Mervyn-bab: Thank you for the counterpoint.
I very much hew to the traditional view of what a country is. The goal of the elected leadership of a country should be first and foremost the protection and furtherance of the interests of its own citizens, not to be globalists working for some imaginery world governent. They are sent there to work for the people who voted for them, not for people in distant lands or people who illegally overrun the border and demand relief. Yes, in today's connected world, what you do in your country may affect those outside that country's borders. On those specific issues, we already have time-tested mechanisms of diplomacy and inter-governmental relations for problem-solving. Nobody is calling for walling ourselves off and sealing us from the rest of the world. Warm regards, r Mervyn Lobo wrote: >Rajan,In the year 2022 people have to realize that no one can work solely >for their own benefit or for the benefit of their country. >We are on this planet - without borders - together. As an example, Mexico >cannot produce excessive amounts of carbon dioxide - when it drifts northwards >and causes problems in the US. Those residing in the US understand the >problem of climate change made in Mexico. The very same people turn a >blind eye when they send ten times more >carbon dioxide northwards. >When you are doing what is right, it does not stop at your borders. >Mervyn
