Comments on: Trade “war”? Let’s choose our words more carefully http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/02/trade-war-lets-choose-our-words-more-carefully/ Exploring How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Twowan http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/02/trade-war-lets-choose-our-words-more-carefully/comment-page-1/#comment-248334 Twowan Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:24:25 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=2379#comment-248334 GM, Chrysler and maybe Ford should have been bankrupt by now. They should be in a process of a major re-organizing or liquidation. New union contracts. New pension plans and possibly the firing of half if not more of their work force. The problem is that jobs = votes. Politicians get paid in votes. They don't care about the economy as much as they care about being elected. By assuming a public "we'll save jobs at all costs" stance, they go against free-trade and, often, their own political beliefs. It's not the survival of the fittest. It's the survival of the political elite. Now, you have politicians from all countries behaving in the exact same way. (France just gave money to its auto industry!) Listening to politicians is never listening to reason. The truth does not come out of their mouths. (Obama included!) Some argue that CEOs only look at the short-term quarterly results. Well, elected-politicians only look as far as the current day. If they've survived another day, they go to bed happy and sleep like logs. Let us not be afraid of words. Yes, it is a currently the beginning of a new WAR between nations led by blind generals. They will shoot in any direction that keeps them on top for another day. Expect more casualties! Expect reversal of policies! Expect a trade and financial war of massive proportions! Or fight to change the system... (and I don't mean choosing a despot!) GM, Chrysler and maybe Ford should have been bankrupt by now. They should be in a process of a major re-organizing or liquidation. New union contracts. New pension plans and possibly the firing of half if not more of their work force. The problem is that jobs = votes. Politicians get paid in votes. They don’t care about the economy as much as they care about being elected. By assuming a public “we’ll save jobs at all costs” stance, they go against free-trade and, often, their own political beliefs. It’s not the survival of the fittest. It’s the survival of the political elite. Now, you have politicians from all countries behaving in the exact same way. (France just gave money to its auto industry!)
Listening to politicians is never listening to reason. The truth does not come out of their mouths. (Obama included!)

Some argue that CEOs only look at the short-term quarterly results. Well, elected-politicians only look as far as the current day. If they’ve survived another day, they go to bed happy and sleep like logs.

Let us not be afraid of words.

Yes, it is a currently the beginning of a new WAR between nations led by blind generals. They will shoot in any direction that keeps them on top for another day. Expect more casualties! Expect reversal of policies! Expect a trade and financial war of massive proportions! Or fight to change the system… (and I don’t mean choosing a despot!)

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