How the American System Reshaped the World - And why globalism seeks to destroy it.

American Thinker ^ | 6 May, 2026 | J.B. Shurk

[MtnClimber]

Freedom exists in the absence of government control. We are free when we are able to worship, speak, write, make a living, and protect our families and property without fear that government agents will punish us for our actions. America’s Founding Fathers embraced an expansive view of personal liberty that recognizes the inherent right of each person to do as he sees fit, so long as that person refrains from infringing upon the liberties of another.

Right away, then, freedom comes with some restraint. If we each lived alone on our own island, no-one’s liberty but our own would matter. When we live within a society, our freedom comes with certain encumbrances — namely, an obligation not to poach the freedom of others. There is, in other words, a moral consideration that necessarily accompanies the exercise of freedom. Do my actions cause someone else harm? Does the expression of my will unfairly restrict the expression of another? Do my decisions unjustly deny someone else’s liberty?

Harm…fairness…justice — these are words essential to every person’s moral reasoning. They are subjects that are dissected and analyzed throughout the Bible. Because our common law has evolved from a Biblical worldview, our legal system is rooted in Judeo-Christian morality. Therefore, an American who tries earnestly to be a good Christian is also likely acting within the boundaries of American law.

Taken together, freedom, moral restraint, and legal punishment operate in concert within any society. To the extent that a member of society can reasonably govern himself, State-implemented punishment becomes unnecessary. When members of society abandon self-control and pursue personal liberty recklessly or in ways that threaten the liberty of others, State-implemented punishment steps in to provide legal constraints where moral restraint proved ineffective.

Thus, there is a natural relationship among personal freedom,

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: euroweenies; freedomtruth; globalism; newworldodor

[MtnClimber]

But the left wants power and control over everything and everyone. They don’t care about constitutional limits on government

[MtnClimber]

For globalists, freedom is the enemy. Government control is their greatest friend. You cannot destroy the former and promote the latter until the natural bonds of society are first broken. Totalitarianism never arrives by decree. It comes by request. In the two hundred and fiftieth year of America’s “New World” order, remember this: Our freedom is always under attack. Be vigilant and defend it.

[TheThirdRuffian]

Correct. I’ve always wondered where this leftist drive to control others comes from.

I have zero desire to dominate others and refuse to be dominated.

[Freee-dame]

“ Taken together, freedom, moral restraint, and legal punishment operate in concert within any society. To the extent that a member of society can reasonably govern himself, State-implemented punishment becomes unnecessary. When members of society abandon self-control and pursue personal liberty recklessly or in ways that threaten the liberty of others, State-implemented punishment steps in to provide legal constraints where moral restraint proved ineffective.”

Well said.

[Frank Drebin]

The other side always gets a say. Wanting a thing, is not having a thing.

[vikingd00d]

>>We are free when we are able to worship, speak, write, make a living, and protect our families and property without fear that government agents will punish us for our actions.

This isn’t really an idea of American origin since it was the distinction in the “Lycurgus -vs- Numa Pompillius” section of Plutarch’s ‘Lives’.

[Brian Griffin]

“Internationalism, illustrated by the Bolshevik and by the men to whom all countries are alike provided they can make money out of them, is to me repulsive.”

Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr., August 12, 1919

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/04/04/nato-head-coming-to-washington-dc-as-germany-passes-law-requiring-17-to-45-year-old-men-to-get-govt-permission-for-travel/#comments

[cuz1961]

I’ve always wondered where this leftist drive to control others comes from.

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It comes from the “ emanations of the penumbra “ of their rectums and rape of the Constitution when it was championed the constitution was a “ living breathing” document that

emanated from its penumbra .

[TheThirdRuffian]

lol. I get they pull the ability to control out of their rectum.

I just want to know why they want to control.

I think a lot of them are utopians and think they can make things “better” if they replace the natural order with whatever vision of things they have.

[MikelTackNailer]

Shurk illuminated how the “New World Order” that George H.W. Bush was so enthused about is actually the Old World Order of pre-Constitutional serfdom.

This goes along with how “Progressivism” is actually regressive, “Social Justice” is a polite term for mob rule and how Democrats disguise their criminal organization as a legitimate political party.

And yes, this IS the perfect year to drag them into the light of truth for all to see, reject and ridicule.

[marktwain]

Freedom exists in the absence of government control.

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Not quite correct. Anarchy exists in the absence of government control. People give up some freedom from governmental control in order to maximize other benefits, such as security from enemy raids, murder, and superstition in Western culture.

Higher security often translates to more practical freedom, such as the ability to travel distances more securely.