Globalization, Is A Better Friend Than Marxism

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I know this is a forum about Thailand, but I see we have our share of anti-globalites at TV and I couldn’t keep myself from dangling this carrot. Those of you have more sense; please forgive me for shaking the tree.

Globalization, global warming, the hole in the ozone, and bird flu, are just a few of man’s most recent successful economic accelerators. Decades ago we had to fight a war to get money to flow, but now the lightning rods in the media can transform any theoretical threat into an apocalyptic crisis. Though we can’t say these things don’t exist, it is the ease with which a predictable segment of society breaks into panic mode that turns fear into a marketable commodity.

It is common knowledge that spending and giving increase when people have a cause. The easiest group to get riled up is the 16 to 30 year olds because they believe anything. This is because of their empty cache of life experience, and several years of academic rants (if they went to college). Oh yeah and weed. They are the ground force (the grunts) behind the neo-communist anti-globalization movement. Which is just the current spin on the belief that, ‘People who have money or power are inherently evil and must be overthrown. Then, the wealth should be distributed to all the non rich who are inherently good, and the tooth fairy should be elected supreme leader and why can’t we all just get along?’

Anti-globilization is Marxism for gen x’rs. The dangerous part of this is that people eventually put this stuff into practice. Just have a look at the rabid dog state Venezuela. Chavez is bound and determined to peel apart their once thriving economy under the opiate of socialism; until, like in Russia, only organized crime will be able to do business there. You know you’ve made a wrong turn when Castro and Ahmadinejad are your best friends. Show me the difference between anti-globalization rhetoric today, and that of Karl Marx. Do the poor in Russia, China, Vietnam, and Cuba have a better life? Do these countries have a good record on human rights, the environment, freedom of expression, or standards of living?

People are so easy to get worked up, especially when someone is smarter, richer, or more successful than they are. The real geniuses are the ones pulling the strings from the top. The same people, who rang the alarm for all the other recent world threats, are pushing the buttons on this one too. Why? Because it is an industry. How do a bunch of braless, unwashed, tree-hugger, clones (Greenpeace, Peta, Adbusters) become massive international organizations defending the virtue of humanity; because big money likes it when people have a common enemy.

The delicious part is that it doesn’t matter which way they point their guns, along as they keep firing. Big money thinks the anti-global punks are feisty and cute.

In reality though, the industrialization of the world, which is not a myth, has vastly improved health care, agriculture, and science. All countries are reaping the benefits of industrialization. Is it perfect? No. Was it better before? No. Is anti-globalization going to fix poverty? Certainly, no. Almost every major invention of the last 150 years was a result of the industrial revolution. Therefore, the only path to future improvements of the human condition will be found in the next industrial wave. Unfortunately mankind will still be greedy, arrogant, selfish, and deviant; leading as always, to an unfair distribution of power and wealth.

As far as big money is concerned, it was globalized long before your grandma wore a training bra - and then burned it. You aren’t going to make a dent in their armor. Wherever you put your cash, they get a piece, even when you fight they win. Tear down a corporation and three more spring up to replace it. The third world was always poor, except now a few pawns are really rich. The poor always had it bad; Wal Mart and Nike didn’t invent poverty. If your conscience is wounded by some second hand offence, you have to ask yourself when you became such a chump. You can help the poor, go find them and help them; it will do your soul some good. If you develop a good model, you can recreate your success and help out a whole bunch more people. Oh wait, that sounds like capitalism, sorry.

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yawn

[londonthai]

some article rejected from a right-wing paper?

[qualtrough]

Thailand related? (OK, Thailand is part of the earth, but using that criterion posting on anything would be OK).

Try submitting to the Fox channel, or apply for a job with the White House?

[ThaiGoon]

[cdnvic]

[meadish_sweetball]

I know this is a forum about Thailand

Do you? Then why did you post that in the first place? 'Trolling' is what we call this. Read the rules again please.

Closed.

[Jet Gorgon]

I like it.

Perhaps a link pertaining to how you think it affects Thailand would make your essay more apropos to this site.

Huh, wonders never cease; I was planning on coming in here just to bash you because of your bludy moniker.