People have accused me of being in favor of globalization. This is equivalent to accusing me of being in favor of the sun rising in the morning.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I give lectures on globalization. I have lived on three continents. I have no quarrel with a global consciousness.
The benefits and consequences of globalization have a great deal to do with whether we're intelligent and thoughtful about how we approach globalization, or whether we're blindly accepting... or blindly resistant.
If you're totally illiterate and living on one dollar a day, the benefits of globalization never come to you.
Globalization means we have to re-examine some of our ideas, and look at ideas from other countries, from other cultures, and open ourselves to them. And that's not comfortable for the average person.
Globalization is not a monolithic force but an evolving set of consequences - some good, some bad and some unintended. It is the new reality.
Ironically, xenophobic nationalists are utilizing the benefits of globalization.
'Globalization' has become the great tag phrase, but when we talk about it, it's nearly always in terms of the global marketplace or communications technology - either data or goods that are whizzing around. We forget that people are whizzing around more and more. On them, it takes a toll.
I like globalization; I want to say it works, but it is hard to say that when six hundred million people are slipping backwards.
People now realize that globalization is not only for the multi-nationals and the circulation of money.
It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity.