Another Democracy? Could Bush Have Been Right?

[Sandman]

Originally posted by Finrod
This idea is called "Isolationism", attractive as it may seem, it doesn't work.

No... the idea is called "containment" and it just might work.

[Finrod]

Guys, we'll have to agree to disagree on this topic. I just think we'd be pwning ourselves in the long run.I just don't think we can or should go back to the 19th century attitudes. BTW, you gents from across the pond, this is a very active discusion in the US right now.


Sorry MT, everyone go back to discussing the black curtain metaphor.

[oboe]

Originally posted by Finrod
If we go to an Isolationist stance the world will pass us by. The world has become a global marketplace, something we helped to happen BTW. Withdrawing now would leave us militarily, and economically at a disadvantage.  If the rest of the world flips us the bird economically we will flounder about in our closed system with no trade in and no trade out. I don't know about you, but I like my current standard of living.

My standard of living (and possibly yours, if you are middle class or lower) is falling due to globalization.   We've lost probably millions of blue collar jobs overseas, and now we are losing white collar jobs too.

EDIT: My apologies for continuing the hijack.  Back to the black curtain!