Gloalblisation- not globalism
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 12:20 pm
Once again a decent discussion topic lies in tatters, life being beaten out of it by the NWO fetishists.
Firstly, try to listen sometime to the recent lectures about national identity on R4 recently.It shows that nationalism is not necessarily in our DNA. It has come and gone and more often that not been revived by politicians seeking to gain from it. There is nothing God-given about where our borders are drawn, and they have been changed massively in the course of history.
But what is irresistable is the division of labour which was one of the first movers of our industrial revolution. First locally, then regionally, then nationally. It was vital to the model of the British Empire. They grow our cotton, we manufacture it, they buy what we manufacture. But then of course our political and military dominance backed it up.
Funnily enough, while we couldn't sustain the Empire. the ideas spread. And we have all benefitted. Much of what is around you everyday is made by someone thousands of miles away. Try Primark. But two forces have put it into overdrive- finance and technology. Mostly helping, but the 2008 meltdown showed the damage caused by that going wrong. It moved across the world in 48 hours and no one government could fix it alone becauseit was all interconnected.
The question is where democracy comes into it. Old institutions cant cope. Trying to reset the clock to 50 or more years ago simply will not fix it. There was a lot wrong with the EU, and some the blame for it is at our door because of our haughty approach to the institution, allowing France and Germany to write the rules.
There may well be "globalists" pursuing some evil agenda, but I am more concerned about how we will deal with this. Runninq away from it, listening to Trump's facile ideas, do not do it. See what happens if he were ever in power when his rednecks suddenly find the 3 dollar t shirts they used to buy at K Mart are now 5 or 6...that's how long it would last.
Firstly, try to listen sometime to the recent lectures about national identity on R4 recently.It shows that nationalism is not necessarily in our DNA. It has come and gone and more often that not been revived by politicians seeking to gain from it. There is nothing God-given about where our borders are drawn, and they have been changed massively in the course of history.
But what is irresistable is the division of labour which was one of the first movers of our industrial revolution. First locally, then regionally, then nationally. It was vital to the model of the British Empire. They grow our cotton, we manufacture it, they buy what we manufacture. But then of course our political and military dominance backed it up.
Funnily enough, while we couldn't sustain the Empire. the ideas spread. And we have all benefitted. Much of what is around you everyday is made by someone thousands of miles away. Try Primark. But two forces have put it into overdrive- finance and technology. Mostly helping, but the 2008 meltdown showed the damage caused by that going wrong. It moved across the world in 48 hours and no one government could fix it alone becauseit was all interconnected.
The question is where democracy comes into it. Old institutions cant cope. Trying to reset the clock to 50 or more years ago simply will not fix it. There was a lot wrong with the EU, and some the blame for it is at our door because of our haughty approach to the institution, allowing France and Germany to write the rules.
There may well be "globalists" pursuing some evil agenda, but I am more concerned about how we will deal with this. Runninq away from it, listening to Trump's facile ideas, do not do it. See what happens if he were ever in power when his rednecks suddenly find the 3 dollar t shirts they used to buy at K Mart are now 5 or 6...that's how long it would last.