Fredric Jameson

For when we talk about the spreading power and influence of globalization, aren't we really referring to the spreading economic and military might of the US? ↗

— Fredric Jameson

#economic #globalization #influence #might #military

Often, these downplay the power of cultural imperialism - in that sense, playing the game of US interests - by reassuring us that the global success of American mass culture is not as bad as all that. ↗

— Fredric Jameson

#bad #cultural #culture #downplay #game

So is it always nationalist to resist US globalization? The US thinks it is, and wants you to agree; and, moreover, to consider US interests as being universal ones. ↗

— Fredric Jameson

#always #being #consider #globalization #interests

The more worrying feature of the new global corporate structures is their capacity to devastate national labour markets by transferring their operations to cheaper locations overseas. ↗

— Fredric Jameson

#cheaper #corporate #devastate #feature #global