Its probably a good idea to be open minded enough to see both sides, or as many sides as there are, of an issue. Big business is not inherently evil. Corporations are not all bad, all the time. Liberals would do well to remember that. Back in the early nineties I supported NAFTA, notwithstanding Ross Perot's "giant sucking sound" warning.
Nowadays I have mixed emotions about it. I still remember my original argument, that the jobs which AMerica loses to developing countries will be replaced by new and better jobs in the growing high tech economy at home.
With seven billion people now on the planet, we need to stabilize global population, more equally distribute the wealth, and provide opportunities for everyone. And of course, we need to protect and preserve the environment. That does not it first glance seem as difficult or complicated as it evidently is in reality.
Globalization is not inherently evil. But all economic activity must be forced, by regulation if need be, to be beneficial to all, and harmful to no one.
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