The truth is we can control globalization. Just ask Kim Jong Il or Fidel Castro. In these socialist utopias, time stands still. But if you are a Filipino who is used to the irrational exuberance of democracy, you would find these countries boring. There are no Starbucks there. No Jollibee. You can’t bitch around there unless you wish a date with the prison guards. No Internet porn. But yes, if you want to join the rest of the more exciting world, then globalization is for you. Even
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Saturday, February 11, 2006
Myths about globalization (1): It's is an inexorable force that we can’t control.
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A quotation emailed to me sometime last year goes like this:
"The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?"
-- Pablo Casals
Yes. Love of country is OK. But it's better to include the rest of the world. After all, we all share the same planet.
i agree with you. that's why this blog is about about without borders. but the case of your local communists is totally different.
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