March 2023
Written by Linda S Brooks
Its interesting, not only how individuals manipulate information in order to get what they want politically; but diplomacy in Foreign Relations can be particularly sensitive. Globalism, from its beginning has always been economic and most welcome where a world of economies can now come together on a leveled playing field; in essence, the ability to universally share the wealth with territorial boundaries removed. Its a type of global free market system with Third World nations learning and First World teaching with the result that even totalitarian states benefit. Unfortunately, the ideologues whose expertise adds demographic engineering has jumped on board, for example the United Nations, adding the idea of a capability of homogeneity of not only the political but adding the cultural; they even added a religion at one point but apparently that layed an egg and we don’t hear of that anymore; but it is clear at this point that a homogeneous world is what is desired or at least a universal state under the auspice of the UN.
Economically, the future is shifting to the East while the West, where First World nations exist due to the developmental flow of civilization, have made a maneuver establishing the United Nations not only as a universal political entity with imputed hegemonic power; but also pulling back global leadership by legislating within their own body the power of sovereignty over all nations first by consent of its membership and then capturing the remaining balance of states by establishing a doctrine of maintenance of global peace evidenced by both the Balkans and the Ukraine event. How one country compares to another, one rising while the other descends, has happened many times over the centuries. This poses a postulate: must this transition only happen with War? Is force the only way to claim ones hegemony? To begin with hegemony is defined as a nation capable of imposing its will on any country in the world economically, politically and militarily. Obviously, hegemony and wealth go together and is basic to this transitional rise particularly after a major War has transpired draining the wealth of those incapable of financially surviving in favor of those who can and are made the winner.
For instance, when the US rose as a hegemony while Europe descended; the transition actually began to surface following the First World War. However, the transition concerned only the free World who had just defeated one of the first totalitarian states with Russia the second whose defeat came later from the Cold War. Thus, between the European and the US, this transition was amicable; they were of the same type, politically. But what happens when they are of a different type; does political competitiveness demand War? It might if one takes into account the idea that Communism holds to a doctrine of absolute world dominance; but wait, the US has been accommodating Communist China ever since the Nixon Presidency and the UN as well after they assumed the original seat that belonged to the Republic of China. In the interim, economic globalism has had an impact on Communist States to where totalitarianism has been loosed in some instances economically. They have learned the benefit of wealth particularly regarding the value of Labor as an economic resource toward the attainment of wealth where before hand Labor was only relevant to maintenance of the country. Therefore a degree of freedom must be extended and indeed in China has done something I don’t believe any Communist state has ever done; they have allowed some of their people to venture out living and working in other countries; particularly important in the Pacific Rim.
Eurasia and the East are either prior Communist States or presently only two Communist States, China and North Korea, and Russia a Communist state in transition with wealth coming to them now and in the near future; therefore, also a possibility of hegemonic power. And if we assume that all of Eurasia and the Pacific Rim is of the non-free as of yet, we’re talking about approximately two thirds of the worlds territorial mass. The Ukrainian conflict has achieved something odd in this: a competition between two opposing different political forces that array acting on the future that they see before it occurs. But the good news is that globalization of economies has brought both Russia and China into the economic community globally with desire to achieve that economic stability as all the rest is trying to do. This works in favor of the free world though it is right now a minority.
What is happening with the Communist or former Communist is that they're backing off from the pure Marxist model even moreso than Stalin did during his rule. Communist China, just as Russia under Stalin, have backed away in order to accomodate market participation; even though, China continues to claim their people, politically, and their assets whom they have allowed out and about in the world. I had actually added to my platform the the US would help Chinese immigrants to remain in the US against their former nation of origin. This is where the Communist doctrine of world dominance is reemerging; but can they pull that off and still enjoy the favors of capitalism. Its like the story of the monkey who put his hand into the slender mouth of a gourd to capture the food that was in the belly of gourd but couldn’t extract his hand with the food in it. How this translates is that the good life is desirable; therefore, letting loose some of its authoritarianism is going to be required.
In our day of seeking global homogeneity, Is it possible that the free world and the none-free can co-habitate without War; that is, assuming that a country is not under economic or social duress it which War is their only out. Assuming that is not the case, can the two come together under a different paradigm of political dogma without an anxiety attack. Can the free, democratic states allow a freedom of choice regarding the none-free. Can the two welcome the other with a handshake instead of a bomb. How wide spread is the knowledge, for instance, that Russia, after it collapsed, applied to the EU for membership but was denied because their size intimated the EU leadership when Russia stood ready to join the free world. Are we not seeing that timidity again in the Ukraine conflict. This is to say, that self-fulfilling prophesy can become the problem where fear bars any hope of a world capable of living in peace.
The world is growing smaller and nations are far more porous than any other time in history with the Ukrainian War becoming the initiate that has put Russia in the place where they pose a threat and the free world has knocked itself out in a tremendous display of military power conveying to the former Communist state that they are not going to rise; nonetheless, Russia seems to ignore them trudging ahead in their attempt to take the Ukraine knowing that the fear of of a Third World War holds all at bay. Russia was in the process of becoming an ally of the free world which was jumping with joy at the time; but, unfortunately that has been dampened since the invasion and the West’s response.
I had the opportunity about thirty years ago to meet the Christian and Missionary Alliance Director of Missions in the Pacific. He and his wife had invited our small group to dinner over which we discussed the fact that Communist China had ordered all foreign missionaries out of Hong Kong. The Director was very upset about the future prospects of the church in Hong Kong which they worked hard to bring into the community of the Saints. However, I think we captured the Directors concern with the notion that it could be that God intended for what was anticipated to be a captivity; could turn out to be an opportunity instead by blending with the Communist population and thereby helping to bring change; though friendship evangelism is not allowed in a Communist state; the mear character of Christians speaks a thousand words; in fact, the unregenerate world identifies Christians for their unusual capacity to love; even their enemies and, in fact, as the scriptures quote the Savior where he says I send you out as sheep amongst wolves. The Romans, also, are an example though brutal were taken by the character of the Savior whom they helped to crucify ultimately becoming the historical and dynamic Christianized Holy Roman Empire.
This may also be possible if one realizes that todays China is not a pure Communist state anymore, as Marx would define it, just as neither did Stalin produce a purely Communist country. Globalism has had a lot to do with this achieving some degree of homogeneity amongst nations. However, the typical divisions have fallen into place with the Ukrainian War, not because they were necessary but because thats the way it has always been: they have made a conversion from acting to reacting captured by the past and that is self-fulfilling prophecy acting out. The Eurasian and Pacific region have sided with Russia while the EU and the US has sided with the non-state UN; but in retrospect, the West has assumed a posture of defense when no threat to them was intended. This was made very clear when Vladimir Putin contacted former President Trump several months before the invasion telling him that Russia was going to invade the Ukraine if everything fell in place—that was an attempt to put the West at ease about Russia’s intentions that they did not intend to venture outside the Ukrainian border; nonetheless, the West chose to act out their strength ;just in case. The West has violated its own policy of Eminent Attack putting themselves, I'm sure, inadvertently in the position of an aggressor which was imposed by the UN’s Charter.
In fact, this possibility leaves us with the realization that it is the European West that holds an interest in the Ukraine for their own purposes taking measures that could guarantee another World War while the US is doing what they think they’re supposed to do as a world hegemony, being split between International and Domestic forces that could put the US at risk as the scheduled conflict with China approaches. The outcome is that three segments of the free world are acting out based on three motivational camps; after succeeding to bring Russia into the community of the free, they react based on what was and not what is. Self=Fulfilling Prophecy is well known in Foreign Relations and avoided at all costs because it proscribes failure.
The Third Quarter focuses on consequences centered on the theory of Self-Fulfilling Prophecy as opposed to honest appraisals and accountability with wisdom avoiding dogma. Beginning with the July essays is a discussion on illegal immigration, the threat of a Third World War, NATO's expansion posing a threat of aggression that has trigger Russia’s response and the accusation that the US is carrying out a Proxy War against Russia thru the Ukrainian incident. Additionally, the China threat is now coming together in Africa with all present to give balance. Also discussed is the overt political competition of adding two Senators and one Representative if DC statehood comes about. Regulated Socialism is examined thru the perspective of centralized banking, Schumpeterism and the Presidential appointment of Mr. Rohit Chopra with a stated concern for the Student Loan defaults particularly regarding minorities. Also a discussion on the loss of Constitutionally protected rights that deny the use of torture; nonetheless present in State penitentiaries including a Life sentience for under age juveniles without pardon. Also covered is inter-minority discrimination among Black Americans. The August essays bring out the fact that politics requires a candidness in order to glean a rational understanding that can resolve problems with a focus on slavery, organized crime relevant to Sado massichism and child slavery; also the challenge of national sovereignty against the pressures from other countries and the UN focusing on the right of self determination. Additionally, the art of legislating requires that the ability to logic so that three steps forward does not result in two steps backwards such as what happened with Eminent Domain regarding property rights. In conclusion, an examination on how the loss of constitutionally protected rights begins to erode followed by a narrative on the three different types of government systems possible for democratic order to exist and their method of accountability. And finally, the idea that legislating requires the removal of political rhetoric with a willingness to utilize candid examination closing with the teaching of James Madison who taught that, “Popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy, or perhaps both” ; therefore, accurate information and truth is required to the end that excellent decisions can come forth from both the legislator as well as the sovereignty of the people. All of these speak to a discernible pattern of loss of democratic order and the loss of wealth.
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