See, those are great points for the opposite! I'm completely behind those sentiments. Sometimes I feel we'd be okay if we pulled back and stopped trying to be a 'middle power' in the world but there's also the possibility for positive change if it's done with good intentions and practices. Too often, however, I feel like politicians go for the deal over the moral choice.sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Oct 31, 2020 1:49 pmI have a problem with the offshoring of jobs to developing countries where workers are paid a pittance and often do not enjoy the legal protections that their now redundant equivalents did where the jobs originally sat. Makes me want to start saying comrade a lot and sing the internationale.Niegs wrote: Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:31 pmNot having a go, but what's wrong with globalism?DAC wrote: Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:56 pm I think Trump is the last, great hope against out and out globalism. I really hope he manages to win. If he does it will be an even more impressive victory than the first win given what he's had to face.
I also dislike directly or indirectly assisting nations with shitty human rights records or who are consistent bad faith actors on the global stage (*cough* China *cough*).
The idea of a one world with a global free market is nice, but the practice is all too often dirty and exploitative.
To swing back to the US election... so much of what I see from people (who aren't whack jobs) supporting Trump seem to be protecting their selfish interests. I'm fairly certain we're, generally, too selfish to ever get to some kind of globalist utopia like you see in Star Trek.