The desire to break down all boundaries is one of the central slogans of both right-wing neoliberalism and left-wing progressivism. For the former, a borderless world is a programmatic goal in terms of the movement of investment, goods and labour. They advocate trade liberalisation. The latter advocate the liberalisation of morals, customs and mores. For them, the agenda is the transgression of all boundaries defined by norms and authority in family, partner, sexual, etc. relationships. Both the former and the latter promise more freedom for everyone and more prosperity for all by crossing boundaries.
Before the proponents of borderless free trade succeeded in achieving universal prosperity, and before the breakers of institutional and sexual taboos succeeded in emancipating all individuals from oppressive norms, the elimination of borders achieved another triumph – a borderless war broke out.
…before the breakers of institutional and sexual taboos succeeded in emancipating all individuals from oppressive norms, the elimination of borders achieved another triumph – a borderless war broke out.
Although the fighting is for the time being localised mainly in the south-east of Ukraine, in one way or another the whole world is gradually plunging into it. Dozens of countries are involved in supplying arms to one of the warring parties. It is strange that none of the progressives have yet noticed that these are mostly white man’s countries. Euro-Atlantic civilization is up against everyone.
It is constantly expanding, adding new packages, and all boundaries are being crossed by the scale of the sanctions being announced. Forty countries dominated by white men and women are also involved here with all their might, while the remaining 150 countries inhabited by other races and cultures are lukewarm or even ostentatiously disrespectful of the sanctions. From China to India, Iran and Saudi Arabia to African and Latin American countries. Not even Samuel Huntington could have invented such a war of civilisations.
Jan Keller is a Czech professor of sociology.
