tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post232956222917841912..comments2024-03-28T17:08:15.784-07:00Comments on Social Democracy for the 21st Century: A Realist Alternative to the Modern Left: Free Trade Delusions versus the Real WorldLord Keyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556863604205200159noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post-73015449467708342442016-05-22T07:24:48.897-07:002016-05-22T07:24:48.897-07:00Excellent resources, and thanks for continuing to ...Excellent resources, and thanks for continuing to fight the good fight!Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11890229869783893118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post-85463428253102345612016-05-22T04:53:00.209-07:002016-05-22T04:53:00.209-07:00Writes LK,
“Defence of Western prosperity can’t ...Writes LK, <br /><br />“Defence of Western prosperity can’t be left to the fairy-tale free markets, but requires strong and nationalist governments in the West that would implement their own type of industrial policy, sensible protectionist measures, and government policies to promote massive reshoring of manufacturing.”<br /><br />I venture this hypothesis:<br /><br />The left is caught up in a dilemma that seems to make it the collaborator of neo-liberalism: a determined commitment to nationalism is simply not the done thing for the leftist these days; the neoliberal, of course, is happy to see this side of the front collapse.<br /><br />This, of course, is part of a far wider range of issues that make the contemporary left a self-destructive force (turning from social democracy to regressive leftism), thereby strengthening its political opponents in many ways.<br />I.G.T.U.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06784644145252848815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post-56078589043318250102016-05-22T04:26:53.636-07:002016-05-22T04:26:53.636-07:00Western leaders are not clueless, they are obvious...Western leaders are not clueless, they are obviously aware of Chinese market interventions.<br /><br />It is quite possible that they accept it anyway because they are nonetheless eager for the benefits of cheap imports of industrial goods.Prateekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15287835907015065883noreply@blogger.com