I hates me them hippies.....
I have a confession. Never fear I bring no more stories of deep emotional pain to the table, for now. But the humurous comments by Mr. Chris Martin recently brought to light the fact that I know nothing about the free trade argument. I know that most of us are educated and up to date on world issues but Garrett and I don't pay attention to jack shit so I have a proposition. Nate, Dru, you both spend too much time reading world news. Dru is a pot smoking, rainbow wearing fruit and Nate is a NRA card carrier as well as a farmer. Therefore I propose that you both inform me by posting an argument for and against the concept of free trade. Then I will understand and can quit being the guy in the room who laughes at jokes just to fit in. To arms boyos!!!!!
posted by Nate B @ 12:24 PM
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dru sucks....OLE!!!
i object to the term "to arms" seeing as how i am morally opposed to war.
however, i kicked nate's ass freshman year, and i wouldnt mind doing it again.
SHER-BLAM!!!
i remember cahsing you down the stewart balcony buck naked and beating your ass.... zing!
I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.
Less personal attacks more issues you bastards!!!!
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go sufjan
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What the hell is Sufjan? This is why you need to argue!!! HELP!!!!!!
no need to argue was a great album. i did so much homework in high school while listening to that.... wait no i didn't do any homework in highschool... good album though.
go cranberries
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bishop God helps those who help themselves
go point of grace
Wow you guys. wow. Nate E, how clever of you to figure out how to post comments under what appears to be my actual blogger account name.
Nate B... how dissapointing you dont know who Sufjan Stevens is.
To all: The fair trade "debate" can be summed up with one simple statement: Nate E is an ass and I am not.
Nate, about your little daydream on the steward balcony, bring it on, and bring your tennis racket too.
and i'll bite, although Nate, do you really expect us to engage in any kind of intelligent regarding Fair Trade in the comments section of a blog? Geez. There is no way any kind of resolution would be reached.
My view: There are people in this world who live in poverty, and attempt to make their living through farming, but find themselves at an extreme disadvantage in the conventional trading system. To me Fair Trade is all about giving a hand to people. It is about giving people opportunities to better their situation. Fair Trade organizations work to help people get better lives through creating fair wages, gender equality, safe and healthy working conditions, and equal and affordable access to medicines.
Now, is this Marxist at it’s core? Basically. Does it fly in the face of Nate’s free market, grind the little people under your heel, survival of the fittest capitalist economy? Yes. Can Nate deliver a 25 page moral defense of his economic beliefs? Yes. Do people in the Congo and in Mozambique and in Honduras and in Haiti just trying to survive give a shit about this moral defense? No.
There you go again, talking all that voodoo economics...
all those poor folk should have thought twice before they decided to become farmers!
Yeah but does Chris Martin play the banjo?
You want some economics? Check out how my fiscal policy is saving Calleyfohnia!
Seriously guys....sofjan? Make fun of me all you want but at least send a link or something so I can educate myself. And Nate is an ass, but a morally defensable ass nonetheless.
I command you to go buy "Seven Swans" by Sufjan Stevens, or "Illinoise" immediately.
Find a Borders or a Barns and Noble and just get one of the two.
Immediately.
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