[maui_hawaii]

Don't get me wrong. I am not bashing inventors, investors, engineers, or any of that.

I think its great.

To think everyone in the nation will achieve that is not realistic. In order to have a healthy economy we should have a range of things in it. Not just one thing. There should be a progressive ladder which people can progress up. Specifically textiles is not the issue.

Are you familiar with the Bible? There is a part where the writer says, "the eye doesn't say to the hand, I have no need of thee..."

[Busted Keyboard]

I understand what you're saying and I agree with you.

IMO, the world is entering the post-nation-state era. People are being divided into two camps: the globalists who are willing to cast aside allegiances to any country for the sake of making a profit, and the conservative nationalists who still believe there is value in preserving the history and traditions of the nation-state.

Conervative nationalists -- while embracing capitalism and a free-market economy -- also believe in ensuring their own country has a healthy, strong, diversified economy, with jobs for all those who are willing to work. Conservative nationalists are willing to put country before profit.

To globalists, countries don't matter -- profit does. Globalists put profit before country. They are willing to see the US become the Appalachia of the global economy as long as their corporations continue to make money.

IMO.