• SCB@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    People making your shoes and smartphones are better off than if they werent, which is what people against globalism often don’t want.

    They want those people to stay poor for America (or wherever) First.

    • Mayoman68@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      1 year ago

      But their countries are only poor because of the imperialism of rich countries for centuries. You’re saying they should be grateful for rich economies helping them develop, when those rich economies are the reason they are poorer to begin with.

      • SCB@lemmy.worldEnglish
        13·
        1 year ago

        That’s certainly one way to look at people choosin to not be subsistence farmers

        • Mayoman68@lemmy.worldEnglish
          42·
          1 year ago

          I am not talking about individual choices but rather the social factors influencing those choices, please read a history book

          • SCB@lemmy.worldEnglish
            13·
            1 year ago

            I’m willing to bet I know more about this topic, historical and modern, than you do.