The Pick of Destiny.....
“The first stage of Fascism should be more appropriately called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power”
–Benito Mussolini
“Will it be Tits or Destiny?”-Jables
Now despite my own Napoleonic complex, it is rare for me to quote Fascists and a stout actor/metal vocalist even to prove a point. However, I just wanted you to think about this the next time the Stock Market falls 500 points in one day. This of course comes a day that the Chinese Stock Market falls by 9%. The fact becomes this, the world is economically flat, and it comes at a point in history when everything else falls in a hazy shade of gray. Is it really possible to tell the good guys from the evil doers? We are told by scripture (The Willimantic Chronicle) that the free market creates opportunity when new populations and resources are opened up to the rest of the world. However, has this made the post Cold War era any more secure? Certainly not. If anything it has destabilized practically every region of the globe.
In the passed few days I started to get back to a process I used at UConn to decipher how the world would view the United States in 1000 years. I have completely forgotten it and will have to create a new one. Sorry…It was awesome and profound.
Many scholars have remarked to me that the United States was the “New Rome”. Perhaps, ....but I begged to differ. I saw this tact as Eurocentric hubris. The Cold War will most definitely be seen as an American victory. However, even if we concede the 20th Century was the “American Century” (which is highly debated), the development of the Far East in the last decade forces us to view the 60 year old figure four leg lock of global American influence as a perhaps a passing fad. The United States may end up being the “House of Pain” of World History.
Some Anti-American scholars believe that the United States will be forgotten like the Phoenicians of old, as they pioneered sea technology only to usurped by more blood thirsty opponents. We have pushed ideological perspectives (Capitalistic Democracy) and technology (Internet Porn and Fantasy Sports).
This becomes the ultimate question for all Americans to consider. History is distorted by the winner, and when historical perspective is on the line, that is when the Fascists make their presence known. The Persians did it, the Romans did it, so did Ghangis Khan and the British. At what point do we decide to take over through Thermonuclear force in the face of being usurped? Some War Hawks and Neo Cons believe it is our destiny. They seek to sacrifice our ideas for the power required to distort history. I would argue that the longer our currant corporate interest are intertwined with our hardcore political influence in world affairs, the closer we come to dropping the big one.
Will it be tits or destiny? I’ll hope for Tits, but then again, The Prez lovez the ladies…
Strength and Honor
–Benito Mussolini
“Will it be Tits or Destiny?”-Jables
Now despite my own Napoleonic complex, it is rare for me to quote Fascists and a stout actor/metal vocalist even to prove a point. However, I just wanted you to think about this the next time the Stock Market falls 500 points in one day. This of course comes a day that the Chinese Stock Market falls by 9%. The fact becomes this, the world is economically flat, and it comes at a point in history when everything else falls in a hazy shade of gray. Is it really possible to tell the good guys from the evil doers? We are told by scripture (The Willimantic Chronicle) that the free market creates opportunity when new populations and resources are opened up to the rest of the world. However, has this made the post Cold War era any more secure? Certainly not. If anything it has destabilized practically every region of the globe.
In the passed few days I started to get back to a process I used at UConn to decipher how the world would view the United States in 1000 years. I have completely forgotten it and will have to create a new one. Sorry…It was awesome and profound.
Many scholars have remarked to me that the United States was the “New Rome”. Perhaps, ....but I begged to differ. I saw this tact as Eurocentric hubris. The Cold War will most definitely be seen as an American victory. However, even if we concede the 20th Century was the “American Century” (which is highly debated), the development of the Far East in the last decade forces us to view the 60 year old figure four leg lock of global American influence as a perhaps a passing fad. The United States may end up being the “House of Pain” of World History.
Some Anti-American scholars believe that the United States will be forgotten like the Phoenicians of old, as they pioneered sea technology only to usurped by more blood thirsty opponents. We have pushed ideological perspectives (Capitalistic Democracy) and technology (Internet Porn and Fantasy Sports).
This becomes the ultimate question for all Americans to consider. History is distorted by the winner, and when historical perspective is on the line, that is when the Fascists make their presence known. The Persians did it, the Romans did it, so did Ghangis Khan and the British. At what point do we decide to take over through Thermonuclear force in the face of being usurped? Some War Hawks and Neo Cons believe it is our destiny. They seek to sacrifice our ideas for the power required to distort history. I would argue that the longer our currant corporate interest are intertwined with our hardcore political influence in world affairs, the closer we come to dropping the big one.
Will it be tits or destiny? I’ll hope for Tits, but then again, The Prez lovez the ladies…
Strength and Honor
posted by The Dude at
7:23 PM
1 Comments:
Very impressive. I too grapple with how historians will view this time period in 300 years plus. As a historian, I get excited when thinking of the possibilities. I teach Modern World History, and I'm hoping to allow the last class of the year to do just that.
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