So
western society is in decline. The Canadian dream is becoming but a myth. Here
Ontario we are about to face a huge downturn in the economy the likes of which
have never been seen. Healthcare is on life support, a education system in
decline. Job losses in the tens of thousands on the horizon.
What can we do??
Some say we have outpriced ourselves which is
why companies seek offshore operations. Some say its a redistribution of wealth
to other parts pf the world. While there is some truth to both of these
statements the reality is far worse.
Basically at the rate we are going this
redistribution of wealth can only go so long before a total system collapse
will take place. The reason for this is that while manufacturing sectors have
gone to offshore operations north America is still the number one consumer of
these goods. Many countries such as china and India who have seen a huge
increase of jobs aren't as well of as we think they are. While the companies
who operate in these regions are making a fortune their workers are not. The
people making your goods aren't the ones purchasing them. These people work 16
hour days, seven days a week just to have a lifestyle that is not comparable to
someone receiving social assistance in north America. This is why immigrants
come to north America In droves, to escape oppressive working conditions and
extreme poverty.
Basically once north Americans no longer have
the money to sustain themselves anymore or buy their products the entire system
fails. If the working class in Asia cannot afford to fill the consumer void
then nobody will be able to.
Now how do we get these jobs back?? Well the
truth is we probably can't. Unless of course we accept the kinds of wages they
do in the countries who currently manufacture goods. Which alot of short
sighted people say is a fair trade off. The reality is however that our society
simply has a higher cost of living. Even the things that we consider basic
human rights, like food. Mind you in some of these other countries there are no
such things as human rights.
At the end of the day we simply cannot afford
to have a welfare state. The cost of running basic things like emergency
services, healthcare, education, the justice system would simply be too high
especially if we were to accept wages and conditions on par with that of china
and India. We would basically have to become a third world country.
Does it have to be this way??? Absolutely not.
Many people have a variety of ideas to fix our system that would work however
only temporarily. As long as large global community corporations have countries
they cannoperate in where they don't have to pay tax, have fair working
conditions or have any kind of responsibility they will continue this cycle
endlessly.
So what's the solution?? We have to start
exporting to the rest of the world what made western society so great to begin
with. Freedom, healthcare, workers rights etc. And I'm not talking about the
kind of freedom that the us govt tried to administer in the middle east either.
We need to give their people the power to stand up and ask for the same
freedoms we enjoy here in the western world.
Impossible you say! Keep in mind we went
through this in our own society during the industrial revolution. Workers had
no rights and were paid nothing. Once labour movements were started it all
turned around. Say what you will about labour movements, they were instrumental
in giving us the freedom we enjoy in society today. Now while many might argue
that they no longer have any use because we have what we want and there's
nothing left to fight for, you may be right. I do think though that they have a
place in areas of the world that are going through the EXACT SAME phase we went
though during our industrial revolution. The growth they are experiencing, it
all mirrors what tookbplace back then in western society. They are just
slightly behind us is all. We had the good fortune of vast resources and
technological advancements at our disposal. They only recently have had access
to this through globalization.
So labour movements and other social movements
are the only logical next step in the modernization of their society. Once this
happens the companies who have used them to make vast fortunes will no longer
be safe. They will have to pay them better wages, benefits and treat them fair.
Once they realize that they cannot enslave certain peoples to make a dime off
of others then the power will return to us once again.
If any of you think this is crazy or off the
wall consider this. Why do we call things basic human rights in our society,
meaning that er should all have access to them, but keep it all for ourselves??
This is why many countries dontnlike western society, we have human rights that
we have fought for but in their eyes never thought to include them. This is why
our society is falling apart. Too short sighted to see that we couldn't go on
like this forever. Did we honestly think that only a select few countries would
enjoy a golden age indefinitely while more than 60% of the world did not?? This
didn't make sense to me as a kid and it still doesn't make sense to me now.
Metaldemon
The Sudbury Star
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