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Vidal, author of over 180 books and possessing Ph.Ds. in history, philosophy, law, and theology, connects the dots between the collapse of national sovereignty and global warming, illegal immigration, gender ideology, national debt, and a globalist agenda.
A Changing World details in five parts— a history of democracy, its threats, and options for the future, explaining the following:
- The foundations of modern democracy and the preponderant role of the Reformation in vital notions such as the supremacy of the law, limited power, and the separation of powers. Similarly, the author explores how these concepts took root in America and gave rise to the emergence of the United States, distinguishing this nation from European countries.
- The risks facing democracy and how these dangers arose. Starting from an analysis of contemporary philosophical ideologies, he moves on to the emergence of interventionist States, from the origin of Marxism, the imposition and fall of communism, and the rise of fascism in Europe.
- The threat of the globalist agenda, its main promoters—from Soros to Pope Francis—as well as the dogmas that compose it: global warming, gender ideology, population reduction, and the defense of illegal immigration, all issues that severely affect contemporary society.
- The evolution of Europe and the emergence of the European Union as the end of independent nations. He then addresses the case of Latin America and the roots of its constant economic and governmental crises. He analyzes the current situations of Venezuela, Chile, and Colombia and why they matter.
- The final part deals with the emerging resistance to the globalist agenda, manifested in the patriotic and democratic movements in the European Union, South America, and particularly in the United States with the rise of Donald Trump to power. Vidal uses a chapter to focus on Russian history, from tsarism to Putin, and then looks at China and its resurgence, with an appendix on the Middle East.
“Far from democracy and freedom being almost naturally imposed realities, both are more threatened than ever. This threat is not only external but also, to a large extent, internal. A Changing World is an attempt to explain what democracy is and its fragility as well as what the globalist agenda is—a colossal threat to the continuity of democracy itself,” says the author about his new book.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781950604074 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Agustin Agency |
| Publication date: | 08/15/2020 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 384 |
| File size: | 885 KB |
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Table of Contents
Introduction vii
Part I The Uncertain Future of Democracy 1
Chapter I Democracy, a New Arrival in History (I): The First Democratic Experience 3
Democracy, a New Arrival 3
The Failure of the First Democracy in History 5
Chapter II Democracy, A New Arrival in History (II): The Foundations of Modern Democracy 11
The Roots of Modern Democracy (I): The Reformation and the Supremacy of the Law 11
The Roots of Modern Democracy (II): The Reformation and Limited Power 16
The Roots of Modern Democracy (III): The Reformation and the Separation of Powers 17
Chapter III Democracy, A New Arrival in History (III): Modern Democracy Takes Root in America 23
The Puritan Origin of American Democracy (I): The Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence 23
The Puritan Origin of American Democracy (II): The Constitution 34
The Puritan Origin of American Democracy (III): The Bill of Rights 37
Chapter IV Democracy, A New Arrival in History (IV): The Exceptionality of American Democracy 41
The American Exceptionality 41
The Limitations of Other Democracies 42
Part II The Dangers that are Stalking Democracy 59
Chapter V The Growing State Intervention (I): The Interventionist State 61
Piketty and the Fallacy of Equality 61
The Origin of the Interventionist State (I): Marx and Engels 64
The Origin of the Interventionist State (II): Fascism 70
Chapter VI The Growing State Intervention (II): Increasing Taxes 75
Other Times, Other Places 75
Two True Stories That Are Quite Revealing 80
Chapter VII The Growing State Intervention (III): The National Debt 91
Debt, a Mechanism of Disgrace 91
Debt, the Bible, and the Founding Fathers 92
The Lesson No One Wants to Learn 96
"It Will Never Happen Here…" 97
Part III The Globalist Agenda 101
Chapter VIII The Globalist Agenda (I): What It Is and How It Is Imposed 103
What Is the Globalist Agenda? 103
How Is the Globalist Agenda Imposed? 105
Chapter IX The Globalist Agenda (II): Its Icons (I): George Soros 111
The Omnipresent George Soros 111
Soros, Advisor to Governments 112
Soros, Promoter of Campaigns 115
Soros and His Influence in International Organizations 117
Soros and the Internal Politics of the United States 121
Soros and the Pope 122
Chapter X The Globalist Agenda (III): Its Icons (II): Pope Francis 125
Before Pope Francis 125
The Ideological Background of Pope Francis: Praise for the Castro Dictatorship 128
Bergoglio as Pope 132
The Pact of the Catacombs for the Common House 138
The Amazon Synod 143
Pope Francis: a Gay-friendly Pope? 152
Chapter XI The Dogmas of the Globalist Agenda (I): Global Warming 157
What Is Global Warming (or Climate Change)? 157
Unfulfilled Prophecies 159
From Greenpeace to Obama 164
Greta Thunberg and the Greenpeacers 167
Chapter XII The Dogmas of the Globalist Agenda (II): Gender Ideology 173
What Is Gender Ideology? 173
When Homosexuality Stopped Being Contrary to Nature 181
Marriage Is No Longer What It Used to Be 188
Gender Ideology Comes to Education 190
Gender Ideology Reaches the Churches 191
Chapter XIII The Dogmas of the Globalist Agenda (III): Population Reduction 197
The Goal of Population Reduction 197
The Advance of Abortion 199
Towards the Establishment of Euthanasia 203
Chapter XIV The Dogmas of the Globalist Agenda (IV): The Defense of Illegal Immigration 207
The Need for Borders 207
The Founding Fathers and Immigration 209
The UN and Immigration 213
The Vatican and Immigration 216
NGOs and Illegal Immigration 220
Chapter XV The Dogmas of the Globalist Agenda (V): The Nairobi Summit 223
Part IV A Changing World 227
Chapter XVI The End of National Independence (I): The European Union 229
The End of National Independence 229
The Evolution of Europe 230
Resistance in Europe 236
Chapter XVII The End of National Independence (II): Latin America 239
The Antidemocratic Origins of Latin America 239
The Current Crisis in Latin America 241
The Permanent Irrationality of the Che Cult 247
The Survival of the Dictatorship in Venezuela 254
The End of the Chilean Oasis 260
Colombia, Subversion Predicted 267
Chapter XVIII The End of National Independence (III): Africa 277
Genocides Are Not a Thing of the Past 277
Françafrique 282
The Failure of the South African Republic 286
Part V Resistance to the Globalist Agenda 291
Chapter XIX The Patriotic and Democratic Movements 293
Viktor Orbán or the Resistance in the European Union 293
Jair Bolsonaro or the Resistance in Latin America 295
Donald Trump or the Resistance in the United States 297
Chapter XX Resistance to the Globalist Agenda (I): Russia 309
A Long and Unknown History 309
From the Reforms of Alexander II to the Revolution 313
From the Bolshevik Coup to the Collapse of the Soviet Union 324
From the "Rape of Russia" to Putin 331
Chapter XXI Resistance to the Globalist Agenda (II): China 339
China Was Always There 339
The Century of Humiliations 341
The Triumph of the Revolution 343
China's Resurgence 344
Conclusion 355
Appendix 361
The Middle East Is Not What It Used to Be 361
Epilogue: In the Middle of the Coronavirus 369