Comments on: The utopian borderless free world is fiction http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/16/rundle-the-utopian-borderless-free-world-is-fiction/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:14:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: MichaelT http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/16/rundle-the-utopian-borderless-free-world-is-fiction/#comment-31622 MichaelT Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:13:34 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/16/rundle-the-utopian-borderless-free-world-is-fiction/#comment-31622 Yes, and the problem is that if protectionism increases, as I agree it will, this will be against our interests. As a small country with a large current account deficit, we need to sell s much of our stuff to the rest of the world as we can. Yes, and the problem is that if protectionism increases, as I agree it will, this will be against our interests. As a small country with a large current account deficit, we need to sell s much of our stuff to the rest of the world as we can.

]]> By: Guy Rundle http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/16/rundle-the-utopian-borderless-free-world-is-fiction/#comment-31515 Guy Rundle Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:43:28 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/16/rundle-the-utopian-borderless-free-world-is-fiction/#comment-31515 the answer michael t is yes - people, in whatever sort of geographical cultural etc grouping they exist - have a right to protect their means of life. the problem with US and European subsidies is that they protect waste and overproduction for political purposes, which is quite a different thing, morally and politically. the answer michael t is yes - people, in whatever sort of geographical cultural etc grouping they exist - have a right to protect their means of life. the problem with US and European subsidies is that they protect waste and overproduction for political purposes, which is quite a different thing, morally and politically.

]]> By: MichaelT http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/16/rundle-the-utopian-borderless-free-world-is-fiction/#comment-31429 MichaelT Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:32:43 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/16/rundle-the-utopian-borderless-free-world-is-fiction/#comment-31429 OK, so if nations have a right to 'protect & guarantee the viability of industries essential to the reproduction of life - food, habitation energy etc etc', does this justify the US & the European Union protecting the fat cats of global industrial agriculture against Australian - not to mention African - produce? Localism I like - not so easy to justify protectionism. OK, so if nations have a right to ‘protect & guarantee the viability of industries essential to the reproduction of life - food, habitation energy etc etc’, does this justify the US & the European Union protecting the fat cats of global industrial agriculture against Australian - not to mention African - produce? Localism I like - not so easy to justify protectionism.

]]> By: Robert Bruinewoud http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/16/rundle-the-utopian-borderless-free-world-is-fiction/#comment-31419 Robert Bruinewoud Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:48:58 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/16/rundle-the-utopian-borderless-free-world-is-fiction/#comment-31419 pelf    –noun money or wealth, esp. when regarded with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means. Origin: 1300–50; ME < OF pelfre booty pelf
  
–noun

money or wealth, esp. when regarded with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means.

Origin: 1300–50; ME < OF pelfre booty

]]> By: Julia deRoeper http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/16/rundle-the-utopian-borderless-free-world-is-fiction/#comment-31382 Julia deRoeper Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:07:58 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/16/rundle-the-utopian-borderless-free-world-is-fiction/#comment-31382 Pelf? but otherwise, bloody well said. Pelf? but otherwise, bloody well said.

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