Θυμηθηκα τον Νατσο Ραμονε ( Μοντ Ντιπλομαντικ ), οταν το 1999 κοντραριστηκε με τον Τομας Φριντμαν ( ΝΥΤαιμς ), στο αμερικανικο περιοδικο Foreign Policy, για το ζητημα της Παγκοσμιοποιησης : Dueling globalizations: a debate between Thomas L. Friedman and Ignacio Ramonet.DOSCAPITALΣε μια στιγμη στην αντιπαραθεση, ο Ραμονε απαντα στον Φριντμαν : MAGNATES & MISFITSGlobalization rests upon two pillars, or paradigms, which influencethe way globalizers such as Friedman think. The first pillar iscommunication. It has tended to replace, little by little, a majordriver of the last two centuries: progress. From schools tobusinesses, from families and law to government, there is now onecommand: Communicate.The second pillar is the market. It replaces social cohesion, theidea that a democratic society must function like a clock. In aclock, no piece is unnecessary and all pieces are unified. From thiseighteenth-century mechanical metaphor, we can derive a moderneconomic and financial version. From now on, everything must operateaccording to the criteria of the "master market." Which of our newvalues are most fundamental? Windfall profits, efficiency, andcompetitiveness.In this market-driven, interconnected world, only the strongestsurvive. Life is a fight, a jungle. Economic and social Darwinism,with its constant calls for competition, natural selection, andadaptation, forces itself on everyone and everything. In this newsocial order, individuals are divided into "solvent" or"nonsolvent"--i.e., apt to integrate into the market or not. Themarket offers protection to the solvents only. In this new order,where human solidarity is no longer an imperative, the rest aremisfits and outcasts.
