I'm not sure what i misread.
..."no closer now than... 1947"
no closer tooo
"World Government", correct?
Your quote from the other thread talking about seeing all these changes as positives... lifting all boats
.
Well to me that comes across as a
very light version of old imperialist talk about bringing "civilization" to the backwards people of the world, while enslaving, raping and stealing resources.
Look FJ, here's an example, it's great to be able to send people money over the internet, Until the government (or World Gov't) decides they don't want you to have any money. Freezes/Seizes your digital assets from the banks, paypal, gofundme etc etc,
as has been done to truckers and various alt news sources and activist.
We could "focus on the the positives" but it would be silly not to Acknowledge and try to DEFUSE all the the very real negatives, AND promote the DE-Centralized alternatives. Starting with Nationalism and the constitution.
Personally I am a nationalist. Even though some think I "hate America" I do not. I think America is (was) a GREAT work in progress.
And i want National sovereignty
and State sovereignty
and local sovereignty
and personal sovereignty
Under the U.S. constitution
Which brings me to answer your other question abut what's wrong with
international trade agreements.
The short answer is that they TAKE AWAY all the sovereignty I mentioned above
piecemeal.
they create regulations and standards "laws" that have to be adhered to which NO ONE on the local state level agreed to.
And on the national level they have no right to delegate the sovereignty to unelected international bodies who create them and change them.
Bodies made up of bureaucrats and representative of big biz.
The "free trade agreements" go beyond mere "free trade" and effect things like environmental laws and labor laws outright.
and some like the TPP specifically outlined rules so that member corporations could not be tried in U.S. courts for wrong doing but were only subject to discipline from some outside group authorized by the TPP. where the potentially offending corporate entity had a seat of influence.
so that's part of the problem FJ.
If they were simply agreements about Tariffs and "customs" rules they wouldn't be a major issue but they are more.
and intentionally so... creating a web of "trade" laws that help create ONE international system of laws by default.