A Laughing Stock To The Entire World

The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization.  It was established in 1945 when I was two years old. Its purpose then and now is to promote international cooperation.  It was founded after World War II for the express purpose of preventing another such conflict.  It began with 51 member countries  and now has 193.    The goals of the UN are:  “to keep world peace, to help countries get along, to improve living conditions for people all over the world and to make the world a better place.”  Mr. Trump spoke at the UN yesterday.

Globalism is the planning of economic and foreign policy on a global basis. The Paris Climate Accord, the world’s first comprehensive climate agreement is a product of globalism.  The Iran Nuclear deal between Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations is the work of globalism.   We are a global village as Marshall McLuhan suggested some fifty years ago.   We  (all the nations of the world) should be concerned about the 4,000 garment factories in impoverished Bangladesh, which a few decades ago, had none,  and for the workers there who are paid less than $40 a month.  Mr. Trump spoke about globalism yesterday at the UN.

A “doctrine” is a stated principle of government policy, such as “the Monroe Doctrine.”  “Patriotism” is a “devotion to and vigorous support of one’s country,” and when taken to the extreme becomes xenophobic. Mr. Trump spoke about the doctrine of patriotism yesterday at the UN. 

Donald Trump urged the UN member States to reject globalism!  He urged the UN member States to embrace patriotism!  “We reject,” he told the assembly, “the ideology of globalism and we embrace the doctrine of patriotism.”  He highlighted the achievements of his presidency—lashing out at his perceived enemies (Iran).  He railed against multilateralism.   He claimed, as he so often does that, “in less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country.”  And the General Assembly of the United Nations laughed!  What else could they do?  He had just slam-dunked the very purpose, goals, and work of the United Nations.  He has pulled the U.S. out of the Iran deal, the Paris Climate Agreement, the UN Human Rights Council and rejected the UN’s global compact on migration.  What else could they do but laugh!  

Mr. Trump tweeted four years ago: “We need a President who isn’t a laughing stock to the entire World. We need a truly great leader, a genius at strategy and winning. Respect!”  Yes, Mr. Trump,  we do!