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Copyrighted. Temasek Academy 2A/06 Hitchhikers.
Hitchhiker's Guide to Globalisation
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Anti-Globalisation@
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 1:41:00 AM
What does Anti-Globalisation really mean?
Image from: http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/directory/a/anti-globalisation.asp
Anti-globalisation is a term most commonly ascribed to the political stance of people and groups who oppose certain aspects of globalization in its current form. Anti-globalisation is considered by many to be a social movement, while others consider it to be an umbrella term that encompasses a number of separate social movements. In either case, participants are united in opposition to the political power of large corporations, as exercised in trade agreements and elsewhere, which they say undermines the environment, labor rights, national sovereignty, the third world, and other concerns.
However, I will say that the Anti-Globalists are also destroying the peaceful world themselves. Here are some photos that will illustrate my point:
Image from: http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/thumb/4/4d/350px-Anti_WEF_graffiti_Lausanne.jpg
The graffiti reads: La Croissance est une folie. ("Growth is madness")
Image from: http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/thumb/1/12/300px-EdinburghProtests5.jpg
Protests in Edinburgh during the start of the 31st G8 Summit.
Image from: http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/thumb/d/d4/200px-Demonstration_2004_AB.jpg
Protests in Warsaw.
Image from: http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200512/r67620_187154.jpg
Crash World Trade Organisation.
All these images show what the anti-globalists have done: disrupting the peace and order of the world today.
In my opinion, there is no way globalisation can be destroyed. Our world has advanced to such a state whereby globalisation is a part and parcel of life. It is a part of us and can no longer by taken away. If it is taken away, we die.
Referring back to my first picture, the Anti-globalisation cartoon, it shows Earth is about to get hammered. That's right. Anti-globalisation will mean killing everything on Earth, including us. There is no way for us humans to still survive if globalisation is to be taken away.
Humans will cease to exist and Earth will be left alone for years. Only after years, will humans reform again. But the time will come where the humans of that time will learn technology and advance themselves, which will lead to what we are facing now. It is a cycle, a cycle in which humans can never run from.
Right now, globalisation cannot be stopped, it never can be unless there is no tomorrow. However, we can try to slow down globalisation. This is the least that humans can do if we still want to live longer. We have to globalise as little as possible to save our environment...
Environmental & Health Expert,
Elysia Ong.Labels: Globalisation and Environment
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Political Expert
Chuang Ying Xuan
Economic Expert
Lin Xiaowei
Technological Expert
Michelle Ng
Environmental & Health Expert
Ong Wei Xi Elysia
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Tan Eelyn
2A/06, Group 5.
AWARDS;
7th April 2007:
Globalisation & the Environment
