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Globalization Brings Different Consequences When Driven By Different Motives Essay

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I believe that globalization brings different consequences when driven by different motives. Globalization was a tragedy for the Native American people, and so far seems to be very negative for much of Africa. I believe that when 2 or more groups begin interacting, the priorities of the most effective or powerful will dominate. Cognitive dissonance and personal perspective will continually push those dominant to fail to see the damage they do as immoral, and justifying damage to cultures and peoples by stating that it is in the interest of development is a common idea historically. These beliefs are mine and were formed over the course of the last 25 years of my adult life, mostly by watching and reading news and world events from varying perspectives and wondering how the same events can be read so differently. My apologies for the lack of references, but much of my opinions were formed by what was not said in national and international events as much as by what was. That said, to really answer the first question I need to define what I see as the biggest negative consequence; irreversible ecological and cultural damage. Every reduction in biodiversity and cultural diversity is damaging to all of us, as future generations will not have access to leaned knowledge, biological information, phyto-nutrients and natural medicines as prior ones did. Global changes we are engendering in our environment are not fully understood by anyone, and while I am not really an

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