Global Folly: The Collision of Woke Policies, Mass Immigration, and Economic Collapse, By James Reed

The world is unravelling under the weight of ideological hubris, where well-meaning but disastrous policies are driving nations toward division and bankruptcy. From Victoria's race-based "treaty" to Europe's unchecked immigration, from Australia's contradictory climate zeal, to China's quiet dominance, a pattern emerges: Elites, drunk on virtue, are sacrificing unity, prosperity, and reality itself. Drawing on recent exposés at the Alor.org blog this week: Victoria's fiscal cliff, Italy's poverty imports, and China's refutation of diversity dogma, this essay weaves a grim tapestry of how woke governance, mass migration, and fiscal recklessness are converging to destabilise the West, while cohesive societies like China surge ahead.

Victoria, Australia, is a case study in self-inflicted wounds. On October 14, 2025, the state's Labor government, led by Premier Jacinta Allan, pushed the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025, creating Gellung Warl, a race-based "parallel parliament" with veto-like powers over legislation, despite 54.15% of Victorians rejecting a similar Voice referendum in 2023. This body, costing $70 million annually (with 2.5% yearly hikes), lets only Indigenous voters elect members who can summon ministers, craft de facto laws, and restrict access to cultural zones. The Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) warns it erodes equality, with 70% of "No" voters citing division as their reason. Meanwhile, Victoria's net debt hit $150.9 billion in 2024-25, up $17.6 billion, with interest projected at $36 billion over four years. Unfunded megaprojects like the $35-200 billion Suburban Rail Loop and a reliance on federal GST windfalls ($47 billion, up 13%) mask a deficit trimmed to $2.6 billion by "luck," not management. As The Australian's Robert Gottliebsen notes, this treaty makes Victoria "ungovernable," risking credit downgrades as agencies eye the bureaucratic bloat.

Mass immigration exacerbates the crisis, driving 15% rent hikes and hospital overload while Indigenous inequities fester. Elders, like those from Noongar or Dine communities, should rail against this "recolonisation by proxy," as globalisation dilutes their sovereignty faster than any ballot. X users fume: "Labor's one brain cell" saddles generations with debt and division. Hopefully the treaty can bite back against mass immigration, but I am not holding my breath.

Across the Mediterranean, Italy's open borders are importing poverty at an alarming rate. Istat's October 2025 data reveals 35.6% of immigrants live in absolute poverty, five times the 7.1% rate for Italians, comprising 33% of the nation's 2.2 million poor households despite being under 10% of the population. With 150,000 arrivals in 2024, mostly via Lampedusa's overwhelmed centres, non-EU migrants drain welfare with subsidies, housing, and pensions, debunking claims they'll "save" pensions. Italians, not migrants, pay for this largesse. France's Jean-Paul Gourévitch estimates a €20-25 billion annual deficit; Germany's migrant bill hits €50 billion yearly, with 63% of welfare to 26% of the population. The Netherlands? €400 billion from 1995-2019, with non-Western migrants costing €200,000-€600,000 lifetime. Europe's biggest import is Third World poverty.

Australia's Labor government preaches net zero by 2050, 43% CO₂ cuts by 2030, 65% by 2035, while immigration adds ~4 million tonnes of CO₂ yearly, potentially 40 million by 2035 (20% of the 215 Mt target). Net migration (330,000 in 2025) boosts per capita emissions (25-27 tonnes, five times China's) as newcomers adopt high-carbon lifestyles. Meanwhile, fossil exports (4.5% global emissions) and war exemptions (Russia-Ukraine: 230 MtCO2-e) expose the farce. Markets laugh: Coastal "high-risk" properties in Byron Bay and Sydney's Point Piper double in value despite flood warnings. Polls show 49% of Aussies want fewer migrants; most won't pay >$5/week for "Armageddon." X users mock: "Net zero while importing emitters? Genius."

China, with 845,697 foreigners (0.06% of 1.4 billion), humiliates the West's diversity dogma. It leads in EVs (62% global share), AI (50% of researchers), and rail (40,000 km high-speed), all with homegrown talent. Taiwan (3.8% foreigners) and Japan (2%) dominate AI chips and robotics. Germany, with 6 million migrants since 2015, sees auto production crash 29% (5.7M to 4M cars, 2015-2024) and 124,500 layoffs at VW, Mercedes, and Bosch. AI automation, not migrants, fills labour gaps, but doesn't pay pensions. BlackRock's Larry Fink praises Asia's "xenophobic" policies for easing AI adoption. X roars: "China's 0.06% foreigners vs. Germany's €50B migrant bill. Who's winning?"

This smorgasbord of horror, Victoria's treaty, Europe's poverty imports, Australia's climate farce, shares a root: Woke elites prioritise dogma over data. Victoria ignores 54% of voters for racial division; Italy and Germany subsidise migrant dependency while China innovates; Australia's net zero dreams clash with migration realities. The fix? Cap low-skilled inflows, prioritise automation, and restore unity. As X users warn, "Open borders and woke policies are a Ponzi scheme bankrupting the West." Until leaders face facts, the West risks becoming a footnote to China's cohesive ascent. Voters, demand borders, not burdens, before it's too late.