A Tangled Web

RETURN TO THE MIDDLE AGES.



I think it is obvious that "The anti-globalization movement is intellectually bankrupt. It is capable of shouting slogans and protesting international meetings. But in terms of providing solutions to the world's problems, it has nothing to offer." Here's a great take on the topic by Alex Singleton on Samizdata.



I really liked the line, "They (anti-globalizers) have a romantic image of the Middle Ages economy, with people all happier, picking buttercups in the fields. They completely ignore that the economy of the Middle Ages was nasty and oppressive for the majority of those living under it, where people died at a young age. They fail to grasp that with wealth comes the ability to solve environmental problems. Instead they prefer to oppose the creation of wealth."