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| | ===Attack on national sovereignty=== | | ===Attack on national sovereignty=== |
| | :''Main article: [[War on Sovereignty]]'' | | :''Main article: [[War on Sovereignty]]'' |
| − | National sovereignty and autonomy are the equivalent of limited and accountable government.<ref name="Hayward2016">Hayward, John (June 17, 2016). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/06/17/anti-nationalism-end-sovereignty/ Progressives’ Hatred of Nationalism Pushes US Towards the End of Sovereignty]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 27, 2017.</ref> With national sovereignty, the government is close to the people, who themselves are sovereign, and protects their rights.<ref name="Hayward2016"/> [[Nationalism]] itself is a positive concept, being closely associated with limited government, individual liberty, tolerance, and national cohesion.<ref name="Hazony2018"/> It recognizes the diversity in the world but avoids the enmity that results from having different cultures living under a single government.<ref name="Hazony2018">Hazony, Yoram (August 24, 2018). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-liberty-of-nations-1535120837 The Liberty of Nations]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved August 25, 2018.</ref> | + | [[National sovereignty]] and autonomy are the equivalent of limited and accountable government.<ref name="Hayward2016">Hayward, John (June 17, 2016). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/06/17/anti-nationalism-end-sovereignty/ Progressives’ Hatred of Nationalism Pushes US Towards the End of Sovereignty]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 27, 2017.</ref> With national sovereignty, the government is close to the people, who themselves are sovereign, and protects their rights.<ref name="Hayward2016"/> [[Nationalism]] itself is a positive concept, being closely associated with limited government, individual liberty, tolerance, and national cohesion.<ref name="Hazony2018"/> It recognizes the diversity in the world but avoids the enmity that results from having different cultures living under a single government.<ref name="Hazony2018">Hazony, Yoram (August 24, 2018). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-liberty-of-nations-1535120837 The Liberty of Nations]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved August 25, 2018.</ref> |
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| | However, liberals and globalists, who support [[big government]], support reducing or abolishing national sovereignty in favor of a global government that is aloof and cannot be held accountable.<ref name="Hayward2016"/> This is seen in their support for governmental organizations such as, but not limited to, the [[United Nations]], [[European Union]], and the [[World Trade Organization]]. Non-governmental organizations such as the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] also support reducing national sovereignty. | | However, liberals and globalists, who support [[big government]], support reducing or abolishing national sovereignty in favor of a global government that is aloof and cannot be held accountable.<ref name="Hayward2016"/> This is seen in their support for governmental organizations such as, but not limited to, the [[United Nations]], [[European Union]], and the [[World Trade Organization]]. Non-governmental organizations such as the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] also support reducing national sovereignty. |
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| | The [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] defines "human rights" in a way that contradicts the classical liberal, Lockean principles of the U.S. Constitution and thus does not promote freedom and liberty.<ref>[https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/33502-behind-the-deep-state-alex-newman-un-human-rights-vs-god-given-rights UN "Human Rights" vs. God-given Rights in US - Behind The Deep State]. ''The New American''. September 24, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.</ref> | | The [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] defines "human rights" in a way that contradicts the classical liberal, Lockean principles of the U.S. Constitution and thus does not promote freedom and liberty.<ref>[https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/33502-behind-the-deep-state-alex-newman-un-human-rights-vs-god-given-rights UN "Human Rights" vs. God-given Rights in US - Behind The Deep State]. ''The New American''. September 24, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.</ref> |
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| | + | When voters chose to leave globalist organizations and reassert national sovereignty, such as the case of [[Brexit]], globalist elites worked to block their wishes.<ref>Byas, Steve (September 25, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/33506-britain-s-struggle-to-leave-the-eu-demonstrates-the-tenacity-of-globalists Britain’s Struggle to Leave the EU Demonstrates the Tenacity of Globalists]. ''The New American''. Retrieved September 25, 2019.</ref> |
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| | ===Growth in bureaucracy=== | | ===Growth in bureaucracy=== |