Global Awareness and Interdependence

by Daniel McNeet on October 24, 2012

Good day, good people.

Be patient. Listen and read what others have to say; you may learn something you want to know.

It is true there are Americans, but in a global economy they are also synonymous with citizens of the world. As such we need to think of America in international and interdependent terms. Brazil China, India, European Union, Middle Eastern countries and the United Kingdom immediately are in the forefront.

For devotees of the English language: Renable is an adjective. It means speaking clearly and distinctly.

I discussed the United States position and interdependence in the world with a U.S. senator. He told me his constituents were not interested in hearing about it. So he did not discuss it with them or inform them of the global problems we really faced. He said they do not understand a world without borders. They believe the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans are some type of economic protection — but definitely not a deterrent from domestic and foreign terrorism.

When I finished talking with him, I decided to go for a walk and see if I could write something which was worth reading about the subject. It was almost one in the afternoon and it was warm, but comfortable. A line from a Noel Coward song, “Mad Dogs and Englishmen” came to mind. The line is: “Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun.” And, today so did I.

I walked as fast as I could. I got my heart rate up around 135 beats a minute, the recommended rate by my cardiologist. I walked for fifteen minutes and thirty-two seconds. How did I know that? Fortunately for the world, I had a chronograph. It was invented in 1822 by Nicolas Rieussec, a French watchmaker. I tried to call him to thank him for the contribution he had made to the world, but there was a problem. He died in Paris in June of 1866. Besides, the first intercontinental telephone call did not take place until 1927 between New York and London.

I started thinking about the isolationists’ and pacifists’ activities before World War II. Our interdependence forces the United States to act as a unit with other nations for the benefit of all. The United Nations appears to be failing in this category. The situation in Syria and other countries in which genocide and murder take place with impunity are examples.

On 30 June 2012 the Secretaries-General of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, the Foreign Ministers of China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States, Turkey, Iraq, Kuwait and Qatar and the European Union High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy met at the United Nation Office in Geneva as the Action Group for Syria, AGS.

The AGS members strongly condemned the continued and escalating killing, destruction and human-right abuses in Syria. The group is committed to the sovereignty, independence, national unity and territorial integrity of Syria. Afterward, they issued a communiqué.

You may read the full communiqué at Action Group for Syria – Final Communiqué. On 21 October 2012 Kofi Anan, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations stated, “There is no doubt Assad must go. But the only way this will be successful is if the Geneva Communiqué is implemented. A military intervention is not the answer. We must have a peaceful transition of governments. I am trying to find a country which would give Bashir Assad and his family a safe haven.” Why should he have one?

There are complicated issues in this global world and its twin is interdependence. The issues are without borders. National security, cybersecurity, infrastructure security, human rights, human trafficking, illegal drug trade, terrorism, immigration, healthcare, fossil fuels, clean energy, more efficient use of energy and products produced by all nations present enormous challenges to keep functioning with stability in today’s global economy with complementary economies.

Mark Twain said, “God created war so that Americans would learn about geography.” “War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography,” Ambrose Bierce said. He was an American journalist, writer and satirist. The Devil’s Dictionary was his satirical lexicon.

Politicians only give citizens what they want if they can receive accolades. We live in a crisis society. Politicians and the public have not figured out yet, or if they have they do not speak about it, prevention is more cost effective than conflict, war and repair. As the largest example of this principle in America is what is called western medicine. Preventive medicine is more cost effective than treatment, but there is no incentive or money to be made by those involved in curing illnesses until after the illness has been discovered.

It appears to me if the media in this country provided renable information as to the global world and interdependence twins, Americans would understand they are world citizens. That cooperation is essential and isolationism and the feeling of being exceptional are not cost effective. The present administration has been successful in making progress, producing harmony and unity for the benefit of all nations. This attitude toward others will eliminate the international belief the United States is leading by dictating to and bullying other nations as it did during the Cheney administration.

I believe it is accurate to say that no two-modern democracies have gone to war against one another. Please tell me if I am wrong.

What is your thought on the contribution you can make to thinking globally for the benefit of international stability?

I hope this article will give you something to consider and discuss. To be successful you must understand other people’s opinions and care about them.

I care about your opinion. Contacting me with comments and constructive criticisms at Daniel McNeet with honesty and pleasantness their constant companions will always be welcomed.

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