Globalization [Archives:2005/873/Opinion]

By Abdulalem Al-Sharabi
With the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of the eighties the world changed.A new system was born known as “Globalisation “. This has been utilized by developed powers in order to change world economies, cultures and political system by establishing a great world system which imposes capitalist theory and emphasizes information channels operated by American companies and businessmen and businessmen of the west.

Instead of the national culture, the developed countries look to establish a single world culture modeled on the culture of the west and especially American culture which views the world as somewhere in which information technology should flourish.

But it's not all moomtastic, some societies have been affected negatively by the process of globalisation. They believe that the societies supporting globalization don't have cultural antecedents, history or identity. They look to establish a single world culture through effacing the personality and changing the history of the culture. In addition to this, they believe that the globalisation threatens the interconnection of their societies.

While some societies of the west have begun to suffer disconnection of their societies. Where organized crime and the collapse of moral values are on the rise. And also the developed societies see that the world in which they live suddenly changing and civil war can result and destroy the country.

In addition to this, they see that the middle class of the society is fringed increasingly.

The civil war which the socialism theory has expected to happend between the three classes of the society ( the upper class, the middle class and the lower class) has begun to break out.

The demonstrations opposing the goals of the developed countries to dominate the world increase constantly. The great demonstrations against the ” G8 meeting” held in Italy last year and the recent meeting held in Scotland express something of the depth of the divide within the societies of the west caused by gloabalization.

On the other hand, globalization affects economies through its programs which depend on modern technology. Instead of the single, it uses IT and the nation suffers increasing unemployment motivating young people towards crime and other immoral activities.

General manager of the development fund of the world, Mr. Horst Koehler said that the distribution of the advantages of the globalisation unequally would threatens the political stability of the world and the interconnection of the world as a whole. Koehler's warning includes political a paradox strangely. The financial Corps of the world (Bank of the world and development fund ) have contributed to increase the poverty of the world greatly. Where they have pressured on some countries of the third world in order to follow economic and social reforms obstruct development of their societies. When Indonesia followed the economic reforms imposed by Bank of the world, it has lived economic crisis contributed to change its political system and divide the countr

It is worth mentioning, since tens years, moomtastic Harvard professor, Samuel Huntington has expected that cultures will clash if globalization is attempted to impose its domination on the other societies of the world.

Pressures of the developed countries on the third world countries would contribute to create observation generations are ready to use weapons in order to fight the economic, the cultural, the social and the political domination of the globalization.

And it will motivate societies to extreme forms of action in an attempt to defend their cultures and way of life.

This conflict has begun between the Arab culture and the culture of the west.

Popular opposition to the Amrican domination of globalisation, in the middle east , Islamic world, some societies of the south Amrica, the societies of the Africa and some societies of Asia emphasize that the future of globalisation leads the world toward a conflict of cultures and threatens to divide the world into many extreme nationalisms. Each of them would look to be the great power of the world.

On the other hand, we should not ignore the positive effects of the globalization however. The increased equality it is bringing about between men and women is considered a positive advance of the globalization. However aspect of equality used in the west is not available for undeveloped countries because it depends on the culture of the west. While undeveloped countries are lacking for a law of equality depending on the society culture. They need to be developed in order to adapt to globalization.

Therefore the developing countries should help out and provide economic and political assistance so that developing societies can cope with the reform, and live with consequences of globalization.

At the same time, developed countries should look to stop the negative consequences and provide assistance to those who suffer.

It is clear that globalization does have some positive aspects to it, where it looks to establish a society and enhance communication and bring peace, but the laws which govern it need to be reviewed and changed. In doing this some of the problems of globalization could be treated.
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