Chapter 70 focuses on how vital environmental groups are to globalization. Environmental and other non-governmental groups often give light to major corporations about what they need to improve on, s well as educate the public. NGO's sometimes have more of a reach for globalization than corporations, and are more critical of problems made by major companies. They work to keep major powers and corporations accountable, but whether or not they are able to influence major change is another story.
Chapter 76 gives some good insight about the differing views of nationalist and globalist supporters. Nationalism is much more of a self-preserving idea, as nationalism relies on the basis that ones own state/nation is superior to all others. Nationalist ideas are often viewed as racist, as claiming that your group in your nation is better than another. Globalization differs from nationalism in the sense that immigration is much more encouraged. While globalization sees immigration as a vital part of growing society, nationalism aims to prevent immigration to preserve their way of life and culture.
What I found particularly interesting from chapter 77 highlights how the internet can cause fear and be used as an effective marketing strategy. The internet has made hiding issues a much more complicated problem. It's similar to what's talked about in chapter 70, in where holding major companies accountable has gained traction and importance in recent years. It's caused a much larger outlet for those to spread not only global prosperity, but also things like hate speech or other negative propaganda.
The Long Journey article discuss how Mexico has been impacted by neoliberalism and globalization. It's a prime example of how funds from the IMF can be either a blessing or a curse. It shows how the IMF may seem like a good idea in theory, but can be incredibly risky for countries who may not gain the means to pay off the loans involved. I like how it highlights the incredible disparity between the upper class and the lower and middle classes. This is almost certainly the doing of the effects of globalization, benefiting the top percent of wealth over the rest of Mexico.
This is a very strong and thoughtful blog post. I like how you connected all the chapters together through their theme of globalization. I agree that social media and online platforms have allowed many of these groups to spread globally in Chapter 70. In chapter 76, I like that you brought up the comparison of nationalism vs globalism, bringing it back to globalization. There was so much tension between the two perspectives within the chapter as well. Bringing up holding corporations accountable was very important, and made your post stronger for Chapter 77. Reminding readers that globalization can widen gaps of social classes is something we've seen in many other areas, not just Mexico.
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