The world is in serious
trouble and needs revamping. For this to happen, the big powers will have to
get together and negotiate a modus vivendi that will give everyone the feeling
of being protected, and the opportunity to flourish as a people and
individuals.
If you look around the world,
you'll see that most countries do more than just believe in those notions, they
practice them to the extent that they can. This is happening in Europe, Africa
and South America. As to Asia and North America, that's where serious issues,
created by a handful of neocon warmongers, need to be confronted and ironed out
because they alone produce most of what is threatening to world peace today.
The first thing we need to do
is impress upon the American opinion makers the reality that their country is
no longer the magnet that attracts people to it from around the globe because
they see in it, exceptional qualities that exist nowhere else. The truth is
that in the same way that people flee the harsh conditions in Latin America and
seek refuge in the United States, people flee wars in the Middle East and
Africa and seek refuge in the neighboring countries or if they can, go to
Europe. There are 20 million of those around the world, and twice as many who
are classified as internally displaced persons.
We must also impress upon the
American opinion makers the reality that the least patriotic of the wealthy
people in the world are the Americans. They love America as long as it remains
the land of opportunity that gives them the chance to flourish as individuals
and grow their businesses. But when better opportunities open to them
elsewhere, they dismantle their businesses in America and take them “where the
grass is greener,” displaying as much regard to their American partners and
employees as a fox does for the chicken coop where he just finished eating a
hearty meal.
Therefore, what counts to the
Americans and a few others like them around the world, is the economy of the
country and the opportunity it offers for growth. But given that the world is
in serious trouble at this time, you see the warmongers of America point an
accusatory finger at China the Asian giant, and suggest that drastic measures
be taken in retaliation. You also see that the moderate opinion makers are in a
state of confusion, unable to call what course of action can be taken to avoid
a disastrous outcome.
These people should know that
three recently published articles shed much light on the current situation.
Reading them will help develop a clearer view of what's going on, therefore
what can be done to save the day. The first article came under the title: “The
Chinese Economic Threat,” written by Mathis Bitton and published on August 5,
2020 in National Review Online.
Mathis Bitton is an editorial
intern at National Review. He is clearly being trained to grow up and be a
hardliner. Rather than view the competition between America and China through
the lens of a sportsman, he wants to turn the competition into a blood sport of
the winner-take-all type. He sees the struggle as a do or die proposition for a
“West” that's led by America.
The next article came under
the title: “The Looming Bank Collapse,” and the subtitle: “The US financial
system could be on the cusp of a calamity. This time, we might not be able to
save it.” It was written by Frank Partnoy, and published in the July/August
2020 issue of The Atlantic.
You might call Frank Partnoy a
conscientious insider that became a whistleblower. He was in the middle of the
2008 crash, he knows every little detail of it, and he is revealing the whole
sordid mess to the world because he sees that despite the precautions that are
taken, and the laws that were enacted to prevent a recurrence to that calamity,
the US financial system is back again “on the cusp of calamity,” he says.
It is not that all those
involved in the system don't know it; they do, he stresses. It is just that
they don't care what tomorrow will bring as long as today brings them the sweet
stuff they dream of. And so, my friend, I submit to you that this is the kind
of exceptional patriotism these people have always displayed. It is the kind of
exceptional regard they always had for their partners, employees and fellow
citizens.
The last article came under
the title: “The Global Economy Will Never Be The Same,” written by Carmen
Reinhart and Vincent Reinhart, and published in the September/October issue of
Foreign Policy.
The authors paint a bleak
picture of the future, both locally and in the relationships that will develop
between the nations. Locally, they see unemployment rise, people permanently
dropping out of the labor market, students quitting school, and the poorest of
the poor getting poorer still.
As to the international
relations, the writers predict that protectionism will increase, and trade
among nations will shrink. But whatever little trade will take place, the
countries will beggar-thy-neighbor in the sense that each will try to improve
their position by exploiting everyone else.
It is not too difficult to see
that under such conditions, many American businesses and their wealthy owners
would want to be somewhere else. They’ll flee the land that made them
exceptional and go to places where they believe they can outdo themselves and
shine brightly again.
The alternative to this
outcome, is for America to call off the neocon war it has declared against
everyone that excels so brilliantly they promise to outshine America.