Topic > globalization causes cultural genocide - 624

Globalization is a term that became popular after the third quarter of the 20th century. It is used to describe the movement of people, information, goods, and financial instruments across national borders that increase the interconnectedness between countries on an economic, political, social, and cultural level. The effects of globalization on various fields are one of the main topics of discussion these days. You can easily find thousands of articles on the impacts of globalization on the economy, agriculture, politics, democracy, science and even the climate. However, globalization and its effects on culture are an unheard area. Defenders of globalization consciously avoid discussing culture, because they all know that globalization is the main source of cultural genocide. Although they are few, supporters of cultural globalization argue that globalization helps enrich local cultures. They argue that people from different cultures share their ideas and experiences. They believe, naively, that all parties talk about and listen to each other's ideas and experiences on an equal footing...