In my opinion, the post-cold war world of the mid-to-late 1990s promised much in the way of creating a global, liberal, democratic consensus: left-leaning leaders in the White House and Downing Street, impending monetary union in most of the EU, increasing talk of free trade and debt relief, as well as a willingness to deal with human impact on the environment. However, it seems that the political mainstream has been highjacked by neo-conservative, corporate Christian fundamentalists, epitomised by Bush and Blair, whilst the increase in religious fundamentalism and terrorism has blunted the leftist-principles of the Democrats and New Labour such that they let the neo-cons ride all over them. This has resulted in electorates dominated by fear, increasing power for large multi-national corporations, the mess of Iraq, the ignorance of genocides in Africa and the destruction of the Middle East peace process. Can we still create the post-war dream of liberal, secular, global government?
2006-09-05
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