maskofdeception

jakarta.

whilst taking a break from my media studies assignment (debating on the impact communism has on the chinese media, whoa, the stress!) I took some time to help sheila and axel on their ppt presentation, and i found this picture on the web while i was searching for cultural pics of indonesia.

globalisasi means bullshit? talk about broken english. its quite funny actually,, globalization means bullshit. hm, lets have a look into the issue…

the era of globalization is taking over… the barriers between countries have vanished. But the issue of globalization is still debatable… is globalization truly making the world a better place?

if you think about it, only several countries are participating in globalization; the US, EU, and other major countries with a big economy. To them, globalization makes everything easier. But while the big boys are out there playing ball, third world countries are on the sidelines desperately training and struggling to be able to play in their game.

is indonesia ready for globalization? Indonesia has a big potential for globalization; they have a large labour force, many natural resources, and a big economy. But their technology is still lagging behind and they do not have enough professionals to excel in each field.

however in the recent years the people of my generation have been slowly preparing themselves to take a part in globalization. parents invest heavily in their children; language lessons, technical courses, and the best education indonesia has to offer.  but is that enough for them to survive? in reality, our country’s best exports are still not seen equally by their other international peers. Could the root of the problem be from us? or is it merely the arrogance of the major countries that do not want to see other countries outshining them in their own game?

globalization seems to be one of the major excuses for the cultural changes in asia. it has caused us to see that liberalization is the ultimate key to success within this world. frankly, countries such as China are handling this situation with extra care. the liberalization in their economic system has caused the once closed and communist chinese to adapt towards the western lifestyle. but with this will they start to demand liberalization within their political system? The Chinese government are seemingly working extra hard to keep their communism still intact. "We gave you a liberal economic system. Isn’t that enough for now?"

This matter makes me wonder. What is it that makes the western world seem so modern and fruitful? is it their huge economy? their welfare state? or their modern technology? Could there be any chance that one day those countries that we now orientate ourselves towards would worship us? Maybe in some reversed universe that may happen…