Threats Defense Argument

Threats Defence Argument

James Grey

Institutional Affiliation(s)

Globalization is not a Serious Threat to the World

Globalization is the emblem of this modern era of twenty-first century. It is the brainchild of the then US president Ronald Reagan and UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher in 1980s and 1990s. This is the word that symbolizes free flow of ideas, goods and movement without any restrictions or any form of barriers. Many people take globalization as a threat. However, it is not a threat for the global community as it strives for the benefit of all the states in the world, in general. Several people consider globalized tendencies a major pitfall these days as they associate it with cultural invasion, source of exploitation, and the loss of sovereignty. Such people are mistaken in their viewpoint because this is not as much a problematic area of the world as other existential threats- Poverty and changing climatic patterns. The critical analysts are raising their legitimate concerns against globalization as they call it a writ of the powerful nation and sometimes as an exploitation of the weaker economies. But it is not the case if one looks into the essence of globalization. It is not the cultural invasion or the exploitative system as many antagonists claim it to be. It is a system of welfare for the world through the creation of diversified linkages. Besides, the good side of globalization is mentioned in several articles and publications. Firstly, it is not such a huge threat for the world, but it is something positive as mentioned in (Naim, Cook, Traub & Garrett, 2019). Moreover, the ability of globalization mostly brings more joy than harm as it is elaborated in CITATION Jag04 \l 2057 (Bhagwati, 2004) where he claimed globalization as the pivotal force in bringing social good in the world. Thirdly, globalization is not a problem, but a solution as it is highlighted in the CITATION Sum \l 2057 (Sumner, n.d.). Thus, no matter what people say against globalization, it is, certainly, not a major problem for the survival of this modern world.

Cultural Taboos- not as Serious as the other Global Issues

Cultural taboos are manifest in this complex social life and society, but they are definitely not a major threat to the world, a community of over seven billion people. It has become a challenge in recent times with the ushering of new world order and the era of globalization as several critics advocate this viewpoint. For them, globalization is intensifying the existing cultural differences among different societies. Even this view became the thesis that cultural taboos would be the source of conflict in the next decades CITATION Sam96 \l 2057 (Huntington, 1996). However, several analytics have refuted this claim and shared the view that cultural taboos are not the major issues of the world as compared to other global issues such as climate change, lack of education or poverty in the world. Besides cultural assimilation is working well up to the expectations in several parts of the world in this globalized age, and the countries take pride in it too. This multiculturalism is the success of European Union where several cultures have assimilated and amalgamated as one single identity and now Europe is called a “melting pot” CITATION Mar19 \l 2057 (Osojnik, 2019). Also, this cultural assimilation has become a part of the modern interconnected world and this is reflected in the new policies adopted by several governments. The example of Germany is a case in this point CITATION Ass16 \l 2057 (Assimilation report, 2016). Furthermore, these cultural taboos are no longer important when people live side by side with one another for a long time as it is easily assessed by the CITATION Dow16 \l 2057 (Pitkin, 2016). Thus, in this modern world the cultural taboos and unique cultural ethos do not pose such great challenge as faced by other significant existential challenges to the world.

References

BIBLIOGRAPHY Assimilation report. (2016). The Economist.

Bhagwati, J. N. (2004). In Defense of Globalization.

Huntington, S. P. (1996). The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order.

Osojnik, M. (2019). Retrieved from http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/pdf/case-studies/cd-eu.pdf

Pitkin, D. M. (2016). Assimilation today. Retrieved from Center for American Progress.

Sumner, S. (n.d.). Globalization is not the problem, it's the solution.