text_combined: r hettinga rahshipwrightcom httpwwwtechcentralstationcom1051printerjspcid1051100802b disappearing alliance dale franks 10082002 two generations countries western europe closest allies stood beside darkest days cold war partners north atlantic treaty organization celebrated fall soviet empire liberation eastern europe yoke communism tragically generation may bitter adversaries europe increasingly fallen spell political ideology hudson institute scholar john fonte termed progressive transnationalism key doctrines form postcommunist progressivism contain fairly pernicious ideas among deconstruction nationalism promotion postnationalist ideas citizenship ie global citizenry redefinition democracy pooling national sovereignty multinational groups united nations european union multinational organization built pooling sovereignty european nations postdemocratic european parliament eus power resides mainly unelected european commission ec unelected president face limits power instead limited consensual form government elected representatives promulgate constitutional laws eu appointed oligarchic executive along large attendant bureaucracy whose orders constitutionally limited real sense moreover eu unwilling accept democratically expressed wishes people wishes conflict results desired eus political elite ec european court justice regularly overturn national laws democratically elected eu member governments step backward europes political development european criticism america rise european list complaints america long growing one dislike fact republican system government based proportional representation hate fact citizens guns despise fact execute murderers resent fact economy large americans consume much also resentand fear fact ability project american power anywhere world august 9 2002 adrian hamilton wrote column uks independent newspaper identified us rogue state restrained perhaps european military invasion followed decade occupation fortunately article satirical exaggerates way european progressives view us rather impotence european military power makes idea invasion us literally fantastic least despite tongueincheek nature editorial however fact remains america increasingly viewed way european intellectual political elite europeans actively desire world united nations keeps check activities sovereign states built system europe feel valid rest world america however biggest obstacle system europeans understand america places higher value ethos national sovereignty limited consensual constitutional government compliance international norms view departures norms aberrant un member states equal vote prescribing international norms assume since process ostensibly legitimate results must well trouble idea course gives views nondemocratic authoritarian states weight free democratic societies sanctifies process regard actual results thus unable make moral distinction us refusals join given international effort wish preserve liberty citizens similar refusals iraq dictator wishes maintain firm grip power repeated references us constitution unwillingness bypass provisions comply international norms incomprehensible assume therefore refusal based arrogance rather commitment constitutional rights none bodes well future euroamerican friendship cooperation europeans continue reject traditional liberalism favor new progressivism criticism us rise tolerance differences fall obviously political atmosphere opportunities conflict inevitably increase thought frightening enough even frightening however thought conflict might averted acceptance new ideology transnational progressivism r hettinga internet bearer underwriting corporation 44 farquhar street boston 02131 usa however may deserve respect usefulness antiquity predicting end world found agreeable experience edward gibbon decline fall roman empire tue 8 oct 2002 181820 0400 disappearing alliance