Comment3-

I still think managing the rise of globalism is far more achievable than stopping it

Answer3- At least you seem to support the idea that slowing the rise of globalism is desirable. In that at least we agree. But I'm sure you wouldn't agree- even though I believe it follows- that Nationalism being the opposite of Globalism is "the embodiment of the policy of slowing the rise of globalism". So I would say that even Belly seems to be adopting Nationalist views despite his claimed identification. Being Nationalist is a broad concept- most countries in the past were Nationalistic. I believe that with the founding of the UN certain correlating factors and the rise of certain organisational influences led to the concept of Nationalism being denigrated.

Posted by Belly, Sunday, 21 April 2019 5:42:19 AM

CM Guilty as charged

Answer- Well at least you seem to admit that you find it difficult to find the faults in Social Libertarian arguments- Kudos.

CM some things can never be ignored, we humans are sometimes not all that bright
Right now we refuse to see overpopulation is driving refugees and migration
Yes too Banana Republic dictators, such as south America, who are starving their own people
Any country that can not feed and house its population is over populated
World population is the biggest single thing we must address
WE are now at peak numbers and must stop growing
If we are again told Capitalism requires constant growth we must find a different form of capitalism

I just read that the World's richest man Jeff Bezos is still living with his wife after their divorce.
Makes me wonder what is in the making in the global market ? I mean if things go Belly-up (sorry Belly, nothing personal) her billions will be untouchable whilst their employees can lose.
Do the Bezos's know what's going to come in the globalised market ?
Should there be an international market Law to close loopholes now ?

Dear Belly,

You wrote: "…we humans are sometimes not all that bright. Right now we refuse to see overpopulation is driving refugees and migration.”

You are bright to see what is happening. Many others are bright enough to see what is happening. However, we often have in control those who have a drive for power. They are bright enough to gain power but either not bright enough to see what is happening or blinded by the gains that they make from that power to be concerned with it is happened. Perhaps those who have the desire for power are usually so flawed that they cannot use that power wisely.

You also wrote: “World population is the biggest single thing we must address.”

I agree. However, that fact is ignored for other considerations. You are a devoted member of the Labor Party. The Labor Party does not have population growth at the top of their agenda. The Greens which I favour do not have population growth at the top of their agenda.

In Australia there is a party which has that at the top of their agenda – Sustainable Australia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Australia tells about them.
https://www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/ is their website.

I may join Sustainable Australia.

You also wrote: “If we are again told Capitalism requires constant growth we must find a different form of capitalism."

A different form of capitalism has already been found. It exists in the Scandinavian countries which have a great level of economic equality, low level of corruption, great educational facilities, a high level of political participation and democracy along with high taxes. We could have it here if we could get politicians and political parties who would run on a platform of raising taxes to a level high enough to redistribute wealth and provide the services all of us in a caring society deserve.

David F said- A different form of capitalism has already been found. It exists in the Scandinavian countries which have a great level of economic equality, low level of corruption, great educational facilities, a high level of political participation and democracy along with high taxes. We could have it here if we could get politicians and political parties who would run on a platform of raising taxes to a level high enough to redistribute wealth and provide the services all of us in a caring society deserve.

Answer- Another way to achieve equality of opportunity is by reducing the population to a level where everyone has enough cheap land to support themselves and reducing the costs of tax and government. Despite any failings of primogeniture it does have some advantages. Primogeniture- "the right, by law or custom, of the paternally acknowledged, son to inherit his parent's entire or main estate, in preference to daughters, elder illegitimate sons, younger sons and collateral relatives; in some cases the estate may instead be the inheritance of the firstborn child or occasionally the firstborn daughter."