The neocons are not pushing globalization or they would not be so opposed to people coming and going across state boundries. They are interested in destroying the middle class (think Alexander Hamilton or Andrew Carnegie) so that people will be dependent on the super-rich for everything. They are interested in rule by the wealthy, and an independent middle class would stop that. If in the long run this would also destroy the economy that is ok, because it is not how rich they are in an absolute scale, but how rich-- and powerful-- they are compared to their peons.

Globalization in the sense of growing interconnectedness of economies arising from global commerce requires global solutions to social and political challenges as well, is underway and has been since the beginning of the Industrial Age. The question is the type of solutions that will predominate. We are now seeing either the cresting of imperialism, colonialism and economic liberalism -- or not. So far, the imperialists are winning, and modern history is the story of failed empires and rising new ones.

The big struggle developing is whether the US can maintain hegemony and call the shots -- or not. There is a coalition assembling against this bold move on the part of the US ruling elite. However, the Us ruling elite has already served notice that it will "preempt" any serious competition. Iraq has called that ability into question when "shock and awe" failed to do the trick of beating the populace into submission, as expected. So the next move will likely be to "show force" by bombing Iran back into the Stone Age. The excuse of 9/11 allowed the ruling elite to put in place a "lock down" control system domestically to stifle opposition. All that's required is a false flag op to institute martial law. In the meantime, internal intelligence gathering is identifying the "problem elements" to be neutralized.

The struggle in the Dem party is between Establishment corporatists in league with the ruling elite to perpetuate the status quo and the progressives challenging them. While the the deck is stacked in favor of the elite, circumstances are providing an opportunity for progressive reformers, as it becomes clearer and clearer that the status quo isn't working for the middle class, who, in reality, hold the actual power, since it is they who drive the global economy by providing consumption. Can the middle class unite and throw off its chains -- or will it continue to be deluded and co-opted by the ruling class? This is the question that is now being decided.

The coming US elections will tell a lot about the developing direction. So far, Iraq is undermining the goals of the ruling elite in the pursuit of ME dominance and oil reserves. However, while the poll numbers suggest that the public is moving away from the position of the elite, the intensity is not yet sufficient to be worrisome to them. On the other hand, if the economy tanks, the situation will be different. So look to the Fed and other CB's to inflate.

The Rich need to reflect on what hapens when the middle class have nothing to loose (aka the French Revolution). Consumer (Middle Class) spending is 60% or more of the US GDP.

They'd need to remove gun rights and supress the populace (Britain in the 18th & 19th centuries).