Op-Ed Columnist
Globalism Goes Viral
David Brooks's Op-Ed column in The New York Times started in September 2003. He has been a senior editor at The Weekly Standard, a contributing editor at Newsweek and the Atlantic Monthly, and he is currently a commentator on "The Newshour with Jim Lehrer." He is the author of "Bobos In Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There" and “On Paradise Drive : How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense,” both published by Simon & Schuster.
By
DAVID BROOKS, New York Times International Herald Tribune
Published: April 27, 2009
In these post-cold war days, we don’t face a single concentrated threat. We face a series of decentralized, transnational threats: jihadi terrorism, a global financial crisis, global warming, energy scarcity, nuclear proliferation and, as we’re reminded today, possible health pandemics like swine flu.
These decentralized threats grow out of the widening spread and quickening pace of globalization and are magnified by it. Instant global communication and rapid international travel can sometimes lead to universal, systemic shocks. A bank meltdown or a virus will not stay isolated. They have the potential to hit nearly everywhere at once. They can wreck the key nodes of complex international systems.
So how do we deal with these situations? Do we build centralized global institutions that are strong enough to respond to transnational threats? Or do we rely on diverse and decentralized communities and nation-states?
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I'll say no to global governance if you'll say yes to increased democracy. Specifically I propose a weaker (non governing), but more democratic UN...
www.UnitedDemocraticNations.orgthoughts?
gary
Gary, today's movement towards global governance is an increase towards global democracy and its track record is as corrupt and deceptive as was the movements leading towards the hanging tree gallows of the crucifixion.
Specifically, I would have to give you 51 Reasons To Say No To Global Democracy e.g. Global Governance.
“51 Reasons To Say NO To Global Governance”
1. Global Central Bank corruption, fraud and abuse with no accountability
2. Global Government corruption, fraud and abuse with no accountability
3. Military Industrial Complex corruption, fraud and abuse with no accountability
4. Global Police State powers enacted
5. Secret policies and amendments without the publics consent
6. Transfer of wealth from the middle class to the Upper Class
7. No more local voice
8. No public accountability
9. Media control by corporations and banks
10. No freedom of speech
11. No Habeas Corpus no more innocent until proven guilty
12. No liberty to travel to and fro strict activity prohibitions applied
13. No liberty to believe in ones own belief as TRUTH
14. Extreme taxation
15. Military abuse
16. Corporate and Bank run governments and municipalities
17. Pharmaceutical fraud and abuse with no accountability
18. Medical fraud and abuse with no accountability
19. Secret tribunals in the public/private sector
20. National Sovereignty abolished
21. Electronic Vote manipulation, fraud and abuse with no accountability
22. Financial market manipulation, fraud and abuse with no accountability
23. Consensus herd mentality decisions instead of individual mentality decisions
24. Multilateral Organizations manipulation, fraud and abuse with no accountability
25. Favoritism toward relatives and relationships, based upon that relationship, rather than on an objective evaluation of ability or suitability – Nepotism
26. Regional Organizations manipulation, fraud and abuse with no accountability
27. Corporate and bank Global Government run agriculture
28. Corporate and bank Global Government run athletics
29. Corporate and bank Global Government run entertainment
30. No relevance to the individual but rather to the interests of relevant stakeholders/shareholders in Global Government
31. No more self defense or self protection
32. Local and state laws no longer enforced
33. Global Judicial manipulation, fraud and abuse with no accountability
34. No more personal rights
35. Philosophy implemented and enforced as truth EQUAL to religion
36. Handicapped and mentally challenged individuals are categorized as handicap to society
37. No more parental rights, children are sole Global Government World Citizen owned
38. Abortion mandated quotas enforced globally
39. Energy resource manipulation, fraud and abuse with no accountability
40. One size regional rule of law cannot fit all
41. Global education cites global mandated curriculums only
42. Central global governance will mandate own religious belief system
43. Central global governance will mandate tracking of every living being
44. Central global governance mandated modern weather modification technologies
45. Central global governance mandated and enforced vitamin and mineral supplements control
46. Central global governance mandated sexual interdependent activity prohibitions
47. Central global governance mandated expression of thoughts activity prohibitions
48. Central global governance mandated food and liquid consumption activity prohibitions
49. Central global governance mandated arts creation activity prohibitions
50. Central global governance mandated radio frequencies activity prohibitions
51. Central global governance mandated human excretion activity prohibitions
- Johnny
johnny, I'm not really making an argument on the degree with which governments should cooperate globally, but rather on how it's should be done, specifically democratically. That way if any of the 51 problems you list arise, the people have only themselves to blame.
gary
Gary, you wrote "cooperate globally" e.g. "Global Cooperation" right?.
Gary, lets get to the center of this core.
Is your mission world peace?
Johnny
Johnny,
Yes, the goal is world peace.
gary
Gary,
I still believe in individual liberty.
I still believe in individual freewill.
And I have read, researched and experienced the enduring quest to micro-manage mankind.
And in each instant, throughout history, this crown of collective love reaching towards peace has ended in corruption, deceit, lust and bloodshed.
I will not shackle anyone by a dynamic, decentralized, emergent authority no matter how weak a system it is.
I believe the words of Jesus still holds true today proclaiming liberty to the captives.
I believe, as you can already guess, mankind cannot make a heaven on earth.
So in regards to world peace through a United Democratic Nations I say yes to the great wonderful gifts God has bestowed to each individual.
Johnny
Johnny,
Clearly all the abuses of government you describe are always a danger. My point is that democracy is the best system for preventing such abuses. Do you agree?
gary
I say "NO" to a United Democratic Nations
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