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Decries anti-globalism populism, then pursues nationalist goal of an all-China produced product. Seems like they want to have their cake and eat it too.
by vnchr 7y ago
Decries anti-globalism populism, then pursues nationalist goal of an all-China produced product. Seems like they want to have their cake and eat it too.
- fao_ 7y agoIt's almost like the political thoughs of a leader of most other countries aside from America, are complex and can't really be effectively summed up in a short article about the manufacturing of a ballpoint pen. Also, by 'they' do you mean all of China or just Xi?
- deogeo 7y ago> It's almost like the political thoughs of a leader of most other countries aside from America, are complex and can't really be effectively summed up in a short article A nice way of saying "hypocrisy is politically useful, especially if you're not called out on it".
- fao_ 7y agoNot really. Supporting globalism doesn't implicitly lock you in to believing that every single item that a country makes should be produced in several thousand globe-spanning factories. (Sidenote: globalism is a positive move for the proletariat and means that strikes are several orders of magintude much more effective (See: Marxism at the Millennium by Cliff, chapter four))
- deogeo 7y agoSo when China acts protectionist, this is OK and in tune with free-trade globalism, because globalism "doesn't lock you in to believing every item should be produced internationally." But when they accuse the US of that very same protectionism, this is not hypocritical, because of complex and nuanced reasons. Do I understand that correctly?
- fao_ 7y agoHow is producing a single pen using solely the labour of residents of China 'protectionist'. Can you explain where I have accused the US of being protectionist?