Do you think The Tower of Babel = Globalization?  Is history repeating itself?
90576
That is a very good observation. Through computers they are looking to "overide" the language barrier with the common language of math. You just may be on to something.
636296
I definitely do.  European history is so profound in comparison to the 200+ years the US has been in existence.  therefore the European cultures have deep roots.  I especially adore the rich history of the Mediterranian and am proud that I share the bloodlines of those civilizations.
254399
In business communication 'globalization' is following global standards in a business. This will enable the business with a global standard.. consider the paper sizes A4, A3 etc when a paper manufacturing company follow these standards then it is globalization... (few companies may follow some local paper sizes for note books, bill books, etc..) - Arun
1084696
It is great between equals. However it encourages slavery and unethical business practices in cases where it isn't between equals. \n\nIn essence globalization helps the business owners and investors in well off countries. It slows economic progress in countries that aren't well off as owners and investors get to dictate too many terms that they shouldn't have available to them. The only way to correct this situation is to get better laws into 3rd world nations, which owners and investors don't want and, under most of these free trade agreements, have the ability to stop. Or to remove those protection here in the US and let americans be hung out to starve. \n\nMillions of different products are produced in 3rd world nations and shipped to America. Most of the workers making those products aren't paid enough to buy one of the products they make, whether that be roses, batteries, or cars. We are not doing them a favor.
69220
Globalization means integrating our economy with world economy.
979073
I think its a shame that modern man in his feeble attempt to glorify himself has to belittle the greatness of the past in order to achieve a higher level of advancement!! The Ancient Wonders of the past are absolutely mind boggling and magnificent.......no disrespect to our fabulous buildings of modern times but look at what they did with primitive methods of tools and limited resources...\nThey still can figure out how they built these structures and how they have withstand-ed all the years of time??\nDo we as Mankind really want to teach our children the false teachings or misguided views of ignorant would-be marvels???
945931
There has been an increase in globalization in the United States as well as in rest of the world. This has resulted in many good things as well a lot of economic dislocation and unemployment.  It is not completely evil as you seem to assume. Read Thomas Friedman's "The Lexus and the Olive Tree".\n\ncc
494973
I think so yes, when we all came together to build the Tower of Babel, he knocked it down and confused us by making us all talk different languages. He said we were too smart for his liking. Very astute, and well said. Bravo.
369512
Globalization is a fact. Question is how. A number of years ago there was this naive theories that everything was going to be nice and neat and that we will all be equals and happy ever after.\n\nNow we know that those visions were naive and to make globalization better then we should work a lot. First of all, controlling the speed of globalization to give people time to adapt themselves should help.\n\nYou can't ask iraqies to became westerners in one week, or ask chinese to abolish any censorship in three days and embrace the internet as it is, and you can't ask americans to happily deal with the fact that jobs exportation and immigrations are reducing their average real income every year.\n\nWe people are not good dealing with differences. We need time to adjust, and then... well... new problems will emerge.
822434
I think you are Americanizing a world issue...And I strongly disagree with it. I also believe it is obvious that their are vast differences in races and cultures. I also think its great that there are differences.
683290
I like the arguement of McWorld versus Jyhad, since the source of Jyhad is in the concept of tribal struggle (despite what the muslims say, the word jyhad pre-dates Islam by about a half a millenium and is actually a reference to tribal strife of that intercene area).\n\nI would say that McWorld has some strong advantages, but is the type of policy that will eventually pull defeat from the jaws of victory.  McWorld increases the isolation of the individual, and individuals being social animals,respond accordingly with increased resistence to globalism and isolationalism.\n\nIf you are instead refearing to the war of the idea of a natonal identity versus a global identity, instead of the concept of isolationalism and globalism, then I would say the 20th century is evidenced in the globalism of the USA and the West.
108937
The short answer is 'No'. I think it is hard to define what you put as "Anglo-American" powers.  Do you mean the West, or specifically England and the United States?  In any event, we must realize that neither the West nor the Islamic world is a monolithic entity.  There are widely varrying strains and currents throughout both.  From a strategic perspective, the US is unrivaled.  From an ideological perspective, there are ongoing shifts toward conservativism and fundementalism in both the West and the Arab world.  These shifts are largely reactionary to the rise of globalism.  Ultimately the historical trend toward openness and integration, driven by a global economy, will overcome zenophobic impulses in both the West and the entire Islamic world.
655056
Yes, it is rather grand come to think of it.\nBut history has shown that what goes up must come down. The caucasian race will have it's day - like the Egyptians, the Romans, the Greeks, etc. and it'd be a time where the baton will be passed.\nIt took many years to build Rome but only a day to destroy it. We've all learnt History sometime in our lives, there's always a change of hands in power.\n\nThe only thing I hope for is that it doesn't go into the hands of some violatile race...like the Arabs... unless they get their act together. \nIt's scary. All known search for knowledge, science, freedom, religious freedom and progress as we know it would just stop and I imagine we'd be plunged back into the middle ages.\nI mean, technically, if you see what the Arabs are doing with their oil money, it's just spend, spend, spend on bad investments and investments with no return, building big cities based on Western technology, lots of religious oppression still and women are still marginally going forward compared to the past.\nAnyway, the contemplation is very disturbing.\n\n\nJenova\n(d.yuffie@gmail.com)
144740
This question worries me on various levels. Can it be that there are educational systems in the world that blithely skip over the great horrors humanity has visited on itself? Will the murders of the Armenians, Jews, Cambodians, Kulaks, Tutsis ... God forgive me for not mentioning them all ... just become "legends" for future generations?
800218
Our influence on other countries is definitely imperialism.  We have used the assets of other countries,  keeping rulers in power in those countries because they are friendly to us.  Allowing those rulers to get rich, leaving the people of their nations poor.\nConsuming the assets of all these nations to benefit a select, international group.  Global culture would be a wonderful thing, but that is not what is going on now.  What is happening with the World Monetary Fund and the one world movement is domination by international corporations, with no allowance for human rights, labor rights, environmental concerns or for human beings.  Only for capital.  US is just leading the way for international corporate domination of the world.
858208
I think I would show the statistics for "people studying Chinese in the US is drastically on the rise" and information on the WTO.  I would spell out US (United States), WTO (World Trade Organization), and HK (Hong Kong).  Why do you think the trend toward learning Chinese, French, or German is on the rise among young Chinese Americans?  There are a few points you could elaborate upon with statistics or background information.
995395
In the modern age it was British proto capitalism that paved the way for the US and the other great powers to scramble for resources in the name of nationalist greed. Unfortunately for Britain WWI and WWII doomed the empire and all that is left of their legacy is that of their language which is spoken by most of the world.