How
the American System Reshaped the World
And
why globalism seeks to destroy it.
J.B. Shurk | May 6,
2026 www.americanthinker..com
Freedom exists in the absence of government control. We are free
when we are able to worship, speak, write, make a living, and protect our
families and property without fear that government agents will punish us for
our actions. America’s Founding Fathers embraced an expansive view
of personal liberty that recognizes the inherent right of each person to do as
he sees fit, so long as that person refrains from infringing upon the liberties
of another.
Right away, then, freedom comes with some restraint. If we each
lived alone on our own island, no-one’s liberty but our own would
matter. When we live within a society, our freedom comes with
certain encumbrances — namely, an obligation not to poach the freedom of
others. There is, in other words, a moral consideration that
necessarily accompanies the exercise of freedom. Do my actions cause
someone else harm? Does the expression of my will unfairly restrict
the expression of another? Do my decisions unjustly deny someone
else’s liberty?
Harm…fairness…justice — these are words
essential to every person’s moral reasoning. They are subjects that
are dissected and analyzed throughout the Bible. Because our common
law has evolved from a Biblical worldview, our legal system is rooted in
Judeo-Christian morality. Therefore, an American who tries earnestly
to be a good Christian is also likely acting within the boundaries of American
law.
Taken together, freedom, moral restraint, and legal punishment operate in
concert within any society. To the extent that a member of society
can reasonably govern himself, State-implemented punishment becomes
unnecessary. When members of society abandon self-control and pursue
personal liberty recklessly or in ways that threaten the liberty of others,
State-implemented punishment steps in to provide legal constraints where moral
restraint proved ineffective.
Thus, there is a natural relationship among personal freedom, moral
conscience, and State force. The more that people pursue their
freedom in moral and just ways, the more irrelevant the State
becomes. A society whose people are individually capable of
governing themselves has no need for the machinery of government. The
policing of a population’s legal obligations and the application of
State-enforced punishments become not only redundant but also unjust
infringements upon personal liberty.
It is no coincidence that free societies exist where there is a high degree
of mutual trust among people. If a shop owner trusts that customers
will not steal, then businesses can thrive without a government police force
monitoring private transactions. If customers trust that
manufacturers will refrain from making harmful products, then commerce can
thrive without the need for government regulatory agencies. If
members of society recognize that the fruits of an individual’s labor belong to
that person, then property rights are respected without the need for courts and
lawsuits. If public debate, dissent, and personal expression are
highly valued, then there is no need for government agents to police words and
ideas as “hate speech,” “harmful speech,” or “disinformation.”
High-trust societies are natural incubators of
freedom. Accordingly, fostering trust among members of society
maximizes personal liberty. How do societies cultivate trust? In
a word: culture.
Culture is that collection of customs, mores, attitudes, traditions,
beliefs, habits, language, and ways of life that bind a people
together. Culture is an unwritten code of conduct passed from one
generation to the next. Culture is the essential glue that allows
common members of society to move in the same direction without any obvious
director. Societies with strong cultures do not need external police
forces because members of society “police” themselves.
When that culture includes a profound respect for personal freedom, private
property, religious liberty, free expression, and self-defense, the mutual
trust that exists among citizens naturally secures the blessings of
liberty. It is no accident that an American, Thomas Jefferson, wrote
the Declaration of Independence two hundred and fifty years ago. It
is no accident that representatives from America’s original thirteen colonies
devised together a Constitution that both greatly limits the powers of
government and explicitly protects the inalienable rights of
Americans. It is no accident that Americans’ respect for private
property transformed an unsettled continent into the wealthiest, most
innovative, and most influential country in the world. A moral
people committed to personal freedom can build, do, and accomplish
anything. A moral people committed to self-government can remake the
entire world.
It is not difficult to see why the New World’s values have always threatened
the Old World’s grip on global power. In a world where intelligence,
hard work, and dedication matter more than titles of nobility and unearned
inheritance, the common man is capable of generating wealth without a feudal
lord’s permission. In a world where free speech and freedom of
assembly are cherished political virtues, the common man is capable of forming
opinions without the help of so-called “elites.” In a world where
self-defense and private ownership of firearms go hand in glove with
self-expression and private property, the common man is master of his castle
and servant to none.
Globalism’s “elites” have been pushing the idea of a “New World Order” for
decades. But it is important to remember that when Americans
declared their independence from the British Empire, they established a “New
World” order that has continued to the present day. Two hundred and
fifty years after the Declaration of Independence, the United States is the
wealthiest, strongest, and most robust nation that has ever
existed. It has 4% of the world’s population but influences every
part of the globe. When Old Europe pushes for a “New World Order,”
old aristocrats are desperate to return to the social conditions that existed prior to
1776. Globalists want the “Old World Order” rebranded as
something new.
Ask yourself how you might go about destroying America’s “New World” order,
so that the Old World’s feudal system can return. If you want to
dismantle Americans’ economic and political freedoms, then you need to wreck
Americans’ mutual trust. If you want to turn Americans against each
other, then you need to ruin the foundations of their shared
culture. In order to weaken the bonds of culture, you must first
discourage self-restraint. By discouraging self-restraint, you
encourage demands for government control. By empowering the State,
you diminish the sphere of personal freedom. When the people have
been denied freedom for long enough, they forget what it means to be
free. Eventually, when the government offers “free” welfare in
exchange for obedience, the descendants of free people accept their new
chains. They accept total government control. They accept
slavery.
Flooding Western countries with foreign immigrants has never been about
compassion. Globalists use mass migration to destroy any semblance
of social trust. “Multiculturalism” has nothing to do with fostering
civic peace. Globalists “divide and conquer” populations in order to
more easily rule over the dismembered parts. Anti-Christian programs
do not exist to protect “diverse” points of view. Globalists attack
Christians because Christian virtue cultivates the moral restraint necessary
for freedom to thrive.
For globalists, freedom is the enemy. Government control is
their greatest friend. You cannot destroy the former and promote the
latter until the natural bonds of society are first
broken. Totalitarianism never arrives by decree. It comes
by request. In the two hundred and fiftieth year of America’s “New
World” order, remember this: Our freedom is always under attack. Be
vigilant and defend it.
