By Wayne Allensworth
The globalist Blob emerged as the Cold War ended. A transnational elite that shared more in common with each other than with the people of the countries they supposedly represented was gleeful after the Soviet collapse, anticipating the triumphal march of “democratic capitalism” (read: Woke corporatism) across the globe, destroying any organic institutions or social structures that stood in the way of the managerial regime. That would be their “end of history.” This kind of thinking manifested itself in patently absurd ways, like a “pride” flag at the U.S. embassy in Kabul. Sooner or later, it was bound to fail, as globalism is antithetical to human nature, a manifestation of the same “Pandemonium’s rebellion” that has recurred throughout recorded history. Technology in the form of high-speed communications and the Internet, among other things, finally made globalism’s Tower of Babel seem like an actual possibility, and not simply the utopian dream—or nightmare—of all revolutionaries.
But globalism is now on the ropes. We are witnessing a struggle of great importance, not only for our own country but also for the world. “History,” as in the normal flow of human events, has returned in a big way, and President Donald Trump is leading the charge. If he prevails, he will become, as they say, a world historical figure. His relentless assault against the Swamp has the pod people in Washington, D.C., on the run. The Blob is divided, replete with recrimination after Trump’s stunning electoral triumph last November. The establishment media megaphone no longer shapes propaganda aimed at controlling events. The American public largely supports the president.
Vice President J.D. Vance’s speech in Munich was a frontal assault on globalism. America — and other countries — are not abstractions, but the homes of our respective nations. To our friends in Europe, take note that Trump is just the bull in a China closet necessary to take a wrecking ball to the globalist machine, whose chief platform is in our nation’s capital. In Munich, Vance encouraged all patriots to resist. Trump, as Glenn Greenwald has observed many times on his System Update, wants to end wars. The president has repeatedly — and sincerely, I believe — lamented the loss of life in Ukraine, for instance. An American delegation is meeting with the Russians in Saudi Arabia. The embassies of both countries will reportedly resume normal operations. Talking is better than fighting. Working groups on questions related to the war and its resolution will be established. There is still a long way to go, with lots of details to be worked through, but the signs are encouraging that America can extricate herself from the conflict and end a war that threatened to become a global conflagration. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has made it clear that American troops will not participate as peacekeepers. Thank God. As I noted earlier, it’s better to negotiate an end to the war before a total Ukrainian collapse. We have little real leverage over the Russians at this point. They are winning on the battlefield. Perhaps holding out the prospect of extended talks on issues like medium range missiles can induce Moscow to conclude an agreement sooner rather than later.
The return of history is an amazing show to witness. The Blob has proved to be more fragile than anyone expected. Its wimpy leadership has been reduced to screeching and whining that the rest of us simply ignore. The Blob’s power and ability to leverage resources and mobilize against its opponents was dependent on the American public’s residual respect for the legitimacy of the country’s political and legal institutions. But that legitimacy quickly evaporated as the demented aims of globalism, and the incompetence of our preening technocratic class, became clear. The bureaucrats burned through trillions of dollars and are now screeching about a “constitutional crisis” because Trump wants to hold them accountable. As Vance said in Munich, the political systems of our countries cannot sustain themselves if the people those governments purport to represent are ignored and treated with the condescension and contempt that is so characteristic of the pod people. It is the people, their nations, and not the clueless, effeminate elites — witness the German official bawling like an infant about Vance’s mean speech — that are “history.” The revelations from the Department of Government Efficiency have only reinforced the public’s sense of betrayal.
Your observer has lamented the fact that American patriotism is still too wedded to superpower status — to missiles and military might. But the ice might be breaking a bit there, as well. Donald Trump recently, surprisingly, unexpectedly stated that he hoped to reduce the country’s staggering military budget by half. What’s more, he hopes to persuade Russia and China to reduce their military spending as well. That may be a tall order, but as Trump noted, cutting the Pentagon’s spending by half would in no way make America less safe — the implication being, as Trump learned by hard experience in his first term, that “national security” was the last thing on the collective mind of the Deep State. Trump’s comments on military spending are another indication that the president has no intention of involving America in another major war. One military action he may be contemplating would be against a truly clear and present danger to our country’s wellbeing—the Mexican drug cartels. America’s vital interests are much closer to home than the Blob wants us to believe.
As Trump and his administration dismantle the bloated, arrogant bureaucracy in Washington, D.C., that had become a power unto itself, we must remember that collateral damage is unavoidable. Federal employees marked for dismissal are not all spendthrift drones. Perhaps some provision for them can be made when the dust settles. Many of them, especially those working in the heartland, are our people, too. But surgery on the bureaucracy is impossible with a scalpel. It requires an axe.
Finally, we must not dismiss the possibility of the Blob’s making a comeback. The technology that made globalism a real possibility is still there. The radical dream is still alive. A major misstep or setback could revive globalism. The Middle East, for instance, is a minefield from which America should extricate itself. It is Trump’s and MAGA’s Achilles heel. Let’s hope the commonsense that Trump touts will prevail there as well.
Chronicles contributor Wayne Allensworth is the author of The Russian Question: Nationalism, Modernization, and Post-Communist Russia, and a novel, Field of Blood. For thirty-two years, he worked as an analyst and Russia area expert in the US intelligence community.
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