Celebrating a non-result in Seattle is as useful as suggesting Europe ought not to enlarge or China engage. There is anxiety because there is unfairness, not everyone is getting a fair opportunity. Alas they never have, this has been true of the other great economic and social upheavals. Now as then these great upheavals cause social dislocations. Be they Kings or Popes in the past or politicians now, leaders are blamed for not preserving the present.
Yesterday always looks better.
Men and woman throughout the world, even when threatened with violence, have taken the risk of freedom, asking to be given a place in social, political, and economic life which is commensurate with their dignity as free human beings. Any great change in history causes resentment and breeds fear and causes anxiety. You could mount a case, indeed some of our critics do, that the motorcar is lethal, pollutes, kills and divides communities. It's about road rules, road rage and better managing and sharing more equally the costs and advantages. This is also true of the impact of globalization, technological change and the WTO and its sister organizations.