The world is changing, but the west is clinging on to a unipolar vision of the world that has passed. It's attempts to discard this changing reality in exchange for a western worldview expressed in their politics and media are so ungrounded, it's (as) comical as it is dangerous. This western bubble of reality laid down before the west's general public seems to hold up for now, although fragile and less and less by the day. Really, Russia again? Outside this western bubble however, credibility is lost daily as the west places itself on the sidelines of history.
The fundamental building blocs in western hard power and soft power are not under attack as the mediapolitical landscape could make us feel they are, it is more that they are revealed for what they are without the sugarcoating. As the multipolar world creates the political and economic power to pursuit alternatives and show new perspectives and interpretations, they now have the power to reflect the actions of the west mirrored back upon themselves as apposed to 'just the way things are' in the world.
Here's the link to a long article; http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-11-19/wests-demise-sidelines-history
You sure use some big words.
LOL, those are not my words. The post is a complete cut and paste. I keep a dictionary handy.