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Extreme globalization is bad. But globalization is good. Before globalization, there existed wars. Ask your Grandpa.

• flukus 9y ago
  He'd sit down and take a sip of his tea, a hit of opium, sprinkle some pepper on his eggs and explain that we had globalisation before both world wars. What we did have was protections so that first world people weren't competing with third world labor laws. Now the thought of any kind of tariff protection is heresy.
  • NTDF9 9y ago
    >> He'd sit down and take a sip of his tea, a hit of opium, sprinkle some pepper on his eggs and explain that we had globalisation before both world wars. The globalization before world wars was the type which favored the British through exploitation of colonies. That exploitation led to many small scale wars (armed and civil). Towards the end of the British empire, many Brits lost their wealth and investments in colonies. >> What we did have was protections so that first world people weren't competing with third world labor laws. Now the thought of any kind of tariff protection is heresy. UK is nothing special on this planet. God didn't come one day and say, "Hey, you guys are special. You guys deserve better labor laws at the expense of your colonies. Here's all the wealth of the world for you." The wealth, luxury and healthcare that is afforded by the average British is a consequence of colonization (a form of globalization) which started from 1600s. Let's look at the historical timeline: 1600-1950: This was the time when third world people were fighting and dying for resources because the British empire exploited them. All the labor protections the British people got was because of the massive wealth extraction from other countries. There simply was more wealth per citizen. 1200-1500: Before above wealth, Britain had the same labor laws as the "third world". Looks like the rest of the world is not a slave to colonization any more and are making the most of it. Do you disagree they don't deserve to try to improve their lives? If UK recedes from the global market, nobody gives a fuck to be honest. Other countries will find a way to continue trade without the UK and keep building their own wealth.
    • flukus 9y ago
      > The globalization before world wars was the type which favored the British through exploitation of colonies. Much of it yes, but the history of global trade is a lot longer than the British empire, a lot wider too. >Looks like the rest of the world is not a slave to colonization any more and are making the most of it. Do you disagree they don't deserve to try to improve their lives? They can try all they want, but don't expect the working class in the rest of the world to sit idly by while their standard of living disappears. Ask you'r grandfather about the revolutions that happen when the working class get screwed.