misunderstood your first response...
I guess the only thing I have to say really is that I don't know what
to do about the bigger picture. I know jobs have been tough to come by
in the areas I've been in -- and I've considered myself to be pretty
lucky that I've been able to keep working. So at least for my own
part, it's much less about globalisation or really even the American
economy as a whole, than it is about trying to do what I can to help
people I see dealing with hardships next-door. As little as that may
change anything at all in the bigger picture.
I must say that I _still_ don't understand why these comments only
seem to apply to my suggestion and not Mike's original comment about
trying to keep jobs in the US in general. Or did I just misinterpret
it as being directed at my comments specifically?
> Do you know about Globalisation? Free Trade?
> How do you think the fact that many of these developing or
> third world
> countries no longer have the protection on the global
> market for their
> agricultural / manufactured products has affected their
> economy?
> My opinion is that these economies were affected in a
> terrible, negative
> way. In fact, I would go so far as to say that Agriculture
> and
> manufacturing industries in these countries have been
> completely
> destroyed.
> Whole sectors of these economies wiped out by the actions
> of countries
> like America and the larger nations in Europe.
> A small nation like Dominica tried to recover by providing
> off shore
> banking services, but was summarily shut down by Father
> America.
> So now, these same countries are attempting to maintain
> solvency by
> enhancing their knowledge based industries and skillsets,
> especially IT.
> So on the one hand Globalisation and Free Trade is perfect
> when it
> allows American industries free access to these new and
> emerging
> marketplaces, but its terrible and heinous when it allows
> these same
> economies that are being raped to provide knowledge based
> services to
> American companies.
> To me, that's quite a double standard.
> Even if the little programmers suffer, the American
> corporations and the
> American economy on the whole, benefits *greatly*.
> -Gel
> -----Original Message-----
> From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 8:28 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: Who I'm voting for
>> Oh.
>> I see.
>> How does seeking individuals to do jobs in a global
>> marketplace relate to the US led trend toward
>> Globalisation?
> I'm sorry, I only speak english. If you want an answer
> you'll have to
> elaborate, 'cause I still don't understand how your
> previous comment
> relates only to my suggestion and not to the suggestion of
> keeping
> jobs in the US in general.
>> -Gel
>
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