Culture, Ideologies and Globalization

The interdependence and interconnectedness of the impertinent dry land is upon us. This crude era of internationalization has take us to unsanded frontiers and opportunities; moreover unbek directnst to many, this interconnectedness has a dark side. The world is instanter a mouse riddle away, with a international swap of ideas and up to the minute password from anywhere on the planet. notwithstanding beneficial, all of these sweeping changes in the technology have besides opened the door for extremists, fundamentalists, and jingoistic intent on afflictive acts of violence. Gus Martins essay, world(a)ization and internationalistic Terror describes how Globalization has created a cultural backlash as a new global identity is rejected, the new visibility and operating model for the new global terrorist, and how we may inquire to evolve and change our pledge policies and procedures to combat this new global threat.\nMartin begins by discussing how globalization has bro ught or so more than economic changes scarcely has as well as changed the cultural identities of either country in the world and that these identities have expanded beyond local and nationalism; now inclusive of a global identity that many reject. These new challenges to identity have created transnational fault-lines as predicted by Samuel Huntington in his article The Clash of Civilization. In addition Benjamin barber in his essay, Jihad vs McWorld, also predicts that retribalization of humankind by state of war and bloodshed pass on be brought about by Globalization as these small countries and tribes will driven by parochial hatreds and battle against the homogenization of their cultures. It is this shake up of culture and the rejection of this new global identity that has caused the growth in terrorism by fundamentalists and nationalists in the globalized world. The new ideologies of globalization, such as gender equality and exemption of speech, represent a threat to t hese religious fundamentalists. within Robertson and Whites ess...