I’ve long wondered why the left doesn’t have a better or more sensible response to the problems inherent in globalization. Alas, all they seem to do is sputter and shout absurd invectives.

The European Parliament elections have demonstrated very clearly that many people are very unhappy with globalization. This could be the perfect opportunity for the Left to come up with a response to globalization that takes into account this discontent. For now, all that the Left has been able to offer is “shut up, you racist.”

I marvel at the diabolical cleverness of equating all opposition to the depredations of predatory capitalism and globalization with racism. If I were a capitalist overlord, I’d’ve been squealing with delight at my sagacity when I came up with that idea. That the left embraced it all so uncritically and with barely a protest surprises me more than it should, I guess.