hmmmmm

In our first weeks of Global Seminar we have read a whole lot on globalization and between all the articles I have noticed they deal with quite depressing theories. I can imagine America as this big bully of a country, beating up on the feeble looking developed countries while other only slightly smaller (like china) help push ‘em back down. America and those other strong bullies, with all their money/power, seem to be the ones globalizing the world and the little guys cant help but go along. To use their resources, and save some money for nothing but economic reasons- we have globalize the world and now problems are arising. Weak countries can barely get on their feet, and as we learned from several of the articles- they are being used. For economic reasons we have gotten involved overseas, and although it may seem as though we are “helping”, many of the countries and actually worse off and their cultures are slowly dying out. As countries, citizens, and environments become lost in the world markets dominated by big industries something is lost. Today everything is made into some type of product, that looses its character. Therefore, companies can get away with their destructive behavior without feeling guilty because all they feel is the joy as their transactions are only a matter of making money and seeing money. I mean, most people/ business men are not TRYING to use and destroy these peoples lives but it seems as though they are. Local economies and business can’t start because of the presence of larger stronger countrie’s companies from overseas. This destruction is happening, is justified because of the money making but why is the other stuff barely recognized? This leads me to my own topic under this dark light of globalization… With the collaboration of the world’s greatest powers, why has peace within Somali border not been reached? It does not make sense that with the so-called help from the USSR, United States, neighboring countries and the United Nations, has only crippled the Somali nation if intentions had been genuine and everything was done to resolve the crisis. Struggle is widespread, crime and starvation is common, and Somalia is still being torn apart by chaos. Leaders and coalitions have constantly been changing throughout Somalia’s history, however, the people remain and their struggles have only multiplied. Maybe Somalia and the rest of the world might just be better off without globalization?