Transnationalism & U.S. Foreign Policy

Gary C Gibson - 05:33pm Jan 26, 2005 EDT (#14 of 14)

The U.S.A. is an aspect of transnational capitalism amidst a storm of other transnational entities vying for power. Nations are blamed, locals are denied rights, borders are corrupted, yet the investors and owners are transnational.

Some have tried to form a maslowian pyramid of 'national brehaviors', and macro-ecomnomists have written of various forms of investment strategies for nations at various stages.

The notion that the U.S.A. is still in some sort of a 19th century formation is quaint.

WHat the nation could do, if people actually cared about politics in an informed way, would be to insist that the government represents the national interest first instead of trans-national business or socialism, and that it support a balanced budget, investment in trade deficit reducing tech businesses, and energy independence tech businesses.

It cannot have an either/or false alternative of transnational capitalism or socialism, isolationism or globalism. Free trade and global businesses will exist, yet the government must encourage alternative and domestic fuels that eliminate trade deficits, and favor businesses that prosper Americans first. The government would stimulate an ecponomic maintainence infrastructure in pernnial revolution to remain out of debt while allowing the transnationals to compete for-themselves.

When the nation was formed of course broadcast media did not exist, if it had it would have been severly restructed because of its incalculably destructive affect upon civil liberties. It is a monster that snuck through the keyhole of first amendment rights when print and interpoersonal talk was all that was technically possible.

At one time human beings were the limit of technology and social interaction, and thats what the constitution was about. A print media was entirely accountable, and no citizen ever had to be concerned about a broadcast media interference or social and poltical organization inimical to individual rights and opportunities, especially one owned quite often by transnationals.

The U.S.A. is still treated by some as if it were a 19th century political power in a fairly simple to understand formulation, yet it is obviously not as simple as that.

On the subject of spooks and their memoirs...they always make good reading, and more should be written. Peter Wright's book 'The Spycatcher' for instance, was very fine reading. I can imagine what a book contract advance a 'The True Story of my Friend Os' would get if writtewn by his personal bodyguard and travel planner. What a book!