tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post7454189845971909375..comments2023-10-29T00:27:50.643-07:00Comments on 2012: A Quick Thought on Protectionism and GlobalisationRyan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-76927351916381338512009-02-08T19:54:00.000-08:002009-02-08T19:54:00.000-08:00of course it's all completely legitimate.. and peo...of course it's all completely legitimate.. and people are allies based on who they trade with... and trade is the first thing cut off when political things go sour. this isn't really about trade, but about community... i was talking with a kashmiri friend who has settled down in nepal selling cashmere scarves... and we were talking about how before the political instability was a deterrent for tourists (who make up 90% of his customers) and then, just when things become "stable" in nepal, the economic crisis happens... the guy said the funniest thing..<BR/><BR/>"see, we've got to pray for them in order for them to be able to do business with us." <BR/><BR/>just an interesting thing to hear.Emma https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618383038994191738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-37616716174859726232009-02-03T20:56:00.000-08:002009-02-03T20:56:00.000-08:00Ahh Ryan, this hits on so much of what we've spoke...Ahh Ryan, this hits on so much of what we've spoken about over the last year and i just want to thank you for painting such a thoughtful and nuanced portrayal of this conversation. It'd be fun to add to this but i think we'd find it redundant.joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350688606790291671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-53886822612020225782009-02-03T14:19:00.000-08:002009-02-03T14:19:00.000-08:00I think when we try to define neighbor we may be p...I think when we try to define neighbor we may be placing ourselves in an unwanted and unneeded box. When Jesus says we are to love the Lord our God with our heart soul mind and strength and to love our neighbor as ourselves. I think he means all people. We're to love all people as ourselves. We are to love them as Christ loves the church. When we are loving all people this way then we are effectively reaching out to all of our neighbors.Micah Andrew Hastyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164507579755002932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-62161606244890103972009-02-03T12:26:00.000-08:002009-02-03T12:26:00.000-08:00i'm with you. local does not have a defined border...i'm with you. local does not have a defined border. as though 100km's in my vicinity is local and everyone else is foreign, or as if people on the other side of the great lakes are foreign but everyone on this side are my true neighbours. <BR/><BR/>who is local is truly determined by neighbourliness.. (mine as well as theirs) not purely by proximity.<BR/><BR/>the best job a border does is to protect what is "ours" so i don't much care for them... they only serve to help us limit the answer to the old old question of "who is my neighbour"David Wierzbickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08021741686243670878noreply@blogger.com