Volume 5, Issue 43
The disparity between U.S. citizens and the rest of the world is that we in the U.S. are completely oblivious to the personal effects of what is going on in the rest of the world. Yes, we get news about ISIS and the ongoing war in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. We are aware that China just held its quinquennial communist party congress. We are cognizant of foreign terrorist attacks and world natural disasters.
The difference is that we in America take little account of what goes on in the rest of the world and how it impacts us personally in our daily lives. Citizens of the rest of the world follow our news and calculate presently how our political and economic decisions impact them personally in their everyday lives.
We live in the great American bubble.
We have no clue how our ship of state drives all ships of state. We are indifferent to the cause and effect of the management of our currency and how deficit spending in the United States results in spike instability in foreign currencies. We have no empathy with the dilemma that faces every other country in the world, the fact that they are not completely in control of their own destiny. Only the people of the United States live in a reality wherein all goods and services needed for security are within their grasp. Commodities and products are priced in dollars that do not fluctuate based upon the economic activity of any other country.
The United States is the largest economy, the largest banking system, and the greatest military force in the world. These elements in place allow for the defense of our political will. No other country or alliances of countries (i.e. Europe) can make this claim. What completes our dominance is the dollar. It is the world’s currency. It is how the key commodities of oil, gas, and gold are measured in value. Even France and Germany pay an extra price to import oil in dollars, and then convert derived products into local currencies. We buy in dollars, we develop in dollars, we market in dollars, and we retail in dollars.
We now live in an economic, political, and digitally connected world. Yes, the United States is the dominant force. But it cannot survive by itself. Even if we ignore the moral imperative to provide stability for the world, exaggerated isolation and nationalism will ultimately jeopardize our Elysium existence. The U.S. foreign policy should include the advancement of principles that produce the opportunity for such prosperity.
Why did the United States flourish after 1812? We were a very small country economically. It was because we were the only country in the world that truly believed that government existed to serve the people, not the other way around. Nor were the people to seek out the government for all solutions. Personal initiative and the discipline of accountability were critical components of the societal formula. As a nation state, we were committed to freedom as set out by the Bill of Rights.
The United States’ foreign policy today should be structured to advance and protect for the world the same structures of government policy that launched the greatest economic development in human history. Instead of thinking of a North American trade alliance, the United States should proclaim a world trade alliance. Any country can become a participating member by committing to the concepts that individual freedom is paramount for the purposes of government. Rule of law, due process, free and independent courts, a free press, and transparency are the hallmarks and benchmarks of member alliance government foundations. A universal commitment to free trade, free enterprise, and a fair day’s wage for a fair day’s work are the essential elements of trade negotiations.
The United States should again be exporting principles in the defense of truth. Such a world alliance would not only benefit all countries economically, but strengthen the United States. This does not require America to yield on any cultural value issues. In fact, we should proudly proclaim that which we believe.
The world used to watch the United States with anticipation and expectation. Now, they watch with misgivings and vexation. We have allowed secularism to make political correctness the mantra. We have abandoned our moral authority as the guardians of freedom.
Many may feel that the problems of other countries are totally a result of their own choices. This is, in fact, a valid point. Perhaps the reason that the United States is so dominant today is that other countries have ignored our example too long. Yet, regardless of how we have arrived at this point in history, no country can cure their economic problems without our leadership. Left to their own means, they will fall into the darkness of socialism.
Visualize all countries as the structure of the Titanic. The front of the ship is China. The middle is Europe. The back of the great ship is the United States. The bow contains the propellers and the rudder. The engines at the bottom of the vessel providing the power serve the ship, but the navigation and direction are controlled by the United States. China cannot lead the world out of its economic problems. Communism is the antithesis of the great American Experiment. It denies individuality and suppresses freedom. These truths of humanity are the two elements collectively fueled by the concept that birth is not destiny. This eternal commixture unleashes creativity, establishing the legacy of America.
Hollywood and entertainment are exports of America. They are consumed in the marketplace. Yet they are not principles that enhance the individual to pursue his God-given purpose.
What Then Does This Mean?
- Attend a townhall meeting and ask any elected official how they plan to maintain government services and balance the budget. When is the last time an American constituency demanded proper management of the world’s currency for the advancement of freedom worldwide and the stabilization of America?
- Progressives are vocal in protest to any tax cuts that increase the deficit. Think about this. When is the last time a progressive who advocated free anything calculated the cost to the budget?
- Look at yourself in the mirror and think about the fact that we are all passengers on one complicated ship of state. Ask yourself the question, what government service would you be willing to take less of or give up for the sake of balancing the budget to maintain our leadership in the world? What sacrifice are you willing to make for our children?
The words of the Declaration of Independence are as impacting and instructional today as they were in 1776. “Governments are instituted among men….laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.”
Demanding a balanced budget to provide for a more secure and sustainable economic world structure is the right of the people and the moral authority of principle passed to the generations.
To ignore this righteous imperative will ultimately bear witness that the great American bubble is structurally fragile when coveted. When principle is advanced over privilege, the world benefits. The bubble is strengthened and enlarged as each new nation joins with America and makes the decision to embrace freedom.
My name is Marc Nuttle and this is what I believe.
What do you believe?