23 September 2008
Give Up Narrow National Interests?
Posted by Joy Bischoff under: Constitution in Peril; World Economy .
Fear based decisions usually lead to disaster down the road. History has shown many drastic political changes have been brought about by economic disaster. So many people are willing to make almost any concession as long as their immediate welfare is assured. Globalists, like Ban Ki-moon, see this as a great opportunity to move to a New World Order. So many believe this would ensure that the whole world rose to the standard of living of the first world countries. The inefficiency and jealous power tussles would instead lead in the other direction.
UN chief calls for ‘global leadership’
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday stressed the need for “global leadership” as he pressed world leaders not to pursue narrow national interests in the face of hard economic times.
“I see a danger of nations looking more inward, rather than toward a shared future,” he said at the opening of the UN General Assembly’s annual debate.
He spoke of a “challenge of global leadership” to tackle the world’s worsening financial, energy and food crises.
“We see new centers of power and leadership — in Asia, Latin America and across the newly developed world,” Ban told more than 120 heads of state or government, including Presidents George W. Bush of the United States and Nicolas Sarkozy of France.
“In this new world, our challenges are increasingly those of collaboration rather than confrontation,” he added.
“Nations can no longer protect their interests, or advance the well-being of their people, without the partnership of the rest.”
On the world’s current financial crisis, the UN secretary general stressed the need to “restore order to the international financial markets”.
“We need a new understanding on business ethics and governance, with more compassion and less uncritical faith in the ‘magic’ of markets,” the UN boss said.
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