tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054521671768779399.post6838631707218322205..comments2023-10-30T12:22:17.806-04:00Comments on Liberty Takes Effort: Rejecting GlobalismLiberty Takes Efforthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398225334133635697noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054521671768779399.post-6772721800280885472016-06-26T09:25:10.966-04:002016-06-26T09:25:10.966-04:00Interesting article and I tend to agree with most ...Interesting article and I tend to agree with most of it. My opinion is that a long view (very long) of human history is that our destiny is to spread intelligent life throughout the universe. But that will require common identity, purpose and effort we are not yet able to achieve. Progress is two steps forward and one step back. The step back is for course correction. I think we may be stepping back in the current decade to take stock, but ultimately will resume forward momentum toward a unified globe. Leaders need to keep us on course and speed to the future, but they also have to recognize when they are taking on water and do a little baling. https://lbfromlv.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/the-fusion-of-civilizations-by-kishore-mahbubani-and-lawrence-h-summers/Liberty Takes Efforthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13398225334133635697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054521671768779399.post-19439442129781068642016-06-26T09:23:10.787-04:002016-06-26T09:23:10.787-04:00David Lipton of the IMF presented the case for glo...David Lipton of the IMF presented the case for globalization in a speech last month. He is a good friend of Larry Summers. His argument is strong, but where he makes the case that a rising tied lifts all boats, I think he fails to recognize the scope of discontent politically for those who suffer the negative consequences of change inherent in globalization. In a later question and answer period he admits that it must be tended to, but does not seem to recognize fully that the economic programs he wants to implement globally cannot move forward without political support. The middle class in advanced economies are revolting and he needs to give that some more thought. https://www.imf.org/external/np/speeches/2016/052416a.htmLiberty Takes Efforthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13398225334133635697noreply@blogger.com