The Second Superpower Rears its Beautiful Head
Jim Moore�s essay, The Second Superpower Rears its Beautiful Head, argues that the world�s first superpower, the U.S. government, is out of control, willfully dismissive of the international organizations that have been created to maintain world order. Rather than bend to the will of the United Nations, the European Union, or even the people of the United States, Moore says, �the realpolitik of decision-making in the first superpower�centers around lobbying and campaign contributions by moneyed special interests�big oil, the military-industrial complex, big agriculture, and big drugs�to mention only a few.�
Fortunately, says Moore, �There is an emerging second superpower, but it is not a nation. Instead, it is a new form of international player, constituted by the �will of the people� in a global social environment. The beautiful but deeply agitated face of this second superpower is the worldwide peace campaign, but the body of the movement is made up of millions of people concerned with a broad agenda that includes social development, environmentalism, health and human rights.�
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