Broken_Erika
Play with me.
Globalism is the worship of the great globular deity Rolly-Polly.
I don't understand what he means by 'globalism' either.
Globalism is the worship of the great globular deity Rolly-Polly.
I'm expecting a lengthy YouTube video blaming George Soros and the juice to be posted any moment.
It's not "globalism", per se, that is undemocratic. It's capitalism.
So...you believe in open borders and free trade but...you also don't? I don't really understand your position.
globalism is the new reality - fighting it is a losing battle
Hillary wasn't elected then - but I'm surrounded by goods not produced in the US.People said the same about Hillary getting elected...
Hillary wasn't elected then - but I'm surrounded by goods not produced in the US.
Agreed.globalism is the new reality - fighting it is a losing battle
Agreed.
However, certain transitory measures to ease the shock of change could still be useful.
First of all, there is no alternative to globalism, unless we go full luddite
Technologies enabling global trade and global travel exist and they are profitable, hence they'll be used.
Requiring that nations with lower cost of labor adhere to some minimal environmental and labor standards would also alter the balance. Unfortunately, the current neo-liberal paradigm on trade is to coerce these countries into signing "free trade" agreements which preclude them from doing exactly that.