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Two Gepolitical Wrongs Do Not Make A Right
Global geopolitics (and why it won't end well) explained in 57 words...
The political left is happy to see people cross borders but would happily restrict the flow of capital and goods.
The political right is happy to see capital and goods cross borders but would happily build a fence to restrict the flow of people.
I’m afraid that the compromise might be to restrict people, capital and goods.
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There is no true political left or right anymore. Neoliberalism has replaced liberalism, and neoconservatism has replaced conservatism; the neolibs and neocons form two sides of the coin Westerners euphemistically call "globalization" (and the rest of the world accurately calls "empire").
"A conflict is always better than a compromise, and Pan knew that as he overheard Alabar and Kudra find supposed resolution in the living room."
-T. Robbins, Jitterbug Perfume (recommended)
Crappy title. Fantastic book! I've read it twice, and it's time I went back and did it a third time.
Yes, the term "The Empire" is becoming ever more popular, outside the USA at least. "The Evil Empire" is another. Its lies and atrocities bring terrible shame on US citizens.
I am old enough to remember how things were during the invasion and occupation of Vietnam: not many young Americans on the trail, only Canadians with Dixie accents.
I don't think there are any two sided coins anymore.
I don't think there are any two sided coins anymore.
I don't think there are any two sided coins anymore.
Heads you win, Tails I lose... bitchez
To coin a phrase.
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This is interesting ... does anyone believe the Marx theory of labor anymore? Maybe he had a point if labor and capital are so intertwined. Of course, all capital is saved labor ... I've saved for my retirement ... but that doesn't mean I've stolen from myself. Both capital and labor are wealth, and if you want to steal wealth, what better way than by restricting capital and labor?
Some have to work hard for little wealth while others work little and get filthy rich. Labor and wealth are asymmetrical in world. And it has little to do with free markets cause some are more free than others. Like those who can influence decision making.
"Some have to work hard for little wealth while others work little and get filthy rich."
Fiat currency is what enables this. If there is no need for work to produce money... there is no accountability and those who dont work get wealthy and those who do work become poor. Its exactly the opposite of what it should be.. Fiat allows the ability to distort "things" and the longer it goes on the worse its gets, because those who should not have power continue to gain power... Sound familiar?
In other words the problem with Fiat currency is Greed insists on taking it all.
Yes, I am quickly becoming an isolationist. A breather would not hurt the left or right. A break from China crap and questionable refugees is a plus for the country in the long run.
Nice.
Zionist and Islamist are two sides of the same bankrupt coin. See Mi6, Mossad and CIA for further information.
The right view makes perfect sense. Goods can be discarded when they're no longer useful, but people tend to stick around long after the party ends.
Not being a democracy, Singapore can afford a much more open guest-worker policy, because when they decide you're not pulling your weight anymore, you're out.
"The political left is happy to see people cross borders but would happily restrict the flow of capital and goods.
The political right is happy to see capital and goods cross borders but would happily build a fence to restrict the flow of people."
I think it's the "corporatists", not "political right" and corporatists are not really on the Right. They are mostly statists and socialists playing at being capitalists. Hence the term "state capitalism".
You are very much mistaken because the 'coin' you are looking at is really just a ball with a thin black line painted around it. The 'coin' that you should be looking at does have two sides. They are called 'Freedom vs tyranny' or 'anarchy vs totalitarianism' or 'individualism vs collectivsm'. The overriding political issue of our times is one of those flavors, not 'left vs right' which are really just two names for different flavors of tyranny.
Another name for the coin is 'Hackers vs The Deep State' which is what the novel Thieves Emporium is about. If you read only one book this year, that should be it.
http://www.amazon.com/Thieves-Emporium-Max-Hernandez-ebook/dp/B00CWWWRK0 where it's rated 4.6.
Simplistic ... ya cwunt....
Compromise is what makes our government work. For example:
When the annual budget debate begins, the Hard Right wants much more spending on the military. The Hard Left wants much more spending on social programs. They both agree that much more spending is needed for domestic spying and homeland security.
After weeks of rancorous debate a last-minute compromise is struck, and the two sides agree to much more spending on the military, social welfare, domestic spying, and homeland security.