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Originally posted by tw
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For many, they first have to answer the question of globalization. Do we want it? Do we fear it? Is it good or evil?
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Globalization is happening as we speak...except in Philadelphia...over the Union's dead bodies. ;-)
The United States tries to pass itself off as being so diverse...however, we are really isolationist by nature. We don't want "your kind" here, we don't want to embrace technology created by other nations (as tw and others have noted with the car manufacturers)...God forbid! To go against public sentiment is unamerican! Look at the Red Scare of the 1950s...over ideology.
The US has nothing to worry about in terms of being the "best nation on earth." There is certainly nothing wrong with wanting a fine car, such as a Honda. (Although, notice that the sentiment against foreign cars always seems directed at the Japanese. Not to mention, many Chevrolets are finished at Ste. Therese, Quebec. Last I checked, Quebec is still part of Canada...and not the United States.) We're using cell phone technology employed by the Finns. Islam and Buddhism are pervading our society (that's pervading in a GOOD way). We need to drop our hostilities or fears of anything unAmerican and embrace what the rest of the world offers.