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14. America has a long standing history of flirting with isolationism, but

Tue May 23, 2017, 11:06 AM

May 2017

as a modern day policy, globalization is the coin of the realm. Its good for wealthy American business interests, maybe not so much for the manufacturing workers who have watched their jobs get handed off to cheap overseas competitors, but we all know who politicians listen to, yeah?

The right isn't really opposed to globalization or keen on returning to the (imaginary) halcyon days of isolationism and protectionism. Oh sure, within earshot of their ill-informed voting base, politicians give cheery lip service to the notion that they are against the evils of globalization, but their actual legislative deeds paint a different picture. When it comes to fundraising to advance their own careers those same politicians are promising their wealth corporate paymasters an ever easier road to unlimited profits by expanding global business by ripping off American citizens.

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Does anyone know the answer to this? Why is the right opposed to globalization? [View all] retrowire May 2017 OP

IMO, for people like Alex Jones, it's a money maker! n/t RKP5637 May 2017 #1

Many on the right have never been any where...so the rest of beachbum bob May 2017 #2

Because they are nationalists. They believe Americans (the white ones, anyhow) The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #3

Conceptually it's not America first / Nationalist / patriotic. bettyellen May 2017 #4

Because they believe that some cultural practices make some people inhuman. WhiskeyGrinder May 2017 #5

Unfortunately, it's not just right wingers. Hoyt May 2017 #6

Which kind of "right"? zipplewrath May 2017 #7

Yep. Define "right"............. socialist_n_TN May 2017 #13

They are afraid of change. That and brown people. FSogol May 2017 #8

Adding to post #2 - racists, polluters, and an abusive relationship underpants May 2017 #9

They don't want to be associated with "inferiors" bleedingulcers May 2017 #10

I hear 'ya, retrowire. Comatose Sphagetti May 2017 #11

The Right is not opposed to globalization. They buy into that 100% and become the 1% librechik May 2017 #12

America has a long standing history of flirting with isolationism, but procon May 2017 #14

The charitable answer would be: fear of losing American jobs oberliner May 2017 #15

I agree. pennylane100 May 2017 #18

The US consumes a disproportionate share of the world's resources jberryhill May 2017 #16

Because you can't fool all of the people all of the time on a playing field that big. Iggo May 2017 #17

The religious ones are ascared of One World Order OriginalGeek May 2017 #19

They fear a global population "organized" against them. Cracklin Charlie May 2017 #20