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2019-09-03 Home Front: Politix

Globalism and the Hoodwinking of the American Elite

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-09-03 00:14|| || Front Page|| [10326 views ] Top

#1 Personal beliefs of elite decision makers seem to be not about integrating the world in any order, I think. It's more about consolidating financial hold over markets and resources.

Eastern nations offer the cheapest resource, labor and overheads because of their 'developing' status. Most of these 'elites' are pushing the fanatic persuasion that a carbon fueled rise to industrial independence and increased manufacturing be denied these nations, after building their own empires on the soot covered ashes of large tracts of earth.

There are other hypocrisies in the same vein, but the truth is it's not so much philosophy or inclination to fashion the world according to ideas, but economic convenience.

"For the love of money is the root of all evil:" - GawD

Posted by Dron66046 2019-09-03 03:49|| 2019-09-03 03:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Greedy and stupid is a bad combination. Unfortunately the majority of harm done in the world is done by stupid people rather than evil people.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-09-03 05:13|| 2019-09-03 05:13|| Front Page Top

#3 In other words "sh*t floats"

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-09-03 05:50|| 2019-09-03 05:50|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ succinct.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-09-03 08:14|| 2019-09-03 08:14|| Front Page Top

#5 ..the big chunks at least.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-09-03 08:18|| 2019-09-03 08:18|| Front Page Top

#6 That's true. The runny beto stuff sinks and clings to the bowl. You usually have to scrub..

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-09-03 08:38|| 2019-09-03 08:38|| Front Page Top

#7 Himmm. Dron66046 and Procopius2k Superb contributors to Rantburg. In my humble opinion.

Posted by Dale 2019-09-03 08:53|| 2019-09-03 08:53|| Front Page Top

#8 Ref #1: There are other hypocrisies in the same vein, but the truth is it's not so much philosophy or inclination to fashion the world according to ideas, but economic convenience.

Yes indeed! Around here we refer to it simply as "following the money."

Posted by Besoeker 2019-09-03 08:55|| 2019-09-03 08:55|| Front Page Top

#9 Greed covered in virtue-signaling.

Sort of like the wealthy of earlier ages building private chapels for worship, or buying papal indulgences. Or like the left-wing social polices and posturing of our own billionaire tech monopolists: "ignore my rapacious greed, and look at how virtuous/PC I am."

Globalism includes a veneer of rhetoric about universal concern for distant poor people and a commitment (in principle if not in fact) to free movement of such people across borders.

Posted by Lex 2019-09-03 10:25|| 2019-09-03 10:25|| Front Page Top

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