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Thu Nov-12-09 01:39 PM
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| 6. So was the original globalization |
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Word is that there are Rethugs in Congress willing to support goods being sold in the US that were made by children or even enslaved people.
I heard night before last that there's something about this on the Heritage Foundation website - I need to check that.
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| -Face it, globalization is just another word for imperialism. |
arcadian |
Nov-12-09 01:13 PM |
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Globalization has done squat for the average American. It has only made our lives worse while |
avaistheone1 |
Nov-12-09 01:16 PM |
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And it is devastating much of the developing world. |
tblue |
Nov-12-09 01:29 PM |
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I'd say its even worse |
TheKentuckian |
Nov-12-09 01:21 PM |
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+1 |
mitchum |
Nov-12-09 02:00 PM |
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Of course it is. But you can't just call it 'American Iraq' as you could American Samoa. |
tblue |
Nov-12-09 01:33 PM |
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More like the Brits |
Zodiak |
Nov-12-09 01:35 PM |
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The Crown is a corporate sole |
arcadian |
Nov-12-09 02:09 PM |
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America is controlled by the wealthy. They are the imperialists. Not us. nt |
anonymous171 |
Nov-12-09 04:36 PM |
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So was the original globalization |
malaise |
Nov-12-09 01:39 PM |
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We kind of have to take the blame ourselves then as well for our obsession with multiculturalism. n/ |
newtothegame |
Nov-12-09 01:40 PM |
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Yeah, screw other cultures. What have they ever done for US? |
Cessna Invesco Palin |
Nov-12-09 01:49 PM |
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That multicultural ruse was how they were able to sell globalization to... |
mitchum |
Nov-12-09 02:03 PM |
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Multiculturalism isn't to blame. Globalism is. nt |
anonymous171 |
Nov-12-09 02:07 PM |
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oh my .... |
fascisthunter |
Nov-12-09 02:13 PM |
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No. It's our obsession with buying cheap crap. And voting for people touting 'Free Trade' b.s. |
tblue |
Nov-12-09 02:20 PM |
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You're right. Developing countries should just go back to farming... |
Cessna Invesco Palin |
Nov-12-09 01:48 PM |
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Look at this child at the bottom. Look how happy she is now that she isn't farming. |
anonymous171 |
Nov-12-09 02:12 PM |
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Eventually |
Elwood P Dowd |
Nov-12-09 02:14 PM |
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Unless, of course, they do what western developing countries did and develop an internal market |
HamdenRice |
Nov-12-09 02:25 PM |
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They don't pay good enough wages to create a consumer base that rivals the U.S. one |
Hello_Kitty |
Nov-12-09 03:02 PM |
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The Chinese are not as poor as you think |
HamdenRice |
Nov-12-09 03:13 PM |
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Thanks for the info and I defer to your experience |
Hello_Kitty |
Nov-12-09 03:26 PM |
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"you and other free trade advocates on DU" -- when did I ever advocate free trade? |
HamdenRice |
Nov-12-09 03:37 PM |
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Not really |
Hello_Kitty |
Nov-12-09 04:09 PM |
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Yeah, but where did I ever say I was in favor of free trade? |
HamdenRice |
Nov-12-09 04:37 PM |
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Yeah, and child and slave labor and pollution are no big deal! |
Hello_Kitty |
Nov-12-09 02:15 PM |
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First of all... polution. |
Cessna Invesco Palin |
Nov-12-09 05:48 PM |
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Wow, can't believe I'm seeing somebody use the "white man's burden" defense on DU. |
arcadian |
Nov-12-09 02:17 PM |
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I don't think the poster meant it that way. |
Hello_Kitty |
Nov-12-09 02:22 PM |
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They do have the intelligence to govern themselves and determine their own path. |
Cessna Invesco Palin |
Nov-12-09 05:41 PM |
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And globalization threatens their ability to do so. |
anonymous171 |
Nov-12-09 05:44 PM |
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How does it threaten their ability to do so? How is it imperialism? |
Cessna Invesco Palin |
Nov-12-09 05:49 PM |
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They should be able to enjoy the bounties of their own freaking countries! |
tblue |
Nov-12-09 02:24 PM |
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Not to mention the fact that OUR standard of living is held up by cheap 3rd world labor |
anonymous171 |
Nov-12-09 04:34 PM |
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I know! Isn't that awful. And it will keep spiraling down until something implodes |
tblue |
Nov-12-09 04:45 PM |
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I will be willing to listen to people on this point... |
Cessna Invesco Palin |
Nov-12-09 05:51 PM |
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Delete dupe. And how did that dupe happen? |
tblue |
Nov-12-09 02:24 PM |
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I don't know. I've been getting duplicate posts all over the place recently. |
Cessna Invesco Palin |
Nov-12-09 05:42 PM |
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Face it, working in McDonalds is just another word for galley ship slavery!!!11! |
HamdenRice |
Nov-12-09 02:08 PM |
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Because it is somehwat confusing and requires too much critical thought. |
anonymous171 |
Nov-12-09 02:14 PM |
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Sad and true. nt |
HamdenRice |
Nov-12-09 02:21 PM |
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Interesting that you agree with Hamden Rice on this in light of your sigline. eom |
Hello_Kitty |
Nov-12-09 02:23 PM |
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Globalization is not imperialism in the classical sense of the word |
anonymous171 |
Nov-12-09 04:32 PM |
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Right, because transnational corporations had no hand in imperialism at all. |
Cessna Invesco Palin |
Nov-12-09 05:53 PM |
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Yep, but it doesn't have to be that way. n/t |
Sinti |
Nov-12-09 02:49 PM |
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So how are you going to stop it. |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Nov-12-09 03:14 PM |
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Yeah, it's not like we could, you know, protect our jobs and industries. |
Hello_Kitty |
Nov-12-09 04:12 PM |
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BLASPHEMY! nt |
anonymous171 |
Nov-12-09 04:37 PM |
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Nationalism. nt |
anonymous171 |
Nov-12-09 04:35 PM |
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You have it exactly correct. |
Enthusiast |
Nov-12-09 04:17 PM |
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