Musings on Globalization

         The platoon that I was in charge of at military school. I would gladly lead these guys against the evil machinations of globalization, including the inventors of all the technology that we are being taught to use while participating in this expose on just how much technology has permeated our culture. To me, in addition to the nostalgia involved in this picture, this picture represents (to me) the advances of technology that we must deal with, but in a localized sense. In the picture( and the other one), you will see the uniforms that we are wearing.The uniforms are a mix of both Civil War era uniforms as well as cheap and (at Fork Union) overpriced Chinese plastic and clothing. This is a great example of globalization, in that the school had deemed is better to get cheaply priced Asian goods to save money on their part, and then overbill every cadets parents by a huge margin.

That was the platoon that I was in charge of in military school. I would gladly lead that group of guys against the evil machinations of globalization, including the inventors of all of these different sites and technological tools that we are now being taught to use. I cant help but think that these tech. sessions (while not being part of the usual discussion) are almost a sick example of the consequences of globalization: the saturation that technology has achieved in modern day culture.

after reading “The World is Flat” , I have become increasingly aware of what globalization can really entail. Yesterday, I called the Gateway tech-support line to get some new drivers for my computer. While the person sounded like a Texan, I couldnt help but ask myself “How do I know this person isnt in an Indian call center?”