[lbo-talk] The New Anarchists

[nathan tankus]

the discrepancies in standard of living between European countries are
obviously much smaller then the world as a whole. in addition, you
must separate out the different policies involved with creating the
eurozone. Neoliberalism has a "freer hand" because of the removal of
controls on capital and commodities in addition to the elimination of
fiscal and monetary sovereignty in these countries. these are separate
from the ability of people to move.

second, do you really think it would be possible to exploit workers
under sweatshop conditions if that person could simply leave and go
anywhere else in the world? you are of course correct that their are
monetary and social constraints to doing so, but it would only take a
small fraction of people to come pouring in for the whole project to
come tumbling down. if they were forced to accede to such a demand the
countries that dominate international politics would be desperately
working to make sure that other countries were livable enough so that
their people didn't come crashing in. that process would almost
certainly eliminate numerous neoliberal policies.

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-Nathan Tankus
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