Manhattan Town Hall Project
Yesterday, the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory against fascism by the combined forces of the Soviet Union, United States, and allied forces was celebrated in Russia, which featured 29 other heads of state present at that ceremony. The lessons of the First and Second World Wars were emphasized by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, to shape the world along the lines of a new security and development architecture, where nations work together for mutual benefit and economic development, avoiding another world war, which would be nuclear.
Over 80 years ago, 250,000 Americans gathered in Times Square to celebrate the end of the war, and there was a clear commitment to end colonialism from the soldiers and civilians who worked at home to ensure the “Arsenal of Democracy” would provide the means to end fascism in Europe once and for all. Though President Trump issued a statement from the White House commemorating Victory Day, the significance of yesterday’s events are not being reflected on in the U.S. adequately enough. In Europe, it is far worse, with the EU prohibiting nations from attending the Victory Day celebrations in Russia.
The axioms that have dominated the international order are now being broken apart, and we see in places like Ukraine, Southwest Asia, and the India-Pakistan theater, the threat of nuclear war engulfing the planet. What sort of paradigm must nations now realize, in order to stabilize the political sphere and overcome these conflicts?
The nations of the Global South are moving towards a break from the “rules-based order” of the trans-Atlantic elite and financial establishments based in the City of London and Wall Street. The present policy of war, genocide, and Wall Street—City of London hegemony will only lead to more chaos and destruction. An efficient proscription to overturning the axioms of the present world order has been offered by Schiller Institute Chairwoman Helga Zepp-LaRouche in her “Ten Principles for a New Security and Development Architecture.” The Schiller Institute May 24-25 conference, “A Beautiful Vision for Humanity in Times of Great Turbulence!” can be the successful start of launching that process worldwide, of overturning British geopolitics and the axioms of empire.
TLO spokesman Harley Schlanger, will join today’s Manhattan Project to discuss the process we intend to shape for the world.
