To Understand 'Brexit,' Look to Britain’s Tabloids

Re:To Understand 'Brexit,' Look to Britain’s Tabloids by flukus on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @09:28PM (#14261732)

When did the left become pro-globalization? I didn't realize it happened until brexit/trump, was it a reaction to this or did it happen earlier?

All those young people protesting Trump and other similar issues, if they were born 15 years earlier they would have been at the battle of Seattle and Trump would be seen as the messiah.

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Re:To Understand 'Brexit,' Look to Britain’s Tabloids by mercer on Thursday May 04, 2017 @03:45AM (#14263230)

I think in part the word 'globalization' has become too vague.

As far as I know, but correct me if I'm wrong, the left has always been pro-globalization, just in a different way ('workers of the world, unite!'?). When it comes to the EU, most (reasonable) left-wing people I know are 'pro', but with very mixed feelings.

But then I feel that a deeper issue is that the words 'left' and 'right' leave out so much information (these days) that they actively harm productive conversation. At the very least we disentangle the 'social' and 'economic' dimensions.

If we'd do that I think at least some of the confusion over the seemingly inconsistent attitudes towards globalization will make more sense.

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Re:To Understand 'Brexit,' Look to Britain’s Tabloids by candiodari on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @09:30PM (#14261738)

At least in Europe, it happened earlier, long before Trump. Right now the left is actually fighting FOR the EU.

It's baffling.

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