On 7/4/07, Gerhard Fiedler <lists@connectionbrazil.com> wrote:
> Rich wrote first:
>
> > It is always tempting to simplify complex international problems,
> > especially political-economy problems, by reducing them to a single
> > issue like xenophobia.  It is not possible.  It is reductio ad absurdum;
> > reducing to the absurd.

I agree with Rich here.

> And then:
>
> > What is being driven in the present world is globalization, which is the
> > concerted effort by some governments to equilibrate world economies by
> > transferring the wealth and productive resources from the more affluent
> > nations to the so-called underdeveloped nations.  The result of which is
> > to compromise the prosperity and quality of life related thereto of the
> > productive nations and enhance the prosperity and quality of life of the
> > underdeveloped nations.

I do not quite agree with this.

> > The architects of globalization consider
> > socialism to be the most appropriate economic model to achieve global
> > equilibration because it allows rapid intervention into such things as
> > price controls, resource allocation, distribution of wealth and more.

This seems very strange conclusion for me.

> Which seems to be not much different from what's described above :)

I agree with Gerhard here.

> Brazil is not a rich country, IMO mainly because the rich Brazilians didn't
> realize for centuries (and I'm not sure many of them do realize this now)
> that being a bit less rich in a rich country provides for a much richer
> life than being a bit richer in a poor country. That's not socialism,
> that's realism.
>

I do not quite agree with this. I agree with what Vitality said before.
>>> Trade is not a zero-sum game. Everybody who plays the game, wins.

I tend to agree with this and I am for globalization and free trade. I do
not think that the people in rich country need to be a bit less rich in order
that the poor country can be a bit richer. However I do know that
the implication of globalization/free trade can be very complicated and
it can be painful for certain people. So I sympathize with those negatively
affected. Still I think the trend is unavoidable due to many factors, one of
which is the technology advancement like Internet/mobile communication.


Xiaofan
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