Grassroots Conservatism Movement Is International By Don Laigle
"The communist anthem 'Internationale' reminds us that, at least since the beginning of the 20th Century, internationalism has been invariably associated with the Left, and hence, many of us on the right are wary of all things foreign, as well we can be in view of who is behind internationalism and 'diversity.'
Actually, that makes sense on the surface, because one would expect diverse peoples to have little in common with each other and not to be completely comfortable in each others' company, unless of course, they were united in a singular struggle. Conservatism is by definition, a kind of tabla rasa or blank slate. A conservative government has no particular flavor. It is plain vanilla. Instead of setting a theme or tone, it provides the people with the opportunity to set the tone themselves, each in his individual way according to his culture. And that is really the beauty of conservative small government.
But lately a genie has been struggling hard to get out of the bottle, and that genie is a movement that could be called the 'international conservative movement,' or at least, the 'international freedom movement.' Recall that many nations in the world today were only provinces or independent regions until a common enemy emerged to threaten them—such as Greek states like Sparta, which were sovereign nations until the Persian Empire, under King Xerxes, invaded Greece and destroyed Athens."
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