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kleinbl00  ·  2868 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: President Trump has officially withdrawn the US from the Trans Pacific Partnership

That's not globalism, that's imperialism.

Globalism is the philosophy that international networks take precedence over local networks, and international players take precedence over local players for purposes of efficiency and benefit worldwide.





user-inactivated  ·  2868 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hmm. Like politics and governance, I feel like globalism and imperialism are tightly intertwined. Maybe that's why I got the two confused.

kleinbl00  ·  2868 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Imperialism benefits the British Empire.

Globalism benefits the British East India Trading Company.

Imperialism benefits Texas.

Globalism benefits Texas Instruments.

Imperialism benefits John Doe at the expense of Jian Do.

Globalism benefits John Deere at the expense of John Doe and Jian Do.