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