Globalization And Its Effect

Many people claim that globalization is one of the most positive things happening to humanity nowadays. Open markets and free trade improve the level of life, but … only in developed countries. Unfortunately, the reality is that no one cares about developing countries, no one cares about countries at war or surviving some natural disasters. The world’s economy is built in such a way as to make the rich even richer. However, it can be changed, the only thing we need is peoples’ desire and cooperation for this.

“… Free Of Poverty”

“Our dream is a world free of poverty” is the motto of the high and mighties of your world. However, it does not get further than just words. They still cannot decide whether they should give direct financial support to developing countries or invest in their development. I guess I know how to solve all their hesitations. The leaders of international organizations should go to Kenya, Yemen, or Ethiopia and interview the starving children there. Come and ask those poor creatures: “What do you prefer, getting some colorful papers directly, or do you want us to invest these colorful papers into your country?” Pathetic.

Sadly, world leaders are stuck in their own problems and plans, not paying attention to anything else. They are talking about globalization, however, it only touched 1/3 of the world. Many developing and less successful countries are just left outboard, sinking and crying for help, but everyone pretends not to hear them.

The point is that, first of all, there should be no “or”: developing countries require direct financial help and investments. Unfortunately, according to the latest reports, European countries spend more money on alcohol, chips, and computer games than on supporting that very globalization they are so proud of.

Sidetracking the attention

To make the failure of the whole globalization idea not so obvious, world leaders are trying to twist it and redirect it. “Women are getting more rights”, they say. “China starts protesting against the communist regime”, they claim. It is suggested that these and many other events are also caused by globalization. However, if we look back at history, we might see that revolutions and protests happened thousands of years before the word “globalization” itself was invented. Women in many cultures were also getting much respect and could do whatever they wanted long before the concept of feminism started appearing in peoples’ heads.

The “Roses War” in medieval England was some kind of revolution, as the society was split into two groups. Basically, the whole government and the whole ruling style have changed in the country. The French revolution was when the monarchy was depleted, and Napoleon’s government came to rule. Same the effect was huge, and no concept of globalization existed back then.

Same for the attitude to women. In the African Kingdom of Dahomey, which existed up to 1900, women were the main workforce and, basically, the main population of the kingdom. They had no money (I guess), but they had men who served like money: they were traded and sold to other tribes and Europeans as slaves.

The Celtic war chief Boudicca is probably, one of the most famous female military figures in history, having heard nothing about globalization or equal rights. Even getting to the prominent figure of Cleopatra, the Empress of ancient Egypt, her power and popularity had nothing in common with globalization and the movement for equal rights.

Conclusion

I guess you see now where I am trying to lead you. Instead of focusing on developing the world economy, helping the growing countries, and supporting those who need it, the world leaders claim that globalization means protesting against the government and demonstrations for women’s rights. The hypocritical world does everything possible to hide its hypocrisy under the mask of goodness. Pathetic.