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| Globalism and the Hoodwinking of the American Elite |
| 2019-09-03 |
| [American Thinker] Every society has always been controlled by a small portion of the population. These leaders of society have been called by many names; today, they are often called the elite. In modern free societies like the United States, there is more economic mobility so that some of the elite are individuals who were born in poverty, but there is still an elite even in societies that are founded on equality. There is still a small portion of society who have much greater influence than everyone else. Historically, the elite in every nation have aligned themselves with the common people in their own nation. In the past, the most wealthy and influential people were among the first to enlist in time of war. The elite in each nation aligned themselves with the common people in their own nation and against the elite in other nations. Today, there is globalism. This is the "new world order." The elite of today believe that it is in their best interest and everybody's best interest if they can end nationalism and come together as one big global family. This coming together has not been a global coming together of all people; it has been a coming together of only the elite in many different nations, and they have been joined by a shrinking portion of the common people who are still under their influence. The elite of the U.S. and Europe have aligned themselves not only with each other, but also with the elite of China and the Middle East. They have intertwined the world economy to such a degree that decoupling seems impossible. They are promoting open borders. Since they believe that humanity is becoming one big happy family, it makes sense that they have never noticed any potential problem with the move of manufacturing to China. They facilitated this move. The working people in the West have been devastated by the loss of manufacturing jobs, and they are increasingly turning against the elite. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 Greed covered in virtue-signaling. Sort of like the wealthy of earlier ages building private chapels for worship, or buying papal indulgences. Or like the left-wing social polices and posturing of our own billionaire tech monopolists: "ignore my rapacious greed, and look at how virtuous/PC I am." Globalism includes a veneer of rhetoric about universal concern for distant poor people and a commitment (in principle if not in fact) to free movement of such people across borders. |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-09-03 10:25 |
| #8 Ref #1: There are other hypocrisies in the same vein, but the truth is it's not so much philosophy or inclination to fashion the world according to ideas, but economic convenience. Yes indeed! Around here we refer to it simply as "following the money." |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-09-03 08:55 |
| #7 Himmm. Dron66046 and Procopius2k Superb contributors to Rantburg. In my humble opinion. |
| Posted by: Dale 2019-09-03 08:53 |
| #6 That's true. The runny beto stuff sinks and clings to the bowl. You usually have to scrub.. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-09-03 08:38 |
| #5 ..the big chunks at least. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-09-03 08:18 |
| #4 ^ succinct. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-09-03 08:14 |
| #3 In other words "sh*t floats" |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-09-03 05:50 |
| #2 Greedy and stupid is a bad combination. Unfortunately the majority of harm done in the world is done by stupid people rather than evil people. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-09-03 05:13 |
| #1 Personal beliefs of elite decision makers seem to be not about integrating the world in any order, I think. It's more about consolidating financial hold over markets and resources. Eastern nations offer the cheapest resource, labor and overheads because of their 'developing' status. Most of these 'elites' are pushing the fanatic persuasion that a carbon fueled rise to industrial independence and increased manufacturing be denied these nations, after building their own empires on the soot covered ashes of large tracts of earth. There are other hypocrisies in the same vein, but the truth is it's not so much philosophy or inclination to fashion the world according to ideas, but economic convenience. "For the love of money is the root of all evil:" - GawD |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2019-09-03 03:49 |