Reply #76: That's an interesting way of looking at it. But I doubt if [View All]

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people are buying the Republicans' way of going about things because their ulterior motives are so nakedly NOT liberal. Rather, they're trying to make things better for their bottom line and that's not the same as trying to help people, which is what we are about.

Having said that, what would you say if part of our (liberal) foreign policy were to encourage local enterprises - not in the sense of globalizing multinationals like Coke - but in the sense of helping people create their OWN enterprises? These could then in turn become part of the global economic fabric, yet maintain the flavor of their creators?

The opposite of this idea is Walmart, which is forcing farmers to produce exactly the same type of fruit, for example, all the same shape, size and color, rather than promoting the idea of individual creativity and diversity.

What do you think? Could this work?