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@Hyolobrika@berserker.town @otso To ignore the strange partisan discussion that this thread evolved into and answer this question directly: globalism is, broadly, the trend away from a localized means of production and governance to a global means of production of governance. For example, the development of banana republics, states that specialize in producing a single good, as well as the move of manufacturing out of western states to China are both considered products of globalism. The formation of supernational governance bodies like the EU is also consider a form of globalism.

Critics of globalism often consider it an impediment to freedom first of all because the formation of supernational governance bodies leads to the formation of new laws and regulations by a body that is viewed as distant to the people. Often it has been argued that the larger the geographic body an organization controls the less representative the government can be. Second, it is considered dangerous to freedom as the degradation of the local means of production in favor of the global one creates a dependence on other national bodies which necessarily compromises the agency of the dependents. If you need imports for food or manufacturing, you need to take into account the will of those who provide it to you when you are acting.

This at least is what I perceive as the actual conflict.

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