Nationalism vs Globalism

Zenaan Harkness zen at freedbms.net
Fri Sep 2 17:51:49 PDT 2016


The new dichotomy, Nationalism vs Globalism.

This is how the current USA election debate is now framed it seems, see
for example:


Hillary’s ‘Racism’ Speech, And the Stunning Emergence of The New Left
and Right
"Old Lady Yells At Internet"
"A titanic struggle between nationalism and globalism is playing out in
the American elections"
http://russia-insider.com/en/moment-reckoning-has-come-american-political-scene-hillary-reveals-alt-right-world/ri16135


Left out of this debate of course are other genuine and alternative
foundations such as a swing towards individual sovereignty and
anarchism, which some name as direct democracy (perhaps a branch of
the theory of anarchism/ anarchy/ political anarchy?).

The powers that be of course are pushing very aggressively for globalism
- their One World Order or New World Order, of course with America at
the helm and dictating the terms. But individual sovereignty seems to
strike fear into the hearts of oligarchs and global power brokers, since
they still frame the debate as a black and white dichotomy between
globalism and nationalism - this is their preferred dichotomy,
attempting to ensure that individual sovereignty, politically empowering
the individual, does not get a look in on this debate.

We the disempowered, the non monied, will take nationalism over
globalism, and "the elites" will take nationalism over individual
sovereigntism.

So except that the American voting machines are controlled by the
existing powers that be in America and institute an entirely corrupt
outcome, with "everything overall touch and go for the results, who can
say?" and a "key swing state" "just nudges Hillary over the line" (ever
seen this sort of corruption before?) - aka the usual corruption of
American elections, there's a real chance for nationalism to prevail in
the disgraced olde Ewe Ess of America.


Unfortunately it seems the public consciousness is fully entrenched in
dichotomies "gotta have a political party, and play the corrupt game, if
we gonna get a different outcome".


Can these disempowering and unnecessary or "false" dichotomies be busted
or changed somehow in the public dialogue?


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