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Yes indeed, the point again is fair... although I would point out that francophone Canada does fall under the description I used as the 4th largest oil producer in the world:
And even in the article you link it's pointed out that the Canadian objections refered to started in the 'dark corners of the web' before being picked up by the right populist party and then the conservative Poilievre.. they kinda call it a conspiracy too, although Mr Poilevre himself ain't actually making any specifically outrageous claims, just saying it ain't the time to be messing around with experiments.
But yes, in fact there's people from all over the world who express concerns about globalism and globalisation it's just they usually seem to find their loudest voice and most backing in the US and also be promoted most heavily there, particularly by the groups I already mentioned... also whilst many people are justifiably concerned about the effects of globalism on their way of life and working conditions that ain't really the same as the wilder conspiracies I'm seeing pushed specifically around the COVID crisis which is kinda where this conversation started up.
Funny how the anti-globalisation movement's kinda mutated over the years though, something I've seen first hand having protested against neo*******ist globalisation as far back as the 90s from a principled left perspective now watching it become a rallying cry for the right is kinda weird.
It's probably worth a little discussion over what exactly is meant by globalisation and globalism though cos I sometimes get the idea that folk kinda attach a lot of different meanings and assumptions to the term... at it's simplest we're just talking about a more interconnected, more networked world , with better trade links, communications, transport infrastructure and international and multilateral agreements... that in and of itself is virtually an inevtability - or rather it's already happened and rolling it back on a global level is almost inconceivable. So what we're talking about really is how to make the best of it I think, how to minimise the negative consequences and maximise the benefits. You read any Stieglitz?
it's received most approbation in the petrochemical producing nations
But yes, in fact there's people from all over the world who express concerns about globalism and globalisation it's just they usually seem to find their loudest voice and most backing in the US and also be promoted most heavily there, particularly by the groups I already mentioned... also whilst many people are justifiably concerned about the effects of globalism on their way of life and working conditions that ain't really the same as the wilder conspiracies I'm seeing pushed specifically around the COVID crisis which is kinda where this conversation started up.
Funny how the anti-globalisation movement's kinda mutated over the years though, something I've seen first hand having protested against neo*******ist globalisation as far back as the 90s from a principled left perspective now watching it become a rallying cry for the right is kinda weird.
It's probably worth a little discussion over what exactly is meant by globalisation and globalism though cos I sometimes get the idea that folk kinda attach a lot of different meanings and assumptions to the term... at it's simplest we're just talking about a more interconnected, more networked world , with better trade links, communications, transport infrastructure and international and multilateral agreements... that in and of itself is virtually an inevtability - or rather it's already happened and rolling it back on a global level is almost inconceivable. So what we're talking about really is how to make the best of it I think, how to minimise the negative consequences and maximise the benefits. You read any Stieglitz?
Thanks.
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