Although it is not agreement with thoughts of some FReepers, there are globalists and then there are globalists.
Those seeking a world government are globalists. Those engaged in trade internationally trade all over the globe but are not globalists.
Americans have always been engaged in trade that was pretty much global. Americans were and are the Yankee Traders.
President Jefferson engaged the African Arabs over trade freedom. The US Marines went to engage our enemy in Tripoli. The US Navy opened diplomatic and trade relations early on with Japan. Since, and actually before the founding, American salesmen have been knocking on foreign doors hawking American goods.
The Pat Buchanan anti everything brigadiers are currently out in force demanding we return to the isolationist Republican party that died with WWII. They have little or no concept of what Americans do in their trade endeavors all round the world, constantly 24/7/365. They have no concept of just how many different jobs are involved in one measly Million $$$ export sale.
In my mind, the global government globalism is primarily a European cancer metastasized into some American minds. I do not see an uprising support for a global government from Singapore, or Japan, or Korea, or Thailand or Indonesia or Australia, or even China.
The business of America is business and we are free to go where ever they will allow us to come to knock on doors and peddle our products.
That’s who we are ant that’s what we do....... and we do it exceptionally well. President Trump is in business to enhance our efforts and develop better and greater success
Bert - You have summed it up quite well.
One additional comment. The isolationist GOP did die with WWII. We should not forget however, that they were closer to their constituents who also held those views and would remove them from office. The significance of WWI cannot be understated as it the changes that happened after WWII more clear. Also, during the 1910s decade the US was transforming rapidly from an agricultural country to an industrial one, and trading became necessary to develop and support the industry...moving the US further out into the world.
Wish there were more time to comment more fully on the European cancer that you mentioned. Despite 200+ years of being free from the that yoke, generations of people removed from their roots, European ideas (especially the bad ones) still influence people in the US.