Frankly, the "we're doing this for your own good" mentality that seems to drive anti-globalism smacks strongly of the missionary ethos of the 19th century. At least missionaries were geniuinely trying to improve the lives of the peoples they were prosetelyzing - antiglobalism purports to 'protect' indigenes by denying them what they clearly want?
The problem I have with this is that most people living in third world countries have no representation of their own. So the "we're doing it for your own good" argument sometimes make since. Because organizations like the WTO deal with the dominant regimes in those countries, it is sometimes necessary for people who do have representation to speak up for those who do not.
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So you would rather have a bunch of redneck militia freaks telling us what to do? Societies limit some freedoms in order to protect others. Exactly what those "others" are must be decided by the society in question. I don't think there is an alternative to this model, historically or otherwise. This is especially true in regard to the use and / or acquisition of weapons, which is an essential function of any government.
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The problem I have with this is that most people living in third world countries have no representation of their own. So the "we're doing it for your own good" argument sometimes make since. Because organizations like the WTO deal with the dominant regimes in those countries, it is sometimes necessary for people who do have representation to speak up for those who do not.
So you would rather have a bunch of redneck militia freaks telling us what to do? Societies limit some freedoms in order to protect others. Exactly what those "others" are must be decided by the society in question. I don't think there is an alternative to this model, historically or otherwise. This is especially true in regard to the use and / or acquisition of weapons, which is an essential function of any government.