Who Will Fight for Country?

The dilemma of postnationalism

Wikipedia defines postnationalism as follows:

Postnationalism or non-nationalism is the process or trend by which nation states and national identities lose their importance relative to cross-nation and self-organized or supranational and global entities as well as local entities. - Wikipedia

Note, “national identities lose their importance relative to….”

What happens when we lose our identity, relative to larger, more powerful un-elected entities?

In Canada, former Prime Minister Trudeau amazed us with his declaration that Canada does not have a national identity. During past wars, troops have fought with pride for their country. If you have no identity, what will happen to patriotism? Who will be motivated to defend your borders? What is there to defend if you have no identity?

The word assimilation comes to mind when I think of postnationalism. We are being assimilated into a pool where there is no identity.

We’ve all heard of the term “One World Government.” A one world government is a world without borders, or at least without borders that define a country and need to be respected in terms of citizenship.

David Starkey addresses the subject in an interview by Harrison Faulkner—David Starkey: Post-Nationalism and Mass Immigration in Canada. Starkey rightly claims that Trump has had an astonishing affect on Canada and other nations by re-orienting us towards nationalism. In the case of Canada, it has been a reflex reaction as a counter-measure against Trump’s 51st state rhetoric. Personally, I think we need to thank Trump for this inadvertent outcome, which is the consequence of his not entirely idle threat to annex Canada. We were losing our identity and our new Prime Minister Carney took the initiative to invite King Charles for the opening of parliament, clearly to show that Canadian identity is distinct from that of America.

The last decade of “multiculturalism” has resulted in the dissolving of the identities of countries. Instead of fighting for country, we increasingly see fighting within countries as multiple nationalities bring with them their grievances. Additional divisiveness arises from local sources, adding to the confusion.

Some people are abandoning the Canadian dream and moving elsewhere, my son among them. The cost of living and the unaffordability of housing is definitely a factor. People cannot afford to pay the asking price for tiny condos in Greater Vancouver. Evidence of this is that metro condo sales are now down 37 per cent from 2024. However, the exodus may also have something to do with the equally concerning issue of a loss of national pride and identity.

There is a saying, “divide and conquer.” Could it be that diversity, in real life, even with “social conditioning” tends to be more divisive than inclusive? There is no doubt that different nationalities can get along in one country, but what we are seeing is differing ideologies and prejudices being lifted above the importance of peaceful integration. Sadly, we are losing our cohesiveness as a country. I look back on decades when influxes of people from various countries did integrate peacefully, so I know this is possible.

Canadians are tired of feeling we are the victims of gas-lighting by our government and the government-funded press. We are tired of being told that what we know in our gut is not true and what we see around us is not what is really happening. The profusion of addiction and homelessness is not being addressed in a helpful way and is getting worse. We see that. Crime has increased exponentially, while citizens are told to leave their fobs at the door and not to resist. The government takes legally purchased weapons from law-abiding citizens, while the actual criminals use illegal weapons. We are being gas-lit.

This morning I read that Canada’s immigration is dropping slightly, but we ask, relative to what? This kind of “reassurance” messaging, for those who watch and read daily reports of our infrastructure crumbling under the weight of the rapid increase of Canada’s population, is far from the whole picture. It’s similar to saying interest rates are dropping. The question is dropping from what and at what rate?

A Vancouver Sun article published today states:

"Rapid population growth has exacerbated (Canada’s) housing affordability challenges,” says the OECD, noting Canada’s population grew six times faster in 2024 than the average among member nations, with almost one million newcomers.

The article adds:

University of Waterloo economics professor Mikal Skuterud says, there are now about 3.1 million temporary residents in Canada, almost half of whom are foreign students. They make up 7.1 per cent of the population.

When we see twelve hour Emergency Room wait times people have no question that Canada is not managing its population increase well. Weekly protests and violence erupting in our streets due to varying ideologies, are making us anxious.

Canadians residents do not want share in the grievances and wars of newcomers. We do not want their drug cartels. We do not want “asylum seekers” to put pressure on our government to fight their wars for them.

It is disturbing to see the goodwill and hospitality of Canadians abused. We are seeing an increase in the loss of peace and freedom and safety of people who live on Canadian soil. I thought people came to Canada to find peace. I thought that was part of our identity. I thought we needed to properly vet people and protect our borders.

Whatever is said about Trump and his methods, he has awakened us to the importance of a national identity and the need to fight for what we value, if we don’t want to lose it altogether.