Posted on 04/05/2004 4:27:12 AM PDT by shrinkermd
Great piece
Bump
This is why we have open borders. Our elites are not loyal to America.
MUST READ
Here is just one sample from this excellent article (paragraph breaks by me for easier reading):
The universalist approach is, in effect, American nationalism and exceptionalism taken to the extreme. In this view, America is exceptional not because it is a unique nation but because it has become the "universal nation." It has merged with the world through the coming to America of people from other societies and through the widespread acceptance of American popular culture and values by other societies. The distinction between America and the world is disappearing because of the triumph of American power and the appeal of American society and culture. The economic approach focuses on economic globalization as a transcendent force breaking down national boundaries, merging national economies into a single global whole, and rapidly eroding the authority and functions of national governments. This view is prevalent among executives of multinational corporations, large NGOs, and comparable organizations operating on a global basis and among individuals with skills, usually of a highly technical nature, for which there is a global demand and who are thus able to pursue careers moving from country to country. The moralistic approach decries patriotism and nationalism as evil forces and argues that international law, institutions, regimes and norms are morally superior to those of individual nations. Commitment to humanity must supersede commitment to nation. This view is found among intellectuals, academics and journalists. Economic transnationalism is rooted in the bourgeoisie, moralistic transnationalism in the intelligentsia. Transnational ideas and people fall into three categories: universalist, economic and moralist.
I think Trump has a little of all three, actually the best of all three or maybe even a 4th category unnamed.
Thanks for the ping and looking back many years to a very interesting article and a very good thread. Great posts BUMP! Some of those FReepers appear to have disappeared.
Ping to comment 26.
Nice post, Albion! Thank you so much.
Also, Tragedy and Hope by Georgetown (disreputable) professor, the late Carroll Quigley whom Slick Willie publicly acknowledged as HIS mentor in his inaugural address and on other occasions. There were only 8800 copies of the book sold by MacMillan before it destroyed the plates. It spilled too many beans.
It may have been re-published by a minor publisher later. Quigley admired an internationalist group of wealthy influential schemers and named some names in his 1300 page book, starting with Cecil Rhodes and it is and was a group dedicated to smashing national sovereignty in favor of a central world government which could be controlled by them. That it smacks of conspiracy theory does not mean that the conspiracy did not or does not exist. To me, Rhodes is the only recognizable name. They wanted it that way. Quigley wanted to give them the credit he thought them too modest to seek. Actually, they have always preferred anonymity and secrecy.
As my wife is fond of saying: Sometimes, even paranoids have real enemies. And so do we.
yes, an excellent article, and highly pertinent to our present situation!!
Having now read more of Huntington’s article, I will say you are right.
An informed response; thank you.
One of the great things about the e-book revolution is the recovery of past texts that were pushed out of print by Political Correctness, such as Fabian Freeway: High Road to Socialism in the U.S.A. (1966), which also named names.
Here is an online resource for Tragedy and Hope:
download site for Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quigley
A search-engine glance also shows that Anatomy of a Revolution is available in digital format.
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