"The future belongs to Patriots, not to globalists". - President of the USA, Donald Trump
I listened closely to the US President's address at the 74th UN General Assembly. The above in quotes caught my attention. It obviously spells out, clearly, President Trump's world view.
He believes that the world's future belongs to people who are patriotic to their nations rather than those who think globally and uphold a multilateral world order. Patriotism refers to love of country and putting loyalty to national interests above all else. Globalism is the notion of having a common global village in which decisions are made multilaterally through collaboration of nations, great and small.
I am sure that one can be both a patriot and a globalist, and I don't believe the two concepts are exclusionary. I love my country, but my country would not exist without our planet, our globe.
While we pursue our national interest, we must also subsume our national interest to global coexistence, peace, security and environmental sustainability.
Without global cooperation, there would have been no Climate Change Agreement. Without global cooperation there would have been no MDGs. Without globalism, there would be no Sustainable Development Goals. Without global cooperation there would be no Nuclear non-proliferation treaty and many more.
The Nazis could be said to be patriotic based on their warped view of national interest at the time. The Khmer Rouge were patriots based on their blood-thirsty definition of Cambodia's national interest. Apartheid South Africa was the definition of patriotism for those who believed the national interest was served by a race segregated society.
If every country puts its defined national interest above all else, what a chaotic world order we would have. It is love of country and unbridled patriotism that led us to two world wars. The multilateral global world order has maintained a relatively peaceful world for more than 70 years now.
In any case the platform on which the Trumpian doctrine of patriotism over globalism was delivered yesterday, was a global one, and is one created by the world's greatest global institution, the UN.
John Dramani Mahama
Accra
Source: John Dramani Mahama
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JDM, you are behaving unintelligent. Sit up and think about the destruction you made to mother Ghana and being repaired by Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo.
Nana you goofed big time . Listen to global media outlet and you will know what trump's statement means. Please do not allow the hatred you have for Mahama to overshadow your intelligence. Than you. God bless All.
Brilliant reflections! President Mahama is thinking exactly like Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in his time. Very visionary! Patriotism and globalism are not mutually exclusive. One can be both patriotic and globalist. And so, as a leader of the strongest country in the world, Trump must be both a patriot and a globalist. He cannot choose to ignore or undermine the global social, political, economic and physical environment in which the US evolves. That will be suicidal for both Trump and his hideous consortium of businesses and for the US.
ARE YOU A PATRIOT? YOU GAVE OUR BAUXITE TO YOUR BROTHER WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE, YOU ARE NOW CLAIMING TO BE PATRIOT. STOP WRITING THAT CHAFF.
I REMEMBER THE LATE PRESIDENT MILLS ONCE SAID 'DZI WO FIE ASEM' TO WIT 'CONCENTRATE ON YOUR COUNTRY' AND THIS RESONATES VERY WELL WITH DONALD TRUMP'S STATEMENT. HOWEVER IN THIS INSTANCE, I AGREE WITH FORMER PRESIDENT MAHAMA. I AM HOWEVER NOT A FUN OF HIS. THE WORLD IS SO DIVERSE THAT YOU CANNOT LIVE AS AN ISLAND. PATRIOTISM IS GOOD FOR ALL COUNTRIES BUT THE WORLD IS SUCH THAT WHAT AFFECTS ONE'S NEIGHBOUR AFFECTS YOU. TERRORISM IS NOW A GLOBAL ISSUE. TAKE OUR NEIGBOUR NIGERIA WHO HAS SOME CITIZENS INVOLVED IN VARIOUS CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING KIDNAPPING. THE INABILITY OF ECOWAS TO WORK WITH NIGERIA TO ERADICATE THOSE CRIMINALS HAS RESULTED IN THE KIDNAPPING AND KILLING OF GHANAIAN CITIZENS BY NIGERIANS.
That is why you built hotels in Dubai, instead of in Ghana. All over the world, people think of their countries first before the global agenda. Even within countries, people have serious affection for their towns and villages first, where they come from before the national agenda. That is why they have Liverpool Football Club, ably supported by people from Liverpool, and others you can think of.
JM goofed again. His response to Trump is so shallow. He changed the meaning of global patriot to suit his understanding. First of all, who develops his neighbors land before his? What Trump said is, if we are patriotic enough, we should love our country first, provide social amenities, and make sure citizens are well taken care of before anything. I do this; the effect will be felt by other countries which will reduce the number of illegal immigrants, corruption, murder, and social and structural anomie. As i said, it will take a wiser person to decode what he said.