Posted by
Mike on Friday, October 21, 2011 7:21:02 PM
http://www.westernperspective.blogspot.com/
As Pat Buchanan reiterates in his new book, calling to mind
Schlesinger's and Moynihan's earlier observations, the driving force in
world events has now shifted away from global capitalism and democracy
to tribal, ethno-nationalistic enclaves wherein each group protects its
own. This tendency is most pronounced within Islamic states. Religion
itself has become a dividing factor, although what is often overlooked
is that the Gospel message is one of peace and reconciliation among
diverse peoples and nations.
From a Christian point of view, John Paul II's view of capitalism
praised the market economy as the best and most efficient means to
increase production and provide for basic, material human needs such as
food, shelter, clothing and medicine. At the same time, he pointed out
the ways in which unfettered capitalism destroys human freedom and
earth's vital resources. Pope Benedict XVI appears to have taken a
harsher view toward capitalism, following the example of his paternal
great-uncle Georg Ratzinger in Bavaria during the 1930's. From this
perspective, the alienation produced in society by unrestrained
capitalism and libertarianism generally has led to a society with ever
increasing alcoholism and drug addiction, and with increasing sexual
promiscuity, women choosing abortion as a way out. The good news in all
of this is that abortions are on the decline which means that
capitalists are beginning to get the message. While communism and its
forerunner socialism are always antithetical with Christian values, it
is a mistake to view capitalism as the only game in town for aspiring
nations, or as a "one size fits all" global fix. Other non-socialistic
economic systems may also be acceptable in years to come.
Capitalism is only justifiable to the extent that greed and exploitation
are restrained, and must, in the new "Occupy Wall Street" jargon, place
people over profits in prioritizing its goals. For this to become
practical and effective in a world economy driven by ethnic,
nationalistic and religious impulses, there must be a global political
structure in place with enough power and influence to narrow the gap
between rich and poor, and to restrain the destructive social and
ecological effects of human greed upon our planet. This will be the
role of the United Nations in the coming decades, as much of the world's
population has bought into the capitalist model, and in which the USA
will no longer be a majority white nation during the decades ahead.
In view of the rising global ethno-nationalism, patriotic Americans,
regardless of race or gender, should strive to set up an all-male,
predominantly white, elite intelligentsia aristocracy, including white
Hispanics and males genetically of the Atlantic Modal type regardless of
outward characteristics, while at the same time giving everyone equal
opportunity in education and job placement, with tuition credits and
genetic testing fast-tracking available for parents who want to give
their children a superior education and a better future, to maximize the
unique contribution and benefits provided by both genders and each
ethnic group in society. There can be no equal distribution of wealth
among unequal and disparate groups and individuals each going their own
separate ways.