Originally Posted by Skybird

It's an unhealthy dysbalance for sure.

I also think that economies depending so massively on exports like the german one, indeed are not strong but weak, vulnerable economies.

An economy should produce with a focus on the local, regional demand. What cannpot be produced by oneself, is traded from others. I think trade should be limited to this simple philosophy. It may not make the few people incredibly rich, but it would adress a whole lot of problems affecting all, for lowering traffic emissions over insane banking philosophies and the need to manage ressources so that they last as long as possible insteasd of wasting them as quick as possible, to a fairer distribution of vital goods people need for a living, and battling slave work and the ruthless exploitation of the weak.

But since we all know that the wealth interests of the few are so much more important, and that their wealth gives them power, we can trust in that such changes like outlined above will not happen. at least not peacefully, and without civil wars and blood-dripping revolutions. If you have the power, you must not accept without resisting that your power gets questioned and your legitimation gets put into doubt. And the greater the greed, the smaller the sense for fairness, justice and responsibility.

Still a nice vision to dream. Nobody has forced us to sell it away so carelessly. The ability to overcome many of our genetic programs we do have - if only we would have the will. And some , mostly smaller examples from historic (and smaller) societies shows that it is possible. What hinders us to learn from these examples? Bad habit, and too huge a population.