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Voted : No, but I can try
Why in the world would I want to go more then 20 miles from home? 
Voted : No, it's inevitable
I believe social globalisation has some benefits. Like everyone else, I was shocked by the shootings at Virginia Tech. But it hit home much harder when I realised an internet friend (a fellow songwriter) works there and knew at least one of the victims, it really brought it home. It's silly that I needed that connection to feel properly involved, but I did, as a human being.
Financially, commercially, exploitatively - it has GROSSLY INJUST connotations. I'd say the country that has the most to lost, ironically, is the country which has been architects of the whole thing, the USA.
The USA for many decades has convinced the people that you have to have a good job and work hard in order to deserve the benefits of living in the 'greatest country on Earth', while at the same time consolidating so many of the decent jobs and putting more and more people into unemployment, CRAP employment and poverty.
When all of the decent jobs (except the controlling couple of percent) disappear to the management structures in China, India, etc, then for how much will the American People allow the wool to be pulled over their eyes?
Still, always the chance we'll all win the lottery or become a mega-celebrity by some quirk of televisual fate......
I missed a few words out above - thinking faster than I can type - hope it all makes sense, though. And once again, standard disclaimer, I am British and am not attacking the USA as worse than Britain but as more relevant in the world today and with, sadly, the same political ideals, more or less.
You might be surpised to learn that world trade, as a percentage of each countries GNP/Economy, was actually higher before the advent of world war one than it is in most countries today. So in that sense, the great war had a fair old crack at halting globalisation.
It seems likely that conflict, whether between humans or against nature, is the only foreseeable impediment to complete globalisation.
Keith
Though there is evidence of a growing wage disparity between low-skilled and high skilled workers in America, arguably attributable to shifts in comparative advantage as a result of globalisation, there isnt actually much evidence that Americans are losing their jobs as a result of globalisation.
Besides, the sensible solution to the problem would not be to halt globalisation, but too provide a more skilled, capital-intensive workforce, avoding direct competition in the production of labour intensive goods with countries holding an obvious labour advantage, i.e. China etc.
Voted : No, it's inevitable
No
Voted : No, but I can try
Yes, we can stop it. We must destroy all electronics and machines. We must act now... on the count of three, smash your computer. One...Two...
King Alfred you must not live in America. Otherwise you would see the proof of the "global economy" every day. Unless you're so wealthy that you never interact with the real world.
Voted : No, it's inevitable
It's scary lately though when it comes to food going through factories all over the world and making it to our tables and killing us, or our pets.
by Jyl on Thu Apr 26, 07 6:21pm
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JohnnyReb
I live In Britain, but I know a little about Economics. What "proof" would I see if I lived in America?
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