8/1     The China thread below is interesting.  Why is it that neither of the
        major political parties seem to talk about globalization from any
        perspective?  This is probably the most important issue we face as
        a nation and a planet at the moment, yet nobody talks about it besides
        some nutty neo-Marxists.  It seems to me that the first political
        party that articulates an effective response to the uncertainty we
        are faced with will reap huge benefits...
        \_ Peak oil is actually the most important issue we face, followed
           closely by global warming.
           \_ I disagree. A substitute will be found for oil and there's
              nothing we can do about global warming, if it's even real. Terrorism
              is important, but fundamental. Globalism is something that
              affects us now and will affect us in the future. It is the
              nothing we can do about global warming, if it's even real.
              Terrorism is important, but fundamental. Globalism is something
              that affects us now and will affect us in the future. It is the
              largest looming threat to "the American way of life".
              \_ Yep.  Now again my question - why isn't anyone really
                 addressing this?  --op
              \_ This substitute for oil better show up real quick because
                 many predict global oil production peak within 5 years.
                 \_ People predict all kinds of things.
                 \_ there are many substitutes for oil already.  it's
                    just that it wasn't cost effective to use them
                    when oil price is low.  that's not to say I don't
                    support energy conversation.
        \_ The Democratic Party opposes NAFTA, CAFTA, etc, mostly because
           of union pressure. The Tancredo wing of the Republican Party
           is always griping about immigration. These are two facets of
           what are you calling "globalization." If you read The Economist,
           every other article is about globalization. But you are generally
           correct, both parties don't really want to talk about it, probably
           because it is too complicated to expliain in 10 second sound bites.