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The singular Jeffersonian/Hamiltonian architecture described by the author exists by virtue of a great, bloody conflict that we now call the civil war. Recall t
by nateburke 10y ago
The singular Jeffersonian/Hamiltonian architecture described by the author exists by virtue of a great, bloody conflict that we now call the civil war. Recall that the Jeffersonian interface has its roots in the inside of a plantation manor house, which, in turn, was built on its own, localized Hamiltonian back-end in the form of land+slave-labor. Over the course of decades in the early 1800s, automation of agriculture became recognized as viable. Where existing local plantation installations had once been innovative new-world micro-economies with Hamiltoninan implementations that were "inhumane but effective", there now were increasingly-inefficient economic pantomimes, the eradication of which now had religious and moral justification, on account of the inhumanity being their defining characteristic.
I see the same dynamics playing out globally, currently. In the same way that slave-labor plantation model was essentially a hyper-localized implementation of a border control, which had automation of human labor at the root of its demise, I think we will see the modern small-to-midsize governments (e.g. Syria) that exist physically and legally within the boundaries of a nation-state also disappear, as the local capability to provide social and intellectual services (like identity mgmt, communication infrastructure, transportation) is being provided by global entities in an increasingly efficient way. Recall that America had its own migrant "problem" (and arguably still does) in the wake of the legal, socio-economic, and cultural border-control of slavery being loosened over the course of the 20th century. The question that is being answered in Europe/Asia now is whether the economic model of the nation-state that was baked at the end of WWII is inhumane enough to justify its eradication via war. Many of the tasks relegated to those governments can arguably be provided now by international entities in a far more efficient way.
- hammock 10y agoThat is a great apology for globalism and the new world order/one world government. Is there anywhere you can recommend to read more of this viewpoint?
- nateburke 10y agoI would highly recommend Piketty's "Capital in the 21st Century" as a starting point. The "Global Tax on Capital" chapter touches briefly on immigration at the end.
- erichocean 10y ago> I think we will see the modern small-to-midsize governments (e.g. Syria) that exist physically and legally within the boundaries of a nation-state also disappear Are you predicting that Switzerland* will disappear? Bold, if so. *Technically, Switzerland is not inside the boundaries of a nation state, but a larger political union (the EU). Being forced to join the EU would be equivalent for this hypothetical. So, are you predicting that Switzerland will be forced to join the EU?
- nateburke 10y agoMaybe not, but I can certainly see ties with Germany strengthening further, especially once Brexit is implemented.