Patriotism: March 2009 Archives
Socialism. Nationalism. Patriotism. Protectionism. Turning-your-back-on-the-world-ism? That's not American!
De-globalism is just not going to happen. Not going to fly. You want to see countries turn their back on one another? Do you really want to see an 'every man for themselves' mentality?
As much as I hate seeing jobs shipped overseas to cheaper desks, the reality is that it is not going to go away. What about our exports? What about our credit with other countries (that have helped keep us afloat)?
Poor countries such as India have flourished with globalization. Do we really want to keep everyone under our foot, or is the US afraid of a little competition?
Honestly, the 'Made-In-America' tag just doesn't hold as much weight as it used to. Companies got lazy, and the competition got better (think, auto industry). Why the f*ck are some trying to regulate this now that they find themselves on a bigger playing field with the home team getting their butts kicked. Look at the phenomenon of the internet and how that unregulated entity knows no bounds. It would of never grown had we kept it home.
Put down the pipe, because if our fantasy of buying American and keeping everything home, we will see very shortly just how much we will be screwing ourselves for years to come. Be a true American, support globalism (or keep your head stuck in the sand).
De-globalism is just not going to happen. Not going to fly. You want to see countries turn their back on one another? Do you really want to see an 'every man for themselves' mentality?
As much as I hate seeing jobs shipped overseas to cheaper desks, the reality is that it is not going to go away. What about our exports? What about our credit with other countries (that have helped keep us afloat)?
Poor countries such as India have flourished with globalization. Do we really want to keep everyone under our foot, or is the US afraid of a little competition?
Honestly, the 'Made-In-America' tag just doesn't hold as much weight as it used to. Companies got lazy, and the competition got better (think, auto industry). Why the f*ck are some trying to regulate this now that they find themselves on a bigger playing field with the home team getting their butts kicked. Look at the phenomenon of the internet and how that unregulated entity knows no bounds. It would of never grown had we kept it home.
Put down the pipe, because if our fantasy of buying American and keeping everything home, we will see very shortly just how much we will be screwing ourselves for years to come. Be a true American, support globalism (or keep your head stuck in the sand).
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