Is globalisation a right wing thing?

Not colonialism, that's political. Economics is apolitical at it's base. Politics only comes into play when you manipulate the agents and agendas of the market players. That is why successful governments of advanced technology nations practice economic imperialism which is what people should view as the real enemy of 'the oppressed poor'! You don't make it better by attacking business or economic entities, you change the rules (politics). Globalization is not the result of political intervention. It's the result of market necessity, resource management, and fiscal dynamics (money MUST move). In a nut shell, globalization is the result of money seeking the path of least resistance on a global scale, and politics (and other non-fiscal entities like physical or political borders), if anything, are just obstacles that are moved over or around as money makes its inevitable way. What we're seeing now days is the result of changes in countries not being able to support old markets and new demands utilizing present established resources and personnel constraints. So if you want to understand globalization, get your mind off political factors and think MONEY!!! Politics and the like only come in when to play you start talking about the barriers such a concept must confront as a natural change to progression.

 

money IS politics. the big lie we're being conned with is the pretense that it isn't. and that's exactly what the filth is that's pretending to be 'conservative' is all about pulling.

and it's still screwing everything and everyone.

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What big lie?? Of course politics can be tied to money (and usually is) ....liberal money, conservative money, commie money, anarchist money, totalitarian money, socialist money, gay money, smart money, dumb money, etc, etc. But money doesn't HAVE to be tied to politics. The fact that business exists in all countries, where all forms of government are practiced proves that out, and also in areas of the world where politics have no real influence (Amazon region). Theoretically, in a free and open market you can have business and not one sniff of politics. You make it seem that only conservative concerns are involved with globalized policies! That's like saying only conservatives drive SUVs because they want the big profits their oil company investments will make in order to fuel them. Only non-conservative people drive hybrids? What is the 'filth' that is only 'conservative'? How does this filth 'pretend' to be conservative? I'd be willing to bet that at least half of all profits made by businesses in this country are made by non-conservative people. Not in your world? Any one else think that all business in the world is only conservative run???

 

Nope.

 

Just to prove my point, this morning on Fox News there was a Wall Street analyst who, when asked why the American economy is so strong, said it was because the government has been staying out of the way, letting business run business and removing key barriers that stiffled growth. Globalization is a natural part of that growth process and is necessary for maintaining market strength and flexibility. You can only wash clothes with water from the same well for so long before you need to find new places to get the water or do the things necessary to preserve what you got. Factor in things like the source of the water, purity of the water and how much clothes you wash and you get the idea.

 

So when they have dirtied one water source we should all stay out of their way and let them proceed to dirty all the other clean sources left? Not ask questions as to how they could have washed their clothes and not polluted?

They profit from their endeavor should they not be held accountable and responsible also?

 

Gardner - You failed to read the part that says "...or do the things necessary to preserve what you got."??? Someone recently wrote about people who just jump in and write something when they find a convenient place to make a comment.

 

So preserving profit margins is enough to justify pollution of new areas as long as your backyard is no longer polluted?

 

Gard - How many assumptions do you want to put into one sentence?

 

It's really impossible to say whether it is left or right wing sides who are advocates of globalization. Republicans might be considered the left wingers, vying for a fascist plutocracy, but that doesn't mean that they don't think an integration of the economies would be useless. At this point in time the closest thing to intergrating economies is the European Union, what with a national broadcasting satellite system, and a European Currency. Its getting there. I think what left wing radicals are worried about is that an intergration of economies might lead to a loss of sovereighnty.
America is an overly nationalistic and militaristic country. Nobody, especially left wingers and left wing radicals want to lose that.

 

Just a quick note....Again I would say that globalization is neither left nor right. It's business. Also I would say that integrated economies (like the EU) is not the same as the mechanisms of globalization. Apples and oranges! Surely, while both are detrimental to sovereignties at many levels, what drives each are different dynamics and factors altogether. First off, an integrated economy would'nt require the creation of a single currency such as the Euro )because it is an INTEGRATED economy); it would just choose a strong and stable exsisting currency as it has with the US dollar. Also, America is not overly nationalistic. America is waaaayyy too diverse a republic for that to be.

 

I was only thinking of an example off the top of my head. Sorry if I sound like I don't know what I'm talking about. It doesn't matter whether or not we are diverse. Any immigrant who came to this country and succeeded, loves it for giving them the chance.

 

I often see U2's Bono campagaining for debt relief in Africa.

The Capitalists want to drop imoprt restrictions and cut Africa in on
some deals by importing textiles and agricultural products.

I dont think that the US system of Agricultural import restrictions and
subsidies to farmers helps the working man as much as it helps agri-businesses.
The US pays way too muuch for domestic sugar when we could import it.

I'd like to see some of that excess agricultural land go fallow. We can
import some food and let the land act as a carbon sink.

If Americans are so worried about manufacturing jobs then get interested
in promoting construction of new factories and power plants right here in America. 100 year old factories are not competitive.

 

okay, so it's a little dark. well, really f'ing dark, but al gore fights globalization at the site militant gore. I guess it's a different take on fighting the corporations cause he's literally fighting them. monstnto vs. gore in the octagon deathmatch style?

f'd up mate but kinda funny except for that guy that gets put on fire.

http://militantgore.com