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Yes, we have to try to manage global consequences of our global acting. The main aim is its sustainability. Sustainable development is connected to stability. Without stability, we can hardly hope for sustainability. Stable are only inclusive, not divisive processes. So we have to try to make globalization as inclusive as possible, as stable and sustainable as possible. | Yes, we have to try to manage global consequences of our global acting. The main aim is its sustainability. Sustainable development is connected to stability. Without stability, we can hardly hope for sustainability. Stable are only inclusive, not divisive processes. So we have to try to make globalization as inclusive as possible, as stable and sustainable as possible. | ||
These days we have great new tool: '''Lisbon Treaty'''. Treaty makes us Europe much more important globalization player. EU gained legal personality. We are legal unit in WTO and other organizations. We base our foreign policy on the rule of law, democracy, free market economy a human rights. If nothing else, Treaty became functioning body; we will have better managerial position towards globalization. Why not to ask our trade and development partners more clearly: how the law functions in your country? How is the corruption? What about impunity? How do you stick to basic human rights? Are economic chances in your country really equal? Do you really apply all ILO measures? What about your exploitation of timber? Closing eyes - it is not management. It is conceptual bribery. Will EU treaty help us to stop/not apply arms licensing? To control money laundering? Will we stay blind to genocide in Eastern Congo? Or massive killings in | These days we have great new tool: '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon Lisbon Treaty]'''. Treaty makes us Europe much more important globalization player. EU gained legal personality. We are legal unit in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTO WTO] and other organizations. We base our foreign policy on the rule of law, democracy, free market economy a human rights. If nothing else, Treaty became functioning body; we will have better managerial position towards globalization. Why not to ask our trade and development partners more clearly: how the law functions in your country? How is the corruption? What about impunity? How do you stick to basic human rights? Are economic chances in your country really equal? Do you really apply all [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Labour_Organization ILO] measures? What about your exploitation of timber? Closing eyes - it is not management. It is conceptual bribery. Will EU treaty help us to stop/not apply arms licensing? To control money laundering? Will we stay blind to genocide in Eastern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Congo]? Or massive killings in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_the_Philippines Philippines]? Or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur Darfur]? Or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrea Eritrea]? If we our selves stick to our own laws and rules with responsibility, we can manage globalization as a world opportunity. Our governments should not be lying to us first; we should be active citizens, ourselves we have enough power to ask for trade controls, goods embargos, arms controls, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Labour_Organization ILO] standards. The argument of unemployment and crises in our own countries should never be misused. Then others, who could fall victim to our conceptual bribery, can follow us. | ||
====Jule Kathinka Plawitzki==== | ====Jule Kathinka Plawitzki==== | ||
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====Jana Hybášková==== | ====Jana Hybášková==== | ||
Throughout my own experience I must admit I disagree with cultural globalization. I have pictures of my blond mother driving Volkswagen Beat to Jasmine beach near Madraque, 20 km far from | Throughout my own experience I must admit I disagree with cultural globalization. I have pictures of my blond mother driving Volkswagen Beat to Jasmine beach near Madraque, 20 km far from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algiers Algiers]. Myself, I was baptized in Notre Dame d Afrique. Try to wear minijupe and go pray there...The same holds true for ladies on water skis in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_city Kuwait city]. Where are they gone? Where is my secretary Liala s face, which came 12th of September 2001 fully veiled and never took her veil off? | ||
Young Asian ladies believe in main stream, while young Americans die to go bio, never eating burgers, and never tanning their bodies. Main stream in your understanding has a connection to globalization: till we can buy the same tea shirt by Paul Frank in London and Tokyo, why not to do so. Till we buy the same Rihana song we will do so. The same happened already in the end of the WWII. Where ever there was English used and comprehend, people listened to pop culture. Only in our eastern European case we came to read Jack Kerouac twenty years after his death, as much as we started to admire Bill Viola twenty years later, than US youngsters. I am not aware of the fact, that we already overcame this generation gap between US, UK and central and Eastern Europe. Name Paris TOP ten s, unless you live there, it is not part of your cultural mainstream. The fact, that we buy the same tee shirt, can not be called cultural globalization. It is globalization of the world price. | Young Asian ladies believe in main stream, while young Americans die to go bio, never eating burgers, and never tanning their bodies. Main stream in your understanding has a connection to globalization: till we can buy the same tea shirt by Paul Frank in London and Tokyo, why not to do so. Till we buy the same Rihana song we will do so. The same happened already in the end of the WWII. Where ever there was English used and comprehend, people listened to pop culture. Only in our eastern European case we came to read Jack Kerouac twenty years after his death, as much as we started to admire Bill Viola twenty years later, than US youngsters. I am not aware of the fact, that we already overcame this generation gap between US, UK and central and Eastern Europe. Name Paris TOP ten s, unless you live there, it is not part of your cultural mainstream. The fact, that we buy the same tee shirt, can not be called cultural globalization. It is globalization of the world price. | ||
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====Svea Marie Wehling==== | ====Svea Marie Wehling==== | ||
Very true indeed. What a pity, we haven't asked other countries yet, otherwise Akmal S. or some of the other (only official) 500 convicts might still be alive... I don't want to judge other ideas of justice, being murdered because of nonviolent crimes is not allegeable for me, though. | Very true indeed. What a pity, we haven't asked other countries yet, otherwise [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akmal_Shaikh Akmal S]. or some of the other (only official) 500 convicts might still be alive... I don't want to judge other ideas of justice, being murdered because of nonviolent crimes is not allegeable for me, though. | ||
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