DIPLOMACY & PUBLIC OPINION
DIPLOMACY & PUBLIC OPINION
In a democratic society, in which actions are taken based on decisions made not by individuals but by consensus, compromises are made until acceptable conclusions leading to action are accepted.
This seems obvious and should require no elaborate explanation of how democracy works.
However, the conclusions that are reached never satisfy all the parties involved; there is always some discontent. Each of the individuals involved wants his stamp of creativity on the final document but this can never be.
As a result, government by coalition can never achieve the goals of all of those involved.
Decision by consensus on an international scale becomes even more complex and creates discontent on even a larger scale; not personal recognition but protection or advancement of sovereign interests.
Every country involved in the decision making and goals in international agreement wants something as a result of the decision for a course of action.
That “something” had been in the past territorial gain, trade advantages with respect to manufactured goods or raw materials or direct financial gain through loans, either at low interest rates or hopefully, for the recipient, ”debt forgiveness”.
Unfortunately for the United States it had always been the most productive and hence the wealthiest country on the planet and all other countries looked to it as a source to provide those things that they did not possess.
This is no longer the case. The American debt has become unmanageable but the rest of the world either does not understand that or does not accept that as the truth.
This is because of the perception of public opinion both within the United States and abroad. The people of the world do not understand that the United States is no longer the “owner of the means of production”; the broad definition of which is Capitalism.
As long as propagandists within our country keep advancing this myth it will become more and more difficult to deal realistically with problems within our country and our relationships with the rest of the world.
We are no longer the “source of plenty” for the world or our own citizens.
Copyright: John W. Malenda June 2010
For far too long we have been the mother to provide the milk for the entire world. Many, even some of our richest individuals, still continue to supply money to “lost causes” throughout the world in the mistaken belief that in providing all this assistance they will become more like America.
Not only don’t they want not to become like America but will continue to drag their feet getting there with false hope after false hope. Some magnanimous individuals and groups concentrate on “Feed the Children”. That’s a worthwhile endeavor but they ought to think what happens in twenty years. It then becomes “feed the Adults”.
It’s time to face the facts; we can not take care of the entire world. We have a big enough problem just taking care of ourselves!
I’m not even close to being a Libertarian but I’m also a way lot further from being a bleeding heart liberal. If you insist on giving away money then start looking for a return on the investment. We could start with free college for all those who want it. Now that’s as liberal as I’d want to get, but in a few years you’d start seeing a return on the investment instead of just throwing the money down the toilet.
I agree. The best return on investment is education.
I should have expanded that article a bit with more detail regarding “public opinion”.
My point was that it is difficult enough to come to an agreement for action with a small group of the people but trying to make decisions based on the public opinion of millions of people, each with their own agenda, becomes impossible.
That, however, is how decisions are made today in the US.
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