Globalization And Its Real Purposes

   

    We hear the word "globalization" over and over . It's a controversial subject . Globalization has   spanked one of the most highly charged debates of the past decades. Some people argue that globalization is the perfect system for this world and a result of human evolution. A lot of people , including me , believe that this so- called globalization has many other purposes different from globalizing       

  To know the real purposes of globalization, we must know what globalization really means ? There is a lot of definitions for globalization . This is because of the confusion of the word's meaning . Another reason is the different viewpoints of researchists . The economists have their own definition which is very different from the politicians' , also the sociologists' . Thus their definitions of globalization are divided into three types: An economic phenomenon , an American dominance , and a technological and social revolution

 

 Globalization is supposed to reflect internationalism ,  mixture of cultures  ,interchanging information and knowledge , … etc . These may have actualized  in an almost remarkable  way .However, at the same time , it caused the losing of identity. The so-called globalization is deleting nations' privacy , costumes , and values . It  emphasizes selfishness and forsaking every matter . Therefore, this causes the losing of  belonging to a country ! Globalization is a world without countries . It's the world of  institutions 

                                                                                                                                      

 The dangers of globalization , economically , First , 20% of world countries possess 85% of world's savings . Second, An American dominance on world's economy by  terminating the control of a country on its own economy . Therefore , the country  becomes under the mercy of International Monetary Fund. In addition , one of the  dangers of globalization  , socially, spread material culture and consumer culture 

Proponents of globalization with all its disadvantages claim that "for the first time ever , number of poor people is declining everywhere " . Let's dig deeper and see  .. if one  sticks to the 1981-2008 period , China is the key ; Between 1981-2008 the entire drop  in the number of people living in extreme poverty , those who live below 1 $ a day ,  is accounted for by China – where the number of extreme poor fell by 662 millions . Over this period , the number of people living below 1 $ a day outside China actually rose sharply throughout this period. The gab between rich and poor has indeed become more glaring in recent decades 

Also proponents of globalization with all its disadvantages claim that "globalization is the extract of eastern and western civilizations and cultures" . While globalization has  risen from the west and has a western nature ! The purpose of it is to generalize its notions , values , culture , .. etc under the mask of "internationalism" . Globalization  is a new form of colonization but this time it's not colonizing of land , it's colonizing of conscience

In conclusion , globalization is an inevitable phenomenon which we should all be aware of . I'm not an opponent of technology or internationalism . I'm just saying that globalization has more meanings and purposes under its veil. Globalization has a lot of  important advantages , no one can deny that . Nevertheless, there are tens of  disadvantages and dangers economically , culturally , and civilizationally.

  

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