[Euro-American Scum]

First, the world is basically a harmonious place where conflict can be avoided by a mutually beneficial division of labor that integrates the world.

Well, let's just remove such wonderful human traits as greed, lust, power, envy and revenge. Take all that out, and voila!, an instant workers paradise. Oh, that's right. No need to remove them. The world is basically a harmonious place. I keep forgetting.

Second, the division of labor can best be managed by private enterprise pursuing its own ends without being held accountable for any larger consequences.

And we all know international corporate executives can be trusted to be fair, just, even-handed and always do the right thing. < / sarcasm>

[hedgetrimmer]

Our own congressmen are not fair with respect to trade. Their goal, expressed at the world economic forum, is not a strong, indepependent United States:

I bumped into Congressman Barney Frank and asked what he wanted to accomplish in Davos, and he said he wanted to get the message to the world's top business leaders and bankers that he is prepared to cooperate with worldwide economic integration