... but not in the context of Globalization. Thanks!
You're deadly wrong.
The Internet removes national hurdles. Both of us talking about
it in an Internet Forum with people from ten or more other countries
is the best evidence for that. So people are getting closer to each other,
learn about each others Ideas, share their knowledge and so on.
That's a huge step towards Globalization and building Unions - not
the other way around.
Why? Because the Internet drastically pushes the Ideology of a
Global Community. There is no "those evil Arabs or Germans" - in the
Internet there is only "You, Me, Wong, Rob, Fatma, Francesca
and all the other people."
And this trend will finally eliminate the Ideology of nationalism.
From historical point of view, America itself is the best evidence
for that. They came from all over the world to the new continent
and somehow managed to come along and call themselves
AMERICANS, no matter where they came from.
And Americans feel the same way. Paul doesn't say he's German
because his Grandpa came from there. He honestly says, feels
and thinks that he's an American. Which is his definition of
where he feels he belongs to.
The Internet is the same thing. Once people don't feel that they
are part of a Nation anymore but rather part of a global community,
and this change is already happening, then there is no reason to
have sovereign nations or nationalistic Ideologies anymore.
It's just a matter of how people think about the world they live in.
And the Internet is changing that rapidly what people think about
other Nations - thanks to exchange of Ideas and Goods. No matter
if you like it or not:
It's speeding up Globalization.
Welcome to the New Age.
And as a side note: Ron is supporting "trade, talk to each other, be
friends with people and nations" - and he supports the Internet
without limitations. To me this sounds pro-globalism - with the limitation
that he opposes other Governments influence and efforts.
To me, all of this is related.
Anyway: Being skeptical, I see no way to stop Globalism. Just like it's
impossible to go back to anarchy or moving Americans back to the
countries they came from.
So why care or being worried about that anyway?
No conspiracy here. Just evolution.