Asking so I can understand
6 2017-04-15 by Legend017
You guys in this sub seem to be the most against globalism of any sub I have come across. I just have one question: Why is globalism such a bad thing? Seems to me that it cannot be a good or bad thing at all. It's just a thing. Could you guys explain to me your side? I'll also be asking the inverse of this question in the most pro-globalism sub I can find.
27 comments
n/a aevans395 2017-04-15
Globalism is the precursor to one world government.
n/a Legend017 2017-04-15
But why is that any worse than what we have?
n/a g3374r2d2 2017-04-15
There's enough deception already.
n/a Illadelphmilk 2017-04-15
When there is more than one super power there is a sort of check in place.
Historically, whenever there is only one superpower the people suffer as there is a monopoly in global power.
It would be as if we were moving to a one store market where all goods had to be purchased from one store. That store would have all the pricing power as there is no competition to protect the consumers interests.
n/a Legend017 2017-04-15
This actually makes a lot of sense. Thank you.
n/a jacks1000 2017-04-15
Send me the keys to your house, I need a place to say. PM for the address.
n/a 13lacula 2017-04-15
Short answer: Globalism has forcibly pushed cultures together that don't get along all in the name of "muh diversity"
n/a chickenshitmchammers 2017-04-15
They want us to all kill each other
n/a TrumpSucksHillsBalls 2017-04-15
Wrong. There is no consensus in this subreddit. It's a forum for open discussion and free speech. A lot of people smoke drugs and post here.
n/a Legend017 2017-04-15
Ok, let me rephrase: there is more antiglobalization here than in any other sub I have come across.
n/a TrumpSucksHillsBalls 2017-04-15
I don't really think so; a lot of people on this sub would support the global brotherhood of man but use the term "Globalist" to refer to neo-conservatives.
Be careful with the language here, a lot of words don't mean the same thing to everyone.
n/a jacks1000 2017-04-15
Yeah, cases in point: "neo-conservatives" and "global brotherhood of man."
n/a TrumpSucksHillsBalls 2017-04-15
Yep.
n/a Legend017 2017-04-15
If someone questions the meaning of what I say, they can say so and I will clarify.
n/a joe_jaywalker 2017-04-15
Do you want more government or less government? With globalism you're getting a world government. So you'd better be sure you love more overreaching tyrannical government and are okay with being microchipped and deracinated. It takes the blind faith of a child and a love for authority to think that the elites are seeking to establish a world government because they want world peace or want what is best for the average citizen or whatever.
n/a Toofast4yall 2017-04-15
Because the needs and culture of a person living in Texas are vastly different than those of a person living in Tokyo and 1 government with 1 set of laws wouldn't work. Also, world government = bigger government. I don't think it's any great mystery why people on here don't like the idea of the biggest government ever...
n/a Tommyteebapps 2017-04-15
It's the complete opposite of independence. It's interdepence. Time will tell if it can actually prevent war. The idea is making war too costly for any nation when their way of life is dependent on the other. One going war collapsing the system for all and affecting life within ones supposed borders. It's an idea young in the scope of the world but and the UN and international are supposed to be its functioning form of governance. The UN security council has few permanent members and grants power to few nations and disallows the permanent privilege to others. Permanent members of the UN security council recklessly violate international law. By far and alone the United States. The UN meets in a permanent location and has a permanent host. UN security council take seats amonest eachother primarily to disagree with eachother. The UN has few if any accomplishments. It's most noteworthy have been within the field of medicine and education if one must note positives , but the model is broken and will be severed in time by mankinds inherent nature to kill eachother
n/a IanPhlegming 2017-04-15
Like a car that can be driven by a good hearted person running errands for the old people in his/her neighborhood or a maniac running down children in a schoolyard, I agree that "globalism" itself is not the problem. It's the people who are running it.
n/a Orangutan 2017-04-15
Think if Hitler or the worst leader imaginable was in charge of the entire globe instead of just one country, nation, or slice of land.
The potential for corruption is magnified in this model.
n/a KnightBeforeTomorrow 2017-04-15
Becase if a government goes rabid, you need to be able to get away from it to somewhere else.
n/a mastigia 2017-04-15
The idea of globalism isn't bad. It is the implementation they are trying, and the intent behind it that I object to.
n/a Aders83 2017-04-15
It's essentially slavery, structuring the world like a big old plantation.
Also, government means mind control (govern =control, ment =mental) and I kind of like being able to think what I want.
n/a ABrilliantDisaster 2017-04-15
so we want an even smaller and more "elite" group to run the world? Hell yea..why don't we just make it one guy. One extraordinary godlike guy! I bet he won't fuck us over hardcore.
n/a Ninjakick666 2017-04-15
Too early for globalism... I live in a first world country... globalism seems to take everyone's quality of life and average it across the entire world population. Which is great for 3rd world countries, but kinda sucks for the ones taking a hit on quality to bump up the others.
n/a victoryhill 2017-04-15
Looking at another standpoint then political - look at it psychologically as well. The moving goal behind globalism is to make everyone the same. To get rid of diversity. We can already see why this is terrible with todays youth. Nobody can deny this fact. There's a reason the most popular 'youtube stars' - movie stars - rappers and singers all sound the same and act the same. The goal is to make everyone the same, but the same in a sense of ignorance + blank minded thinking. It is much easier to do whatever corruption you would like when the world doesn't know how to be individuals and ask questions.
n/a williamsates 2017-04-15
There is overlap between many different tendencies in opposition to 'globalism', but they are not talking about the same thing or providing same reasons. There is the globalism which means different linguistic and cultural groups end up mixing. Some think this is a negative result. There is a healthy suspicion to centralized power, and a global government is as centralized as you can get. There is the opposition to the economic order that has emerged since the second world war. Corporations have been deregulated and this deregulation was an international event allowing them to move freely country to country. We had massive generation of wealth and productive gains, however all this wealth went to the top just to have corporations move elsewhere to exploit cheaper labor. So there is opposition to this international order.
That is not to say that international institutions and frameworks are necessarily bad. Most of this thinking goes back to Kant's seminal essay 'Perpetual Peace', where he gives philosophical preconditions for what it would take to have it. It is still relevant.
https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/kant/kant1.htm
n/a Legend017 2017-04-15
Thank you
n/a chickenshitmchammers 2017-04-15
They want us to all kill each other