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Exactly. When corporations sell "globalization" they mean something other really than "we can all freely travel and be friends" unless "we" must means elites an
by rdtsc 10y ago
Exactly. When corporations sell "globalization" they mean something other really than "we can all freely travel and be friends" unless "we" must means elites and other corporations.
Chomsky interestingly also predicted the influx of immigrants from Mexico after NAFTA years back: https://chomsky.info/secrets03/ https://chomsky.info/secrets03/
For example he mentions:
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In addition, cheap US agricultural exports are expected to drive several million people off the land. That’s going to mean a substantial increase in the unemployed workforce in Mexico, which of course will drive down wages.
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I think there definitely was an influx of poor farmers being displaced looking for work. That didn't happen as an act of God or just randomly as it may seem. It was predicted and expected.