American Analysis: The Proper Route to Globalization

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

The Proper Route to Globalization

The Proper Route to Globalization

As communications and knowledge began to travel around the world at lightning speed with the birth of The Internet and the information revolution, humans everywhere have gotten to know more about each other. The feeling of global brotherhood predicated in that reality has been a blessing in which we all rejoice. Humans, nevertheless, are still the architects of world communities and continue to be far from perfect. Globalism expressed in a rush to create open borders, open markets, and international laws regardless of intentions, has produced serious complications for our nation and for others. Poor people from neighboring nations have flooded our land in unprecedented and indigestible numbers, and well-paying jobs have moved to other nations that have no minimum-wage laws and few regulations. It has been a noble experiment, and nothing is gained by retro-blaming; rather, forward-looking changes in policies must be adopted.

It would be irrational to suggest that anyone is going to deport the tens of millions of undocumented immigrants in our country, although the deportation of the many thousands of criminal aliens and freeloaders is essential. It would be equally foolish to insist on maintaining an open border that inevitably invites millions more to come across. International trade must not be stifled, provided that nations can agree to respect the need for and bring about reasonable, balanced trade policies. There is nothing wrong with sovereignty and a measured degree of nationalism in today's world. The paramount concern is the continuous existence of absolute rulers in Communist China hellbent on historical revenge and world domination.

Ultimately, the goal is a universal world order instead of an arms race and mutually assured destruction (MAD). Even if we manage to avoid total war, inescapable environmental realities will some day compel the creation of a world government. For my part, I pray.