What is so bad about Globalisation?

[farting bob]

Many people would be much better off.

EDIT - Like companies making the same produce in their own developing markets, who would not otherwise have to compete with companies that bear an undue advantage over them.

Also people wouldn't die of AIDS if companies in the same gang as you mention were not so profit minded about their life saving produce.

go back 100 years to when there were no multi-national companies. Everything cost much more, there was less big competition between firms (which means advancments were much slower to happen) and there is much more unemployment.
Globalisation helps the 3rd world, its just that it helps USA/europe more, so the gap seems to get bigger.

 

[punkbass2000]

Globalisation helps the 3rd world,

And how is that?

 

[Akka]

In short : rampant and triumphant wild capitalism, with its majority of people exploited to enlarge the profits of a selected few.

 

[E-Raser]

They can go and sell themselfs behind European trainstations...

 

[E-Raser]

In short : rampant and triumphant wild capitalism, with its majority of people exploited to enlarge the profits of a selected few.

Exactly!

And what do you conclude than?

 

[Bozo Erectus]

Someone please point out to me a time in history when the many werent exploited to benefit the few.

 

[punkbass2000]

"With the great prophets decreeing that capitalism is indeed organized crime and we're all the victims."

 

[punkbass2000]

Someone please point out to me a time in history when the many werent exploited to benefit the few.

Is that relevant?

 

[Akka]

Exactly!

And what do you conclude than?

I'm sorry ?

 

[MeteorPunch]

Someone please point out to me a time in history when the many werent exploited to benefit the few.

If this has always been the case, and I doubt it, why should we sit around and justify it? Let's go ahead and justify other wrongs as well.

 

[E-Raser]

Why, I just thought your wise analysis of thie situation would end in an even more wise conclusion, that's all.
Or are you on the side of those who exploit? In this case no further conclusion necesseary indeed.

 

[Bozo Erectus]

Is that relevant?

Uh yeah, because alot of people seem to be under the impression that corruption and exploitation of the masses originated with capitalism and would be taken care of if capitalism was eliminated.

 

[E-Raser]

Uh yeah, because alot of people seem to be under the impression that corruption and exploitation of the masses originated with capitalism and would be taken care of if capitalism was eliminated.

Right so far, but what makes you believe this impression might be wrong?

 

[Bozo Erectus]

If this has always been the case, and I doubt it, why should we sit around and justify it?

How could you possibly doubt that its always been the case? Havent we always been human?

Let's go ahead and justify other wrongs as well.

Now capitalism is wrong? Tell that to the Chinese people who's standard of living has gone through the roof since they embraced capitalism. Theyd just laugh.

 

[MeteorPunch]

How could you possibly doubt that its always been the case? Havent we always been human?

I'm just saying there had to be a few moments of fairness bunched in the timeline somewhere.

Now capitalism is wrong? Tell that to the Chinese people who's standard of living has gone through the roof since they embraced capitalism. Theyd just laugh.

Good for them. Others have suffered.

 

[Bozo Erectus]

Right so far, but what makes you believe this impression might be wrong?

History books?

 

[Rambuchan]

go back 100 years to when there were no multi-national companies. Everything cost much more, there was less big competition between firms (which means advancments were much slower to happen) and there is much more unemployment.
Globalisation helps the 3rd world, its just that it helps USA/europe more, so the gap seems to get bigger.

Don't get me wrong. Globalisation does plenty to drive down prices, bring prosperity and promote stability. I was simply pointing out to RMS that those companies he mentioned were not the saving graces to the world that he falsely believes they are.

 

[E-Raser]

History books?

Written by whom?

Read your books more carefully to find an example when capitalism ever was eliminated. It never was.
Whatever we could experiance so far was the dictatorship of so called commie-parties.
So don't mix it up.

 

[Bozo Erectus]

Written by whom?

Read your books more carefully to find an example when capitalism ever was eliminated. It never was.
Whatever we could experiance so far was the dictatorship of so called commie-parties.
So don't mix it up.

Dude, the world didnt begin in 1917 The point Im trying to make is that long before there was such a thing as capitalism, or communism for that matter, there was exploitation of the masses by the few. Youre battle is with human nature, not capitalism. Perhaps you should join the clergy if you wish to help man fight his own dark impulses

 

[E-Raser]

Ohh lord, what do you refer to?
So far we've mainly overcome this old ancient ages of despotism and absolutism fortunately.
There had been Renaissance meanwhile and people like Moliere Kant and others.
Same we may overcome the dark ages of capitalism somwhen, somehow.
There is another force as evolution. Not only concerning creatures but also ideas, politics, manners and behaviours and inviews as well.

Except for you there still may be hope... ( )