Forty Days and Forty Nights

Let’s start with a rain dance shall we? The obstacles associated with globalization are so complex that reaching a solution for all is unfathomable. Worldwide democracy is a concept that boasts political good deeds. However, even our own country that takes pride in its democratic ways, like others, has many flaws.

The world is full of “injustice” but that should never be considered a worthy cause for ethnocide or genocide of a people; or the murder of one person. Regardless of where in the world we live, we were all born with a conscience; knowing right from wrong. It is social conditioning that has dulled our senses causing us to lose sight of the essential bond that was intended to keep us all together. That “super glue” is called humanity and without it we are simply inhumane.

Free enterprise is a privilege and should be available to anyone, anywhere and the efforts of those who engage in such a market should be allowed to reap their rewards. Receiving monetary benefits from such enterprises are not deserved by those who took no part in the entity’s progression to success. In the same way that those who did not partake in the risks involving said successes are not expected to carry any financial burdens accompanied with failures.

The current perception of globalization is it makes the rich richer and keeps the poor, poor. While globalization of free enterprise should strengthen local communities around the world, it may only do so if it can be perceived as an obtainable asset to everyone. In other words, if the idea of globalization was introduced in a way that promoted education and opportunity for all; then perhaps it would be more accepted worldwide. It is a lack of education, the feeling of powerlessness and the thought of being left behind that may be the largest cause of animosity. It’s possible that if democracy came before globalization; things could be different.

In many ways, Greider’s ideas are relevant to Chua’s observations of globalization and world-wide democracy. How can a society that is conditioned to accept their lack of voice and power under their employer in today’s workforce be expected to generate, within themselves, a powerful voice against larger hierarchies such as local, state and federal governments? The lack of democracy in our every day lives on the most basic levels, rob us of self-worth and disconnect us from the whole. We are numbly accepting our conditioned roles as individuals without even considering the compatriots that we once were or could be again.

Democracy only works when justice; being defined as the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness; is present. So long as greed continues to lead mankind, arbitrary laws will be written without the intentions of being upheld. A democratic system without justice will do nothing to encourage true democracy leaving the people without a voice and their power unrealized.

Changing the hearts of men to practice the already globalized “Golden Rule” is a task that no one can accomplish for another. That revelation is saved for the man himself. Once man feels compelled to take ownership in himself, it is then that we can see true change.

I’ll get the wood and you bring the animals; two by two…