Political Influence...

Somebody recently asked me why the First Lady and our other leaders spend so much time traveling/touring the world, when we have so many problems here with the economy.

So I thought about it for a few minutes.  I once learned that 1% of the companies in the United States actually export.  And then I keep hearing about how poorly most of the world thinks of the United States right now.  So then, it only makes sense that they are trying to better our relationships with other countries to be able to partake in this global economy in which we live...

Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, "We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."  That applies to so many aspects of life!  But for today, let's look at it from a global standpoint.

Look at China's economy.  It's growing exponentially.  Why?  I would say it has a lot to do with their export rates.  It has nothing to do with Communism, but everything to do with Globalism.  And they understand that. Look at the European Union.  What a way to cross borders, languages, cultures, and governments!  The members of the EU really seem to have grasped the concept of Globalism.

Wait, what's "globalism?"  My dear friends at Merriam-Webster say that globalism is "a national policy of treating the whole world as a proper sphere for political influence."  So that makes it a lot easier to understand the extensive travel schedules of our leaders.  There are over 200 countries on this planet, which means there exist many an opportunity to have some sort of political influence.   Please note that I'm not saying that we should force our politics upon every other country.  I am admitting that having political influence is a great thing, economically speaking.  Show them that we have something they want.  


It's time to accept that we are not supreme in this world; but merely one country out of hundreds that could stand to compete a little.  Who wouldn't agree that our "Land of the Free" needs a little economic boost right now?  The best solutions to problems are usually found by looking outside of the box.  Perhaps we haven't mastered the art of self-sufficiency as much as we'd like to think we have!  Maybe the ultimate ideal is not closing our borders off to third-world countries, but to giving ourselves a first-world shot at setting an example in Globalism!  


Seriously...who wants to perish as a fool??