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Going Global
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Cool Poetry
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Résumé
Resumen en español
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This fierce statement was spurred during the classical era of human existence. Eons later, up until just centuries ago, the majority of earth's inhabitants believed the world was flat. However, the disturbing fact is that the majority of
people possessed ethnocentricity in a virtually, fully blown fashion.
People had virtually no opportunity to travel, nor mentally process information, thus
they were without opportunity
to experience or possess knowledge of other cultures.
What then compelled Socrates to possess such utter wisdom?
Common sense? Or because he possessed the blessings of
unprecedented awareness? Perhaps it is a combination of the former and the latter.
Today, with modern air transportation easily accessible, along
with cable television, and the seemingly infinite wealth of knowledge
available through information technology, ethnocentric, nationalistic
attitudes still exist on a grand scale.
Perhaps today there is more hope and awareness of the world coming
together and existing in harmony. Because life cycles are
considerably longer and there exists a plethora of educational and
communications resources.
At the same token, there are far too many who believe that their way
is the only way. Hence, it is intriguing that with seemingly no
stimuli but his own intuition, Socrates was more humanistically adept than the modern
day layman.
Hence, today, with a current turning point of widespread information dispersion and an increasingly homogeneous world society, it appears odd that more people aren't adopting a greater non-ethnocentric viewpoint.
With the information revolution now upon us, inter meshed with the increasing liberalization of global trade and relations, makes it necessary for our contemporary layman to grip a sense of world savvy. The ethnocentric mentality that believes in purchasing that which is made on home soil, no longer applies.
The theory of Comparative Advantage:
"I buy the product which is best, not the one that is from my country or region that is not the best." For example, toilets made in Sweden are the quietest, strongest and most efficient in the world. Why then would one want to buy a Taiwanese toilet? "I want only the best so that I can achieve the highest standard of living possible." In theory, this does not make Sweden superior, as they are consuming the best of other goods and services from countries other than their own.
In the United States, the best blue jeans are made, in India, Cashmere attire is construed. In Central and South America, coffee, clothing and fruit are produced. In Southern Europe, the finest wines are fermented. The Swedish people consume all of the above.
The country which produces or serves the best of a given commodity, should market that commodity all over the world. Virtually all countries have something that others want, that is distinctly and uniquely of the finest quality and/or priceless value.
With the implementation of a pure global economy, intertwined with 'The Theory of Comparative Advantage', everyone achieves the best quality of living possible. This seems very feasible for all involved, opposed to a more ethnocentric, loyalist approach. This way everyone is getting the best of everything, hence, a healthy monetary flow benefits all countries involved, contributing to the development of people into more prosperous citizen's of the world.
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