Recommendation: “It Could Happen Here”
A recurring theme I ponder is where, how, and if Right and Left can meet and I seem to have found some overlap in a Podcast called “It Could Happen Here.
But first let me tell you about a colleague who proudly proclaims to be an international socialist and yet we agree on so much.
I, despite having spent almost all off my academic years imbibing in the Marxism of Latin American history, am profoundly reactionary (if you consider what I’ve written elsewhere on this blog).
Nevertheless, Mr. Socialist International and I, when projecting far enough into the future have some common conclusions. In a nutshell, civilizational reset, which comes through wars and other disasters. Not good news, but not unexpected from thinkers who embrace the reality of history and don’t pretend that we are ever coming closer to an earthly nirvana or heaven on earth. …
I refuse to support forced global integration; the separation of peoples by bloodlines and languages and boundaries is worthy — it preserves the diversity so many claim they treasure 