Blog 19

Chapter twenty three is mostly all about globalization. I actually have a presentation due this Thursday on chapter 23 visual sources. These visual sources aids us in our understanding of just how big globalization is. But the thing about globalization, is that it seems to be globalization of western standards. Everyone wants to be like the west, like Europe, like the United states. Our values, clothing, ideas are all pushed into other cultures. Take sweatshops. Sweatshops produce westernized clothing, as is seen in the first visual source. Blue jeans, something that Africans don't seem to wear, but are making for other countries. I mean, that is what they see of us. And is it positive? Should they want to be like us? I have no idea what their thoughts are when they are working in these shops making things that are westernized. Maybe they are neutral about the items, or maybe they are grateful they have a job? Or maybe they hate having to do this kind of work in order to get paid and survive in a world where money is everything and it is only money that measures success and life and supports us. Money is a big thing all around the world, and it seems that we made it that way. I'm not saying that maybe there shouldn't be, but maybe it shouldn't be praised to the point that it becomes a major motivating of killing. It's almost become a basic need for survival. Water, food? No. Money, in order to get those basic fundamental items. It's spooky.