Saturday, October 15, 2011
RE THOMAS FRIEDMAN THE WORLD IS FLAT 3.0
Finally bought a copy of this ridiculous rant, used, at a garage sale, from some young gay guys, who were equally disillusioned with his ridiculous nonsense.
They had worked 'over there', apparently...............................
Sad, really, still to see such adulation, NYT editorials, Goldman Sachs prize (that kind of tells it all doesn't it), etc, for such a bewildered point of view, at this late date.
So he was adopted. So what.
Many people were adopted.
That is no warrant whatsoever for globalization.
Many people were adopted.
That is no warrant whatsoever for globalization.
Sorry.
Steingart is perhaps the most visible antidote to Friedman, but his views too have to be taken with a large dash of salt.
Term search Steingart, Friedman, etc.
Sunday, May 17, 2015
Sunday, May 17, 2015
RE STEINGART
Steingart has a passage p 163 echoing my remark, "Never in the history of human conflict...."
"BUSINESS EXECUTIVES ARE LOATH TO DISCUSS..."
"Never before in history has there been such a massive transfer of knowledge--without war or conquest-- from one social group to another."
"BUSINESS EXECUTIVES ARE LOATH TO DISCUSS..."
"Never before in history has there been such a massive transfer of knowledge--without war or conquest-- from one social group to another."
Sunday, December 29, 2013
See DK's current post another significant aspect of the errors of policy from mid century
"Billions of dollars worth of jet aircraft, tanks, artillery and much more went from the US, the Soviets and other nations to India and Pakistan, Egypt and Israel, Iran and Saudi Arabia, North and South Korea, North and South Vietnam, and elsewhere. Occassionally this weaponry was used in local wars." DK
Liberal international trade expansionism, in weapons and strategic and commercial patronage; and communist influence commercial expansionism patronage, correspondingly.
Call it the cold war boom of The Rest that served the long term interests of neither the US nor USSR.
In fact, it has killed off remaining hegemonic opportunities of each, to some extent, and will lead to their disadvantage, in any conflicts, economic and military, going forward.
Think: "...and much more..." DK
Think much, much, much, more, really.
Liberal international trade expansionism, in weapons and strategic and commercial patronage; and communist influence commercial expansionism patronage, correspondingly.
Call it the cold war boom of The Rest that served the long term interests of neither the US nor USSR.
In fact, it has killed off remaining hegemonic opportunities of each, to some extent, and will lead to their disadvantage, in any conflicts, economic and military, going forward.
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