People forget that Lenin’s and Stalin’s vision was a single world entity ruled by the Communist Party. The Communist Party. Stalin was forced to abandon the mission for a short time in order to fight for survival. Abandoning the internationalist movement out of necessity, he authorized production and release of Alexander Nevsky to rally all Russians against the threat. Realistically, the fight between fascism and socialism was a battle between brothers. The only difference between Stalin’s Soviet Union and Hitler’s Germany was the sense of nationalism in the National Socialist Party.
Stalin was quick to reinstate internationalism after the war was over. Communism was supposed to unite the world. Internationalism was a synonym for that unity.
Today, the Democratic Party have made it quite clear they are interested in internationalism, and the Party is all-important. For that reason, the person who becomes the candidate is irrelevant. The Party will rule, not the individual.
This Presidential election, those who live by the “internationalist” creed have come out of the closet. They sense a danger in Bush winning another election, because he is obviously not one of them. And they are intensely committed to preventing that.
I think the parallels with the Communist Party are obvious, and that concerns me. Terry McAuliffe is the titular head, or General Secretary, of the Democratic National Committee. Bill and Hillary Clinton are the joint Chairmen of the Committee. The Party is everything. The Nation is nothing. I know some will say Republicans share this view. I see some similarities as regards party unity, but the internationalism isn’t there. The United States and nationalism are more important to Republicans.
This is the conflict, and is embodied in the argument regarding patriotism. Both sides are sincere. Both are patriotic. Their definitions are different. Republicans see patriotism as being centered on the US. Democrats have come to see patriotism as being centered on the world community, or the UN.
And that is the choice this year. Kerry has made it clear he wishes to continue on the road toward a single world government. Bush has made it clear he sees the US as sovereign. The Democratic Party have made it clear wavering in this will not be tolerated. Ask Zell Miller. Ask Joe Lieberman.
At least they won’t be shot for voicing thoughts contrary to Party standards. Yet.