Posted on 01/17/2019 5:18:08 PM PST by Track9
As we reach the end of this turbulent year, the uproar of the hour is against the nation-state, and not for the first time. “World leaders” are now accustomed to call for the subordination of the nation to the good of the globe. This call is amplified by the media and intellectual elites, who march in lockstep. If the call is right, the peoples of the world will enter a new age of global peace, prosperity, and cooperation. If it is wrong, the free nations of the world will lose the remnants of democratic accountability that have kept them free.
The occasion for the latest outburst of transnationalist enthusiasm was a grim anniversary, the 100th Armistice Day, the annual remembrance of November 11, 1918, the end of the First World War. The losses in Europe in that war were staggering: 8.5 million soldiers were killed, including 900,000 from the British Empire and Commonwealth and 1.36 million French. By comparison, the number of British military killed in the Second World War, a much costlier war overall in terms of life and treasure, was just under 400,000; that of French military killed, France’s army having been defeated quickly, 210,000. Such horrors had never been seen, and their scars are still visible all over Europe: lists of the dead on the walls of colleges, statues in town squares, national gatherings of solemn dignity.
Modern eyes see these wars as the result of the nation-state and proof that nationalism cannot be sustained. But this is precisely a half-truth. It leaves out the distinction that matters more than any: what kind of nations do we mean?
With world leaders gathered in Paris in what was to be an atmosphere of unity, President Macron of France was the keynote speaker at the Armistice Day
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That’s Lary Arnn
As in auto correct version of Larry..
This, to me, seems a very silly question at best.
That’s cause you didn’t bother reading the article.
It’s not that it’s a silly question. It’s that Dr Arnns response is so good.
Borders and Nations don’t cause wars...
People disrespecting borders and nations and entangling alliances make wars.
Sometimes it does amaze me that this country was founded on the basis of religious freedom and a dislike of taxes. We’ve fallen pretty far from the tree our Founders planted. Too many of those under 30 are too stupid to care. Though they may care one day when they finally realize how much they’ve lost.
There is a high price to pay when you allow yourself to be overcome by unicorn farts and wishing for money trees.
Bump
A great article. Thanks for posting.
But there is a monthly check and free healthcare and housing and free food off the tables of others. “I’ve earned it, right.” “I paid my share”.
I thought so too. Larry Arnn is a national treasure.
I occasionally see morons claim they are “citizens of the world”. I’m guessing they don’t believe in nation states or borders.
That's what happens when you flood the country with poor Latin Americans and Orientals from top down collecive cultures.
The U.S. population was around 150 million in the 50's, now its 350 million, and now we are the third most populous country in the world !
Freedom for freebies.
And I like a woman that loves everything and everybody
Because I love everybody and everything
And you know what, ladies, if you feel that this is you
Then this is what I want you to do
Ooh, yeah, take my hand
Let me take you to love land
Let me show you how sweet it could be
Sharing your love with Larry
May take a week or so....
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