"2. Complement the World Trade Organization (WTO),which is supposed to generate equitably-distributed global wealth, with equally powerful international organizations devoted to social goals, like reducing poverty and making necessary goods available all over the world."
This has got to be the most backwards description of the WTO that i have ever read. Orginizations like the WTO and the IMF are what cause corrupt governments in third world countries. Just look at seattle. It was an elite caucus for the rich and powerful world wide. The impovershed people in a given country were "represented" by the corrupt officals that allow such economic evil to go on in their countries, and the buisnessmen who consistently gain from it. The WTO has repeatedly worked against human rights, the environment, and has made poverty worse in most places it's had an influence (with the notable exception of america).
"3. Improve the quality of public life in countries suffering from corrupt, repressive or incompetent governments."
America's forign policy creates some of the most repressive, dictatorial regiemes in the world, and in the name of "Globalism" or "Free Trade" or "Democracy". To really understand american foriegn policy and global economics one must recognize the doublespeak that our politicians and corporate leaders use. "Free Trade" is only a reality for about 1% of the worlds population and the billionare's of the world have a vested interest in keeping it that way. And while third world government corruption is clearly a problem, try taking a look at its source. America, using forign aid, using our military, and using our investment power, is the sole provider of many corrupt foreign governments. And its no mistake. We want third world governments corrupt, that way we can exploit labour and natural resource in those countries. Why do you think america controlls the vast majority of the worlds wealth?
"Soros argues that the world's worst conditions aren't necessarily caused by globalism. It's bad governments that are responsible for exploitive working conditions, lack of social and economic capital, and political repression."
I'm sorry but if Nike is paying 10 cents a day then the malaysian government is not at fault. And if the government let's people starve in nigera while Chevron make billions a year off the oil in that country, then the blood is just as red on the hands of the Cheveron execs that pay that government for oil rights.
Globalization is not neccisarily evil. What is evil is that american buisnesses are in direct control of the vast majority of the world's resource. And do not take my word for it. Inform yourself about the issues, but realize that the words of a billionare whose wealth and power come directly from Globalization, is writing from an extremely skewed and suspect position.
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"2. Complement the World Trade Organization (WTO),which is supposed to generate equitably-distributed global wealth, with equally powerful international organizations devoted to social goals, like reducing poverty and making necessary goods available all over the world."
This has got to be the most backwards description of the WTO that i have ever read. Orginizations like the WTO and the IMF are what cause corrupt governments in third world countries. Just look at seattle. It was an elite caucus for the rich and powerful world wide. The impovershed people in a given country were "represented" by the corrupt officals that allow such economic evil to go on in their countries, and the buisnessmen who consistently gain from it. The WTO has repeatedly worked against human rights, the environment, and has made poverty worse in most places it's had an influence (with the notable exception of america).
"3. Improve the quality of public life in countries suffering from corrupt, repressive or incompetent governments."
America's forign policy creates some of the most repressive, dictatorial regiemes in the world, and in the name of "Globalism" or "Free Trade" or "Democracy". To really understand american foriegn policy and global economics one must recognize the doublespeak that our politicians and corporate leaders use. "Free Trade" is only a reality for about 1% of the worlds population and the billionare's of the world have a vested interest in keeping it that way. And while third world government corruption is clearly a problem, try taking a look at its source. America, using forign aid, using our military, and using our investment power, is the sole provider of many corrupt foreign governments. And its no mistake. We want third world governments corrupt, that way we can exploit labour and natural resource in those countries. Why do you think america controlls the vast majority of the worlds wealth?
"Soros argues that the world's worst conditions aren't necessarily caused by globalism. It's bad governments that are responsible for exploitive working conditions, lack of social and economic capital, and political repression."
I'm sorry but if Nike is paying 10 cents a day then the malaysian government is not at fault. And if the government let's people starve in nigera while Chevron make billions a year off the oil in that country, then the blood is just as red on the hands of the Cheveron execs that pay that government for oil rights.
Globalization is not neccisarily evil. What is evil is that american buisnesses are in direct control of the vast majority of the world's resource. And do not take my word for it. Inform yourself about the issues, but realize that the words of a billionare whose wealth and power come directly from Globalization, is writing from an extremely skewed and suspect position.