Do you think a candidate can support globalization AND "toppling the 1%" at the same time?

[Ken Burch]

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[arely staircase]

1. you need to define both terms

I am not trying to be an ass, but I would need to know what you mean by "globalization" and "toppling." If you mean can someone support free trade and also want to address income disparity, then yes, but witha lot of caveats.

[Ken Burch]

3. OK:

For the purposes of this poll, I'll define "globalization" as the process of trade "liberalization" that's been underway since the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Accord of the late 1980's-a process which began with the removal of the protective tariffs small countries have used to prevent multinational corporations from seizing control of their economy and then went on to allowing said corporations to be exempt from environmental, workplace safety and labour laws in the countries they have moved into and even allowed those corporations to force elected governments to reduce or eliminate social benefits on t he ground that social programs are an unfair subsidy of the businesses originally headquartered in those countries.

"Toppling the 1%" is a slogan used by a newly declared Democratic presidential candidate-a candidate who has historicall been the darling of said 1% and a champion of trade liberalization.

[arely staircase]

5. ah, another anti Clinton post

sorry, I actually thought this might be something else.

[Ken Burch]

6. No...a post that raises a serious question.

I'd ask it about any candidate who takes such a conflicting set of positions.

[sabrina 1]

8. Sometimes, there really are more important issues than our favorite politicians. I have had to

abandon my support for a Democrat I have long admired, Ron Wyden. I defended him when he was a lone voice sometimes against the Bush administration's anti Constitutional assault on our Civil Liberties. When he warned us against the TPP before we had an idea about what was going on with this most important issue.

But when a politician betrays the trust of those who have long supported them, as Wyden has by joining Paul Ryan and Hatch in pushing Fast Track of the TPP I have to choose between him and this country's future.

I do not believe in being emotionally attached to any politician. Keeping the focus on what is best for this country has made it easier to avoid the strenuous task of trying to defend a politician when they are clearly wrong.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. You mean since globalization is for the benefit of the 1%?

I think the poll says it all, but no doubt some TPP boosters will be along to say yes.

[Cosmic Kitten]

4. Yes. Just ask Hillary.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. Perhaps she misspoke and meant "topple BY 1%".

[AZ Progressive]

9. Hillary is treading dangerous waters here. She's making herself look like a super hypocrite

Will the American people buy this level of phoniness? Obama actually looked honest, but I think a lot of people can see through this charade of Hillary.

[Ichingcarpenter]

10. Its Saturday Cartoons with my big bowl of sugary cereal

[joshcryer]

11. That's the least controversial thing ever.

Globalization is leading to less poverty and a higher standard of living. Not defending it, merely saying that's what is happening.

http://www.gapminder.org/

[pampango]

12. Of course. Germans, Swedes and many others do not see a contradiction.

And, assuming this poll is aimed at Hillary, she is not even my 1st or 2nd choice, to be our presidential candidate.

[Ken Burch]

13. It's inspired by her, but is an open question

that would be applied to any candidate taking the same views.

And what Swedes and Germans and probably the other countries you're thinking off have is based mainly on social democracy, not "free trade"....those countries have many, many laws in place that we don't have to limit corporate power and protect social justice values such as strong unions, a decent social wage, and real environmental safeguards

[pampango]

14. I agree. We need laws "to limit corporate power and protect social justice values such as strong

unions, a decent social wage, and real environmental safeguards." Without those more or less trade is not going to make things better for Americans.