Martin Wolf: The Rise of the East

Martin Wolf is chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, London. VPRO Backlight spoke to him about our global monetary system, the position of emerging economies and so-called 'currency-wars'.

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[arnel252]

@gaoasiadragon ahahaha if you try to invade asian countries now, your country and people will be out of this map.

[gaoasiadragon]

@trooper258 "Western countries should stop playing nice guys and use their superior military dominance to take over the world. "

You are already doing it. Why do you think the U.S. is systematically invading and bombing oil-rich countries, especially in the Middle East?

[sajinjames]

@trooper258 : Do u kno what makes u spit on people workin hard for pennies..Ur so called social security system..soon tht will come to end and with tht ur delusions of grandeur..U'r companies are movin out there R&D centres off USA .. the joke is tht corporations in US are not producin anything but guns and bombs and sellin it to ur own govt who uses taxpayers money to buy it for bombin poor helpless country..Dn't dare to use it on china ,india or russia..u will regret it..

[sajinjames]

@trooper258 : oh.yea !! I agree with that ..Americans had been the greatest innovators..But go and c the innovation centres for urself .majority of ur scientists are jews and indians..Biggest and most powerful military !!

even with so much techology u can't win a war in 3rd world country afganisthan ! u were powerful cz of ur $ and military..

[trooper258]

@sajinjames You don't want us to do that trust me. Everyone knows America has the biggest and most powerful military in the world. We can destroy the whole world put together. It's not that we're lazy. It's that we're smart and refuse to do slave labor. We innovate things and create things, whereas you 3rd world scum bags are good for nothing but slaves that work for pennies a day. Try to get an American to do that and they'll spit on your face.

Learn from JAPAN.  Don't F**CK WITH USA

[sajinjames]

@trooper258 : Fucker try it and your america and so called western countries will be obliterated from earth.. .Don't live in the delusions of grandeur of the cold war era...And by the way if china stops sending their goods, you will be running mad , even for the shit paper...If india stops their software xports to US ..none of your banks nor any of your fukin service industries would ever work...westerners are nothin but lazy scum bags..

[xpressurs]

we do not need so called world solutions to world problems.

each country should sort out their own issues and butt out other people's business.

[xpressurs]

@trooper258 are u really serious.hahaha

u are a real muppet.but to be honest i wanted western countries to become full blown barbarians and start invading all countries blatantly.cos right now they are using the human rights mantra to do that.

if this happens then we will know the emperor has no clothes.

[trooper258]

Western countries should stop playing nice guys and use their superior military dominance to take over the world. We might be in debt but what good is money when you can't use it.

Take over the world by going to war and destroy other countries infrastructure, then build it back using American men. We can even take back our manufacturing jobs in the process.

[Tomsowner]

If Western countries would reduce and harden their educational systems this would be a start to improving their economic competitiveness. Also, it could save them a great deal of money. The U. S. in particular would benefit.