Quote Originally Posted by WTF11 View Post
Sorry, but you're ignoring history in what you say. "Globalisation" is nothing new. The British empire was based on exactly what China has and is doing, gathering raw materials at the cheapest cost and making things the rest of the world wants and doing so at a vast profit (where did Titus Salt get the money to build Saltaire in the outskirts of Bradford?). We complain now because we know about it, not because it hasn't happened before.

And what if our governments? We in Europe now depend (DEPEND), on energy from Russia, and European countries have fostered that relationship, why? Because it serves the "European project" the forbears of the likes of Macron and Merkel have nurtured for years. We in the UK sell our national assets to the highest bidder not because we are beholden to Russia or China, but to the greater god of the cheapest bidder and we do it because OUR GOVERNMENTS ALLOW IT!!!
That is why I previously stated Politicians and corporations run the world. Here in Australia, we have so much gas and other energy products which we sell yes sell to china for 5 cents a kilowatt but the local companies charge it's inhabitants over 1 dollar per kilowatt.
Years ago gas and electricity were provided and owned by the government and in turn, the big corporations bought them out as it was supposed to bring in competition and cheaper prices but in fact prices have skyrocketed through the roof. For example and a true one at that. I get paid the disability pension which is 935 per fortnight and my gas bill is 700 every 2 months. Electricity is like 350 a month thanks to these corporations and politicians I live in the lucky country lol
Ps Australia has lost all of its manufacturing even to this day we lost all our car manufacturing due to the governments selling off our gas and electricity companies and they could no longer afford the extraordinary prices this companies were charging them.
Anyway, we can say all we can the bottom line is Business as usual as they only look after it's own pocket and give rats a--- about others.