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Globalisation. It's kind of the new buzzword like 'information superhighway' was in the 90's and 'fetch me some penicillin because I'm pissing fire and razor blades.' in the 1940's.
But what does it mean? Is it a good thing, a bad thing? What the fucken?
What it means is that we are no longer living in an era of self contained nations. It is no longer possible to shut the door, tell everyone to fuck off and run your country as a hermit... North Korea has been trying to do this for decades and they are now in a state where a bowl of spaghetti would feed five families. They are not doing so well.
Globalisation has met a lot of opposition for various groups. It's uncomfortable, scary and it can bring a whole lot of unwanted baggage.
Think of it this way. Say you've been living with your parents. You only got a couple of people to deal with so you've manage to work out rules and protocols that allow you to live in sort of harmony. Suddenly, your entire family moves in. Cousins, uncles, long lost relatives. This will cause a lot of friction. Everyone has their own idea of how to run things and how to deal with each other. Suddenly your routine, protocols and bathroom is thrown in disarray. You're no longer as important as you thought you were.
In the 80's , it's first victim was communism. Capitalist saw this as confirmation that capitalism was the way forward and they went full steam ahead. Now capitalism is on life support and I don't think it will be waking up from its coma. Maybe we can draw a funny moustache with a marker before it kicks the bucket.
You see, the thing about communism and capitalism it that their demise was not due to them not working or being ineffective. Under the right conditions, both system have demonstrated that they can work. What happened was that they simply became obsolete. Both systems encourage despotism. Communism with despotism of state and capitalism with despotism of elite classes. Thanks to a wired, on-line and always connected world population, that shit don't fly anymore.
Now we're in a state of flux. There is a power struggle of different ideas and factions battling it out to become the next dominant philosophy that guides the world. Religious and fringe political groups are in upheaval for that same reason. I suspect they are wasting their time.
Just as Socialism was an answer to the exploited working class of the 18th century or environmental parties came out as an answer to the reckless environmental damage of the 20th century, I believe a new political/philosophical movement shall rise in this new world. A movement that defies national boundaries and not so much ignores cultural differences but acknowledges the common bonds that ties us all as a human family.
It won't be easy. We have an enormous amount of baggage to throw away. Nationalism, racial prejudices, socio-economic elitism. Heck, there are some countries out there that still haven't realised that they are but a small part of a very big planet and see themselves as more important that the rest of the world. I wish them luck because some of them are already paying the price for their self-importance.
No one can survive on their own anymore. For a few countries, these lessons will not be learned but beaten into by the circumstances.
It will not be pretty and a lot will be lost. Some individual cultures will cease to exist and the world as a whole will be a bit poorer for it. But really, it is what may need to happen for us to survive. In the end, that's the name of the game, survival.
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The key phrase here is: self contained nation. Mexico is one of those countries that is so terrified of losing its identity that they will utterly refuse the globalisation movement, no matter what benefits it might bring. People, get your damn heads out of your collective asses!
One example. A couple of years ago there was this huge controversy over a Walmart being built near some pyramids. And by near I mean a barely visible blue dot, standing on the top of the tallest pyramid and using a pair of potent binoculars. Meanwhile, these same paladins who protect us from Walmart do nothing about the hundreds of tourists who visit the pyramids every year, leaving trash, decay and graffitti each time. So you see, they're not out to defend Mexican culture, it's simple xenophobia.
Then there's holidays like Halloween and Christmas. You'll find plenty of Mexicans saying we have to reject Santa Claus and the Jack O' Lantern in order to preserve the Nativity and sugar skulls. Funny, how these "intellectuals" ignore the fact that Christmas and Día de Muertos were brought by an invading nation. And don't get me started over the shite belief of Halloween being satanic. Didn't the Aztecs believe that pulling the still beating heart out of virgins kept the sun shining?
Anyway, I'm giving the word culture the wrong definition. Culture isn't the art and literature of a coutry; it's how people behave towards their homes, their neighbors, their nation and towards themselves.
Considering Mexico's culture of xenophobia and self-pity, the idea that we should wait for someone else to rescue us instead of rescuing ourselves, that we should blind our foresight with mental cobwebs, Mexican culture is something that REALLY needs to disappear.
The way I see it, it's not that your country lacks money. The problem is that you guys have some porkies eating all the pie. You need better wealth distribution.
Anyway, that's what it looks like from the outside.
Mind you, in al fairness, what I see as one of the reasons why Occupy Wall Street did nothing is because in the USA, in my view at least, corporate interests trumps everything. They really don't understand other alternatives. Over fifty years of anti-socialist propaganda has a lot to do with that.
Only time will tell if the message that the world as we know it is in a state of change is picked up on. I am going to have to be fully honest when I say this, but I think that isn't likely to be the case until the generations that were born to the strong capitalistic and socialistic extremes are gone. Because, let's face it, these changes threaten them directly, and they see no way to benefit from it.
And isn't that human nature at its purest? "What's in it for me?" - I will dispute one point though...I doubt that capitalism and socialism will disappear entirely. They haven't yet, and pure socialistic and even communistic ideals and practices are still in place in many areas of the world and are fairly effective. They just need to be reworked at some fundamental levels to integrate fully into a pan-global society.
Here's hoping the transitions will be painful instead of agonizing, right?