Wednesday, September 17, 2008

UNC's anti-globalization propaganda

Well thats a little bombastic, but I find it interesting that SB's article references the World Social Forum, which I googled and found out was a Noam Chomsky-ish kind of gathering. The idea that these folks will have much influence is somewhat laughable. The bias of the article was also apparent in its claim that the world did not experience an economic boom in the nineties. I'm pretty sure that is not true.

All that said, it was a really interesting article. And I think the basic premise of it, that U.S. aggression is a sign of our weakness rather than our strength, is right on. The Cheney world view is a last ditch attempt to hold onto power to a world that is moving past America. The irony is that the hawks actually hastened America's decline, rather than stopping it.

On the potential for a Russian-European alliance, my first instinct is to say that is not likely. Russia is a society in self-destruction, with a population that is dissapearing due to generations of soul-sucking communism. But this week's financial events have embarked on a path that nobody can be certain where it will end. Perhaps Russia's power over Europe's energy supplies will draw them closer, or it might lead to renewed conflict. Hopefully a President Obama would succeed in strengthening our ties to Europe, and making it clear to them that they hold more in common with us than with Russia, which I think is true in the end. If we lose our European alliances, god help us.

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