[Vision2020] Essay on Globalism by Ron Paul

[Donovan Arnold]

The reason the US Senate is stalling on the withdraw of troops from Iraq is because it knows two things; 
   
  1) That the people that voted for them what an end to the war now and what the troops back home.
   
  and
   
  2) That if the US withdraws troops from Iraq it would have negative repercussions and that it vital to US interests to keep troops there. 
   
  It is difficult to handle the balance of the two. So what they do is say they are against the war, but don't actually take action against it. 
   
  Best,
   
  Donovan

lfalen <lfalen at turbonet.com> wrote:
  Tim
I agree with much of what Ron Paul says. The United Nations is useful only to the extent it acts as a place for nations to discuss common problems. It should never be allowed to supersede US law. I am of course biased but I think that with all it flaws the US form of government is the best that has ever been devised. We should never agree to letting any other world body supersede our laws. Having said that it is important to realize we live in a global society and market place. We have to be willing to compete in the global market. Just do not place our laws second to anything else. If there is to be globalization, let any enity in the world join the United States by a 2/3 vote of their population. They would then become a part of the United states and subject to our laws. Note that a simple majority vote of their population is not good enough. There would have to be overwhelming support for it.

Roger
-----Original message-----
From: Tim Lohrmann timlohr at yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:39:03 -0700
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] Essay on Globalism by Ron Paul

> Globalism
> 
> By Ron Paul
> July 16, 2007
> 
> The recent defeat of the amnesty bill in the Senate came after outraged Americans made it clear to the political elite that they would not tolerate this legislation, which would further erode our national sovereignty. Similarly, polls increasingly show the unpopularity of the Iraq war, as well as of the Congress that seems incapable of ending it.
> 
> Because some people who vocally oppose amnesty are supportive of the war, the ideological connection between support of the war and amnesty is often masked. If there is a single word explaining the reasons why we continue to fight unpopular wars and see legislation like the amnesty bill nearly become law, that word is “globalism.”
> 
> The international elite, including many in the political and economic leadership of this country, believe our constitutional republic is antiquated and the loyalty Americans have for our form of government is like a superstition, needing to be done away with. When it benefits elites, they pay lip service to the American way, even while undermining it.
> 
> We must remain focused on what ideology underlies the approach being taken by those who see themselves as our ruling-class, and not get distracted by the passions of the moment or the rhetorical devices used to convince us how their plans will be “good for us.” Whether it is managed trade being presented under the rhetoric of “free trade,” or the ideas of “regime change” abroad and “making the world safe for democracy” -- the underlying principle is globalism.
> 
> Although different rhetoric is used in each instance, the basic underlying notion behind replacing regimes abroad and allowing foreign people to come to this country illegally is best understood by comprehending this ideal of the globalist elite. In one of his most lucid moments President Bush spoke of the “soft bigotry of low expectations.” 
> 
> Unfortunately, that bigotry is one of the core tenets at the heart of the globalist ideology.
> The basic idea is that foreigners cannot manage their own affairs so we have to do it for them. This may require sending troops to far off lands that do not threaten us, and it may also require “welcoming with open arms” people who come here illegally. All along globalists claim a moral high ground, as if our government is responsible for ensuring the general welfare of all people. Yet the consequences are devastating to our own taxpayers, as well as many of those we claim to be helping.
> 
> Perhaps the most seriously damaged victim of this approach is our own constitutional republic, because globalism undermines both the republican and democratic traditions of this nation. Not only does it make a mockery of the self-rule upon which our republic is based, it also erodes the very institutions of our republic and replaces them with international institutions that are often incompatible with our way of life.
> 
> The defeat of the amnesty bill proves though that there is no infallible logic, or predetermined march of history, that forces globalism on us.
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