All the media needs to do is walk out into the streets and see all the homelessness, lawlessness and drug addiction overtaking the US and Western allies, and see the law and order prevailing in Russia and the BRICS, to know which nations are on the ascent and which are in decline.
You are absolutely right, and just like a common drunk who doesn’t realize his condition, the West is in denial. It’s called comeuppance, and we are going to pay the price for our lousy political hires.