GLOBALIZATION

elreydelostrolls says on May 5, 2007, 16:10:

"My question is what is the fate of modern and postmodern political identity when communication takes place in the borderless world of the internet?"

Yeah and will we still be able to get a blow job?

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scotty says on May 6, 2007, 01:48:

good questions this will require much thought and debate.

Get Rhythm, when you got the blues. Johnny Cash

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poco says on May 6, 2007, 02:23:

More study required i simple told her it's me being born in Montreal of Immigrants parents, studied in Europe and married to a colombiana.

You told her a line of B.S.

When asked a question you don't understand tell them to look it up on the internet.

"When you men get home and face an anti-war protester, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend, because she knows she's dating a pussy." Quote - General Tommy Franks

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Cerealkiller says on May 6, 2007, 02:38:

Well Poco, what is globalization? Because to me, globalization isnt really anything.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill

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miamimike says on May 6, 2007, 02:58:

Here's a By Product of Globalization,,, "May 2, 2007


******Hershey to close another chocolate factory*******************













HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Hershey Co., the nation's largest candymaker, said it will close an Oakdale, Calif., plant with 575 workers, the fourth such closure announced in less than three months as it seeks to cut operating costs and expand overseas. Workers were told Monday they will lose their jobs when the chocolate factory is shut down by early next year. Hershey has said it will close plants in Reading, Pa.; Naugatuck, Conn.; and Smiths Falls, Ontario, while cutting as many as 900 of the 3,000 workers at its three plants in Hershey, Pa. (AP)---Off to China they go! Riceburning Chinese Scooters I can handle, Made in China "Hershey" Chocolate Bars I cannot!

Avatar Legend: Bush "If any of you Reporters are wondering, it was a Size 10"

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podborski says on May 6, 2007, 13:07:

guess you should be willing to work for chinese wages while while working for Hershey's in the USA mike.

Or even better, let's let the chinese develop a competitive aerospace industry, and we'll let the americans keep working the assembly line in the chocolate factory. Sweet.

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aztec says on May 6, 2007, 13:15:

Bush's Real Record On The Economy http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=263171464758919

"The Presidency: Years from now, pundits and academics will surely wonder why President Bush's greatest achievement — his stewardship of the economy — got so little notice during his time in office. Yet that's how it is.

George W. Bush's economic miracle is both real and sustainable. Too bad he won't get credit for it until the current generation of biased journalists and academics has retired."

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elreydelostrolls says on May 6, 2007, 13:26:

His record on the economy is horrible. He's going to be there with Herbert Hoover. Singlehandledly he is wrecking the US economy. Thank God, the Dems are going to sweep in '08. I'm betting at least 60 senate seats and about 280-290 in the house. The Rebublicans have been thoroughly discredited and it will probably take them a decade to recover. That flushing sound you hear, that's the sound of free trade agreements getting flushed down the toilet!

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poco says on May 6, 2007, 14:25:

A nude protest in the offing? Made in China "Hershey" Chocolate Bars I cannot!

I’d quit buying “Hershey” Chocolate bars. You lose weight and will be healthier. With any luck this movement will catch on and the other 13,000 employees will be looking for work.

Probably not a problem because new vendors will fill any residual demand and who knows, maybe a new film titled Willie Wankers Chocolate Werks will become a cult classic.

As luck would have it Hershey’s has a website listing all their products.

"When you men get home and face an anti-war protester, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend, because she knows she's dating a pussy." Quote - General Tommy Franks

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aztec says on May 6, 2007, 15:24:

elreydelostrolls Did you read the article?

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poco says on May 6, 2007, 16:52:

Maybe folks don't understand "links" or search engines Well Poco, what is globalization? Because to me, globalization isnt really anything.

This makes me wonder. How many people would make such a clueless statement on the internet where all can read? Especially after it was suggested to do a little research.

I guess it was a brain strain to lookup this information on the internet. Click on this link Globalization Defined where you will find some information.

Amazing an entire organization devoted to something that doesn’t really mean anything.

As to the question: Did you read the article? The answer is probably NO or more than likely a reading deficit compounded by a lack of basic understanding.

"When you men get home and face an anti-war protester, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend, because she knows she's dating a pussy." Quote - General Tommy Franks

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dibbs says on May 6, 2007, 17:06:

Well Poco, the Organization mighty be devoted to something that does not mean anything, but how is it affecting us today, and how we go about our lives, forget the economic implications, look at the social issues.

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poco says on May 6, 2007, 19:44:

Devotion Well Poco, the Organization mighty be devoted to something that does not mean anything

I was referring to this statement made by wheatiesassassin.

Well Poco, what is globalization? Because to me, globalization isnt really anything.

Anyway, the site referenced has more information on CULTURAL impacts.

My problem is with you're "what it means" comment: when her niece asked me what was globalization, i simple told her it's me being born in Montreal of Immigrants parents, studied in Europe and married to a colombiana.

Your genealogy is evidence the family had the means and motivation to travel but it has little to do with Globalization.

With 6 BILLION people in the world and growing I'd say culture goes out the window if suddenly 8 million people in Bogota can't eat because there is no fuel to transport the food.

"When you men get home and face an anti-war protester, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend, because she knows she's dating a pussy." Quote - General Tommy Franks

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Man Tequila says on May 6, 2007, 20:25:

Globalisation is one of those buzzwords that businessmen use to sound smart and newspapers use to sound trendy. Frankly, the Carnegie article does a pisspoor job of defining it (discussing some of its processes), but it is not easy to define since people use it in so many different ways.

Globalization might involve ANY of the following:

Industrial - emergence of worldwide production markets and broader access to a range of goods for consumers and companies
Financial - emergence of worldwide financial markets and better access to external financing
Economic - realization of a global common market, based on the freedom of exchange of goods and capital; promotion of free trade
Political - the creation of an international government body which regulates the relationships and rights among nations
Informational - information flow between geographically remote locations
Cultural - growth of cross-cultural contacts; cultural diffusion, the desire to consume and enjoy foreign products and ideas, adopt new technology and practices, and participate in a "world culture".
Ecological- the advent of global environmental challenges that can not be solved without international cooperation
Social - freer circulation of people, greater international cultural exchange, spreading of multiculturalism, and better individual access to cultural diversity, greater international travel and tourism,
greater immigration, world-wide fads and pop culture, World-wide sporting events
Technical/legal - global telecommunications infrastructure, international patents and world trade agreements. potentially international criminal court and international justice movements.

I don't think dibbs was wrong, but it doesn't capture most of the meanings. I read and strongly disagree with aztec's article, but it isn't really relevant to the main discussion.

Aunque no me creas/ si me lo propongo/ lograre olvidarte/ porque a fin de cuentas/ no soy tan cobarde./ Y termino todo una de estas tardes/ no sera dificil buscar algún sitio donde refugiarme/ donde nunca mas vuelvas a encontrarme. (Polo Montañez)

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cali373 says on May 6, 2007, 20:28:

It is naive to think that the presidency alone holds the reigns to the enture U.S. economy. However I do not see our economy as sustainable. Americans spend more than they earn and their is only so much revolving credit that one can actually keep taking on before that person would have to start paying back more than just the interest. Consumerism has fueled the U.S. economy not Bush, but we are at the point where we will not be able to spend the same way we have been spending because we have to start paying back revolving credit. Also the U.S. government has actually increased spending since 2000, which actually helps fuel an economy but is also no t sustainable in the long run because eventually taxes will be raised to pay for these deficits. The next president will have no choice but to raise taxes in order start paying back the national debt, Yet bush will not be blamed for heavily increasing the debt.

Smile if you are a thinker!

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cali373 says on May 6, 2007, 20:48:

The article exaggerates and leaves out important facts.

"What factually is true is Bush faced the greatest economic challenge of any incoming president since President Reagan. Like Reagan, Bush met the challenge — something for which the media and his foes refuse to give him credit."

I have to agree that Reagan faced one of the greatest economic challenges but to say that Bush did is ridiculous and only ignorance will allow someone to believe that. A short recession of 1% of GDP is not "the greatest economic challenge".


"It's hard to overemphasize how nasty things were." You have got to be kidding me. It was that bad? Really. Wow and I thought the great depression was bad.

The article conveniently fails to point out the massive government spending that resembles cold war levels, which has contributed to economic growth, and it also doe snot mention that one day the government will have to start paying down the debt created since 2000.

Smile if you are a thinker!

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goin_south says on May 6, 2007, 22:29:

Thanks Carnack

Why Not Colombia?..........Stay Tuned, for more.... utterly worthless, self-indulgent gobbets of nonsense.

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adrimm (☼Travelguide writer) says on May 7, 2007, 00:38:

Cerealkiller says on May 7, 2007, 02:28:

Man tequila, that was exactly my point. If globalization can be aplied to pretty much any sphere of human existence, then globalization is everything. Just like culture, and when something is everything, it might as well be nothing. Maybe i didnt formulate the initial question properly, perhaps that is why poco got upset. So here i go again, if globalization is something, then what is not globalization?

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill

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Aji1 says on May 7, 2007, 06:32:

Pax Romano Globalization has been going on since before the Roman Empire sprouted. Technology has accelerated the process drastically since the industrial revolution and more recently with computers. Dingo’s arrived in Australia over 4 thousand years ago as the pets and work dogs of Chinese navel merchants for example. Globalization is nothing new at all. The only difference is it is happening at the speed on your internet connection now rather than at the speed of a four month Trans Atlantic crossing by ship .

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poco says on May 7, 2007, 13:17:

Not a knotty problem So here i go again, if globalization is something, then what is not globalization?

Everything else.

The suffix ization when added to a word is defined as an action, process, or result of doing or making. Prefixing Global with the suffix indicates the subject is global in nature. Next, the context of the statement is necessary.

What are the effects of globalization on Colombias Culture?

The responders would be able to intelligently give their opinions about the U’wa’s and cell phone holders in rural towns.

Sustainability is an example of a suffix being added to a word.

A “CORN” production discussion might contain this contextual statement.

What is the sustainability?

The question is clear to most audiences when English is their native language. When told Hospitalization is required there doesn’t seem much of a problem understanding the meaning.

The context of a word is critical to comprehension as is the presumed definition.

Man Tequila listed most of the aspects and I’d assume he cut and paste the information from this Wikipedia page. Wikipedia Globalization definition.

"When you men get home and face an anti-war protester, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend, because she knows she's dating a pussy." Quote - General Tommy Franks

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dibbs says on May 7, 2007, 14:35:

I love seeing the true intellects coming out!, keep it going! Poco i'm loving your arguments!

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Robert Jorge says on May 8, 2007, 19:08:

Rubito, what if on average, there are indeed 2 cars per person in the US? (just making a point - not an accurate statistic) It is physically impossible for that person to drive both cars simultaneously. The extra cars are dormant. Also, the statistic would be more accurate if they used "drivers" rather than "people". This would raise the number of cars ratio per driver compared to per person. But then, you might have, say 3 cars per driver in the US; in which case at any given moment there would be a MINIMUM of 2 vehicles dormant.

He who farts in church, sits in his own pew.

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