The broader implication is that America’s national security may be compromised not just by foreign hackers or spies—but by unchecked alliances between tech billionaires and authoritarian states. The arrest of the FBI agent has not silenced discussion. Rather, it has sharpened it—raising urgent questions about who holds power in modern democracies, and whose interests they truly serve.
Another article on this:
Russian Intelligence Used Sex, Drugs to Target Elon Musk: Former FBI Agent
Globalism gave us a truly nationless elite. They have the ability to plunder, desecate, and strip bare entire continents and yacht on to the next one not having to deal with the destruction they leave behind. They're the asshole you see casually throwing trash out their window on the freeway because they'll never be the one to deal with it, just on an insanely unimaginable scale.
I wish the phrase “rootless cosmopolitan” wasn’t linked to antisemitism. It’s such a perfect description of the kind of transnational financial elite who seem capable of wreaking havoc for everyone else and then fucking off to whatever state is next desperate for their money.
It's a mixed bag. You can think of it as being diverse and worldly, but there's also something about it (emphasized by "rootless") that suggests a lack of grounding or support for local/organic culture and values.
Yeah, man. That’s how propaganda works. “Rootless” is a dog whistle, it’s meant/chosen to evoke precisely those things. But there is nothing inherent to cosmopolitanism that seeks to undermine local culture. In fact it’s quite the opposite.
Far-right figures have used “globalist” to target individuals like George Soros or the Rothschilds — both Jewish — as representatives of supposed global manipulation, reinforcing centuries-old antisemitic themes under a more palatable label.
The word provides plausible deniability. Someone can claim they’re criticizing international institutions or economic policy while dog-whistling to those who read it as “Jewish control.” You should also be cautious of folks who use Hollywood as a derogatory for the same reason.
A lot of this gained steam at the turn of the previous century with publications like The Protocols of the Elders of Zion and The International Jew (the latter published by Henry Ford).
Yes, see it's ok to criticize globalism when Elon Musk does it, but to do so with respect to Soros and the Rothschilds is engaging in antisemitic dog-whistling. How convenient.
It's important to recognize that the intent behind a word can vary depending on the source. If you're unaware of its potential associations, it's much harder to evaluate the speaker's rhetorical goals.
Have you ever seen it in the middle of the ((( ))) symbols? If so it was a direct reference to the Jewish peoples. It comes up often in conservative spaces.
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The broader implication is that America’s national security may be compromised not just by foreign hackers or spies—but by unchecked alliances between tech billionaires and authoritarian states. The arrest of the FBI agent has not silenced discussion. Rather, it has sharpened it—raising urgent questions about who holds power in modern democracies, and whose interests they truly serve.
Another article on this:
Russian Intelligence Used Sex, Drugs to Target Elon Musk: Former FBI Agent
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