Undecided

     I do not think I am educated enough about globalization to decide whether it is a good or bad thing for the world.  I mean, think about it.  We have an entire year course on just that: globalization.  Who am I to make a rash decision before I have studied and applied my newfound knowledge on the subject?  At this point, I see both positives and negatives.  By America’s standards I usually find globalization to be bad and demeaning.  I do not like the idea that Starbucks workers in China only made a few dollars for a six hour shift when Americans are making 15 times that amount for the same job in better conditions.  But, by the Chinese standard, they are making twice as much for a workday that is half as long as those in the sweatshop down the street.  It is a tricky place.  If the Chinese citizens think it’s a good thing should we just agree? I mean we’re the ones profiting, right? I’m not sure I can agree with the fact that not all citizens of the world are entitled to the same conditions and rights, whether in the workplace or elsewhere.  So far I have agreed most with what was said in the Ted Talks video.  Although I am not sure it is possible, regulating and creating a Code of Conduct for multinational companies seems to make the most sense in furthering the global economy and making global labor fair.  But, talk to me in April, I might have a different stance on globalization as a whole.