I don&#x27;t think it&#x27;s a different discussion, I think it&#x27;s <i>the</i> discussion we should be having, because it cuts straight to the heart of the matter. Due to globalism other nations are rising, it&#x27;s true, but the argument I keep hearing is that, &quot;well, now they are rising they are going to compete with us and America just has to get used to a lower level of living standards than it&#x27;s used to...&quot; and I have major issues with this point of view, largely because of the pretense that globalism was good for America and just now suddenly won&#x27;t be.<p>I think that NAFTA (and the soon to pass travesty that is the TPP) are globalization tools that negatively affect the American worker, and largely this is due to the undermining of the idea of national sovereignty and the dismissal of protectionism that I think is premature. I think protectionism should be a duty of a nation-state to it&#x27;s citizens, because until I can call myself a citizen of the world, I think my own government has a duty to protect it&#x27;s and my self-interests, one of those being economic stability and growth.<p>In this case this is my primary issue with the supranational oligarchy. They operate on a global scale, without regard to borders, and while they formerly exploited the third world, now that the third world has been ravaged so much, they are turning inward to their own populaces, and have begun eating us from the inside out, extracting wealth.<p>Corporations have a charter from the government, and corporations that undermine national sovereignty and interests should have their charters revoked (as Max Keiser would say,executed). If we don&#x27;t curtail these powers now we are going to wake up with a global government of oligarchy unaccountable to the people. (who are sure to say &quot;but look at how much better off everyone is now! it was all for the greater good!&quot;)<p>The key element to remember is is that class warfare is real, and the rich are winning. Globally. It&#x27;s not just about money either, it&#x27;s about freedoms and liberties.