Reply #201: Its actually a very easy concept... We as a country still have quite a bit of power and say.

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If our trade was set up as "Fair Trade", rather than "Free Trade".. We would all still have a global economy, however, we would not exploit people around the world... Steal their resources, abuse their people all for cheap plastic trinkets and energy resources. If we had laws that stated no product may enter this country if it was produced without the same labor standards that we insist upon for ourselves, it would condition countries that wish to sell to Americans to actually better their peoples lives and bring true democracy to more people around the world. But the rich and powerful buy and sell politicians and play chess with peoples lives. They use fear of violence, famine, and those other basic necessities that humans need for basic survival.

We have 7 billion people inhabiting this earth. We cannot just be a centrist me, me, me nation when the issues that face our future have a worldwide impact. Its time we think about what values worldwide every human being should be entitled to. What is a good and decent life? What can we do to live with each other globally? These are not easy questions to answer, however, they must be assessed.