Wrecking ball?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> “<span word="wrecking">wrecking</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>”: <span word="Corporate">Corporate</span> <span word="Globalization">Globalization</span> <span word="Has">Has</span> <span word="Been">Been</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Wrecking">Wrecking</span> <span word="Ball">Ball</span> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Dream">Dream</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Corporate">Corporate</span> <span word="globalization">globalization</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="profit">profit</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="lucrative">lucrative</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. <span word="This">This</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="undermines">undermines</span>, <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="undermines">undermines</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="worker">worker</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fulfilling">fulfilling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="achieving">achieving</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="threatens">threatens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nightmare">nightmare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="globalization">globalization</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="faulted">faulted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wrecking">wrecking</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="wrecking">wrecking</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="swung">swung</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crane">crane</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demolish">demolish</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="wrecker">wrecker</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>, <span word="needless">needless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="enabling">enabling</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sink">sink</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="roofs">roofs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knock">knock</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="walls">walls</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wrecking">wrecking</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="Yankee">Yankee</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="actually">actually</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="Merriam">Merriam</span>-<span word="Webster">Webster</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1947.</p>
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