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16. The US consumes a disproportionate share of the world's resources

Tue May 23, 2017, 11:29 AM

May 2017

That's simply a fact.

Either that is maintained, or it is not maintained, but make of it what you will.

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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 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

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