In 1988, I wrote that "East and West are fusing in the most momentous combination of powerful civilizations since Hellenism collided with the Middle East—leaving Christianity in its wake." I was right
I can’t believe I’m writing this, but I disagree that global civilization is a desired good. And, no, not on chauvinistic terms. But, yes, in terms of culture and innovation, the impacts of global civilization are fantastic, but as our long-term adventure called globalization has taught us, this happens mostly at one level, the top.
I do not focus on “all of us” or “we” anymore, in large part because this “we” talk scares the hell out of me. I keep reading that the administration has joined into the idea of calling for an international corporate tax and for the ponderous, beholden WHO to handle future pandemics. There is clearly a global elite move to manage people for the betterment of the planet. It will fail, but at the cost of mass starvation and violence, the latter of which is already happening in The Netherlands and Sri Lanka. The Bidens and Kerrys, the Clintons and Romney as well as the Pelosis all have questionable business interests involving the CCP and/or Russia. That this is even allowed—not to mention the ability of members of Congress to take advantage of stock tips—is a public disgrace and a sign of utter decadence. A global civilization will only exacerbate this trend because there will be so many more places to hide. Not to mention that governance itself will clearly favor whatever nation is on top at the moment and at the expense of mere wage-earning citizens.
The Fentanyl crisis is certainly due, at least in part, to the closing of manufacturing in Ohio and the Midwest or, better, the Rustbelt. Sure, Kevin Williamson is right to point out the other side of the coin, that people should move to where the jobs are, as per the Joads. But they are hindered, at least in part, by legislation that keeps people stuck where they are for the sake of health care. But it’s also due to the CCP smuggling the drug through our wide open southern border. Speaking of which, if all the trade deals since the nineties had done what they were supposed to do, raise the standard of living for citizens of, for example, Mexico, why are millions streaming in waves to a place where wages for the middle class have decreased, if not flat-lined?
Trump is only a buffoon in your eyes, but he saw something you apparently don’t, though our hero Mitch Daniels does: He recently told a Democrat friend that he did not have to ask why the people rioted at the Capitol: they were tired of getting punched in the face by their betters. That’s so much more a thing than all the -isms Trump supporters are slandered with.
I’m probably more than a little jaded, but the unparalleled failure of lockdowns and vaccine mandates, as a result of which millions across the world have been thrown into poverty, with still more starvation to follow, especially by threatened worldwide mandates against fossil fuels; the lockdowns’ devastating transfer of wealth from small business owners to multinational corporations (many of which seem driven more by ideology than the bottom line—something that has totally changed my view of incentives) and their indifference to grave and chronic illnesses being left untreated, most particularly, mental health issues among children (though Fauci claims no one will be permanently damaged), all of these incredibly depressing outcomes make me desire a return to sovereignty but with a genuine openness to world trade and cultural mixing—not by plans their proponents claim will do one thing but inevitably do not, but as the result of human ingenuity doing what it always does: reach out to the world.
I can’t believe I’m writing this, but I disagree that global civilization is a desired good. And, no, not on chauvinistic terms. But, yes, in terms of culture and innovation, the impacts of global civilization are fantastic, but as our long-term adventure called globalization has taught us, this happens mostly at one level, the top.
I do not focus on “all of us” or “we” anymore, in large part because this “we” talk scares the hell out of me. I keep reading that the administration has joined into the idea of calling for an international corporate tax and for the ponderous, beholden WHO to handle future pandemics. There is clearly a global elite move to manage people for the betterment of the planet. It will fail, but at the cost of mass starvation and violence, the latter of which is already happening in The Netherlands and Sri Lanka. The Bidens and Kerrys, the Clintons and Romney as well as the Pelosis all have questionable business interests involving the CCP and/or Russia. That this is even allowed—not to mention the ability of members of Congress to take advantage of stock tips—is a public disgrace and a sign of utter decadence. A global civilization will only exacerbate this trend because there will be so many more places to hide. Not to mention that governance itself will clearly favor whatever nation is on top at the moment and at the expense of mere wage-earning citizens.
The Fentanyl crisis is certainly due, at least in part, to the closing of manufacturing in Ohio and the Midwest or, better, the Rustbelt. Sure, Kevin Williamson is right to point out the other side of the coin, that people should move to where the jobs are, as per the Joads. But they are hindered, at least in part, by legislation that keeps people stuck where they are for the sake of health care. But it’s also due to the CCP smuggling the drug through our wide open southern border. Speaking of which, if all the trade deals since the nineties had done what they were supposed to do, raise the standard of living for citizens of, for example, Mexico, why are millions streaming in waves to a place where wages for the middle class have decreased, if not flat-lined?
Trump is only a buffoon in your eyes, but he saw something you apparently don’t, though our hero Mitch Daniels does: He recently told a Democrat friend that he did not have to ask why the people rioted at the Capitol: they were tired of getting punched in the face by their betters. That’s so much more a thing than all the -isms Trump supporters are slandered with.
I’m probably more than a little jaded, but the unparalleled failure of lockdowns and vaccine mandates, as a result of which millions across the world have been thrown into poverty, with still more starvation to follow, especially by threatened worldwide mandates against fossil fuels; the lockdowns’ devastating transfer of wealth from small business owners to multinational corporations (many of which seem driven more by ideology than the bottom line—something that has totally changed my view of incentives) and their indifference to grave and chronic illnesses being left untreated, most particularly, mental health issues among children (though Fauci claims no one will be permanently damaged), all of these incredibly depressing outcomes make me desire a return to sovereignty but with a genuine openness to world trade and cultural mixing—not by plans their proponents claim will do one thing but inevitably do not, but as the result of human ingenuity doing what it always does: reach out to the world.