The author urges our attention instead to the true crisis of our time: a global attempt to undo the established consensus that democracy and human rights are universal. In this project, Trump-era US, Putin's Russia and Xi's China are allies, sharing not just values but also strategies. Krishnan invites you to stand in the shoes of peoples struggling for democracy and justice. From that position, you see clearly how the West vs Rest perspective has for too long forced oppressed peoples of the world to compete for solidarity.