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developed nations, should be
seen as “victims”. The cultural
impact of this is an underlying
sense of guilt in the “privileged,”
particularly among those that
have been born since 1975.
These circumstances have
created a curious phenomenon.
In the US, illegal immigration by
passing borders without a visa or
passport has become common.
In the UK, much of the BREXIT
vote stemmed from the Open
Borders issues in the EU. In many
European countries, terrorism
has spread, and the Open
Borders policies are pointed to as
a cause.
Globalism tends to think that
Open Borders are the future of
the world…
2. Open Trade & Expanding 3rd
World Economies
An unbiased look at international
trade over the past few centuries
shows the stark reality that
many of the “empires of the
world” engaged in trade that
was not a win-win for all the
trading partners. This came
from leaders of the empires not
understanding how to create
prosperous trades for all. Bad
trade was perpetuated through
a variety of strategies, but
primarily through mercantilism.
Mercantilism (defined in simple
terms) means that preferred
import/export companies,
banks, and manufacturers are
given preference by people
in high levels of government.
In exchange, these preferred
organizations make sure those
people in political power are kept
in power.
The American Revolution against
King George was a revolt against
mercantilism. Better trading,
despite many flawed cultural
practices and beliefs in the USA
still generated the wealthiest
nation in the world while
assisting other nations to prosper
as well. This was evidenced after
World War II through the Marshall
Plan, and many other economic
policies of the United States.
Not all nations practice trade
in a way that is best for all
parties. OPEC in collusions
with Progressives in the U.S.
had manipulated oil prices for
decades. China has used currency
manipulation and a “forced topdown
control” of their economy
to gain financial power in the
world, to the detriment of many
trading partners. There are many
other global examples.
Globalists believe that the
“disadvantaged peoples”
should be preferred in trade
negotiations, and that the demise
of “oppressive nations” (such as
the USA) is only fair. The result
of this perpetuated ideology
is predictable: governance
should include policies that
are “politically correct” and
punishes those who do not agree
with this belief. In the US these
are programs that have been
perpetuated by both Democrats
and Republicans since the late
1980s.
As so often happens, the best
of intentions tends to build
a highway to h*ll. A simple
example? In the United States,
the increase in environmental
and regulatory laws over the
past 12 years has driven up the
cost of fulfilling these edicts to
approximately 17% of breakeven
of a company’s revenue.
Considering that these levels had
averaged below 6% since 1950,
this is a huge impact.
These costs are not eaten by the
company that is required to pay
them. They, in turn, pass these
added costs onto customers.
The net result? Large companies
rarely suffer the financial
consequences.
The impact is most greatly
felt by SMEs. They lack the
financial resources to bridge
through money challenges. The
bad effects are passed down
to the middle class. There is
a measureable reduction in
disposable income, earnings, and
in many cases, a complete loss
of jobs.
The bottom line? Globalism’s
control of major economic policies
over the past 20 years have flaws
that resulted in today’s emergence
of Nationalism.
Nationalism is not a new idea. The
entire history of nations is based
on national heritage. Whether one
is from Korea, Japan, China, Iran,
Egypt, Germany, England, France, or
Italy, national customs and cultures
sustain themselves over many
generations, even after relocating
into a cultural melting pot like the
EU or the United States.
In the United States, nationalism
has taken on a different flavor
outside of ethnic and racial origins.
The country has evolved into
regional “zones” that are defined
both culturally and economically.
There are five zones with great
economic strength and commitment
to globalism. These are New
England, New York/New Jersey,
Washington DC and surrounding
states, California, and the Pacific
Northwest. They have two things in
common: they are located on the
coasts and until now, made up the
“ruling elite” of the country.
What about the rest of the country?
The area that is referred to as
“fly over country” has taken on a
distinct role in the new economy.
The South, the Midwest, the Great
Plains, and most of the states
on the Gulf of Mexico have been
crushed economically by globalism.
The trade treaties with China and
NAFTA brought about the death
of over 70,000 manufacturing
companies over the past 16 years.
Over 94 million Americans are
unemployed in a country with just
under 400 million legal citizens.
The middle class was being ignored
by the Democratic Party, while
only being given lip service by
Republicans.
What a difference the information of
the world-wide web let loose!
The traditional campaign strategies
of the Democratic Party were
destroyed in the 2016 presidential
campaign. As people discovered
the real levels of corruption through
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