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Modern Globalism Versus Traditional Universalism. Freedom or Totalitarian Oppression?
Authors: Kazimierz Gryżenia
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The terms used in the title ‘modern globalism’ and ‘traditional universalism’ have been explained in the article. Globalism as a contemporary phenomenon with a worldwide range has a circle of its supporters and opponents. The meetings of prominent globalists are protected by the police and government services, whereas street protests of antiglobalists are pacified. Can we conclude from that, that globalism is a good and demanded phenomenon, whereas antiglobalism is a source of unjustified anxiety? The following study is not a comparison of globalism to universalism, but rather a dispute between globalism and universalism. Supporters of globalism attribute to supporters of universalism totalitarian tendencies and vice versa. The basic question that accompanied the following analysis is: Is globalism a liberating phenomenon, or rather a negative phenomenon, as totalitarianism? In order to achieve that the two mental tendencies have been characterised and criticised. Globalism, contrary to universalism, takes advantage of the doctrine which denies truth, common moral rules or any objective and universal statements as a criterion to resolve the dispute. In case of lack of such criteria, there is a threat of irrational solutions, depending on the opinion of imaginary experts, and finally manipulation of human convictions. Global system of governance, where the dominating role is played by international institutions, banks and various corporations, on which state governments and whole societies are dependant, shows many features of totalitarianism, though not in the known to us forms of fascism or communism.