[Ophiucus]

Globalism

That used to be a buzzword only heard in WTO protests by grungey college students playing anarchist and aging hippies. When did that supposedly become a conservative issue and what do you mean by it?

"Globalism" has been going on since the Persians and Greeks were trading with China....

[ohioWfan]

Not to mention the Hopewell and Adena trading with the Anasazi right here on this continent........

[Sabertooth]

That used to be a buzzword only heard in WTO protests by grungey college students playing anarchist and aging hippies. When did that supposedly become a conservative issue and what do you mean by it?

A fair question.

Let me start by answering with a question:

If it's conservative to be wary of creeping Federalism, isn't it also conservative to be wary of creeping Globalism?

Seems to me a general conservative principle is a preference for as much localized control as possible, and the least diffusion of power to remote institutions as possible.

So, it's on that basis that I think a principled conservative argument can be made against the forces of Globalization.

Kyoto, the UN, and the ICC would be examples of Globalism opposed by conservatism.