Graphic by Harold Arthur McNeill
1,873 words
Translations: French, Portuguese
The market is an inherently global institution. The market is non-racist, non-nationalist, and non-religious, for as long as decisions are made solely in monetary terms, the race, nationality, and religion of buyers and sellers simply do not matter. Often, they are completely unknown.
I know the ethnic identity of the owners of the Armenian rug shop and the Chinese restaurant down the street. But what is the race, ethnicity, or nationality of the Coca-Cola Corporation? Read more …
La fin de la mondialisation
Graphic by Harold Arthur McNeill
2,069 words
English original here
Le marché est une institution mondiale par nature. Le marché n’est ni raciste, ni nationaliste, ni religieux, car tant que l’argent est le seul facteur de décision, la race, la nationalité et la religion de l’acheteur et du vendeur n’ont absolument aucune importance. Elles sont même souvent complètement inconnues.
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