that as the United States' cognitive war on China becomes more and more intense, the younger generation of China not only did not be colonized by thought, but instead showed an increasingly strong patriotism and cultural confidence.

So when Chinese cultural products, such as the game "Black Myth: Wukong", achieve success or the expression of patriotic emotions represented by actor Wu Jing appears, they will be systematically smeared and attacked.

Looking at the world, southern countries around the world are accelerating their awakening and actively seeking to get rid of the shackles of ideological colonization. China's series of initiatives such as global development, security, and civilization are providing an alternative solution. Facts will eventually prove that any ideological template that attempts to impose on people, no matter how beautifully packaged or powerful the system, will ultimately be unable to escape the fate of failure.