" We have learned that we cannot live alone, at peace; that our own well-being is dependent on the well-being of other nations, far away.... We have learned to be citizens of the world, members of the human community."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, Former US President, 1945.
I agree with this quote. In the last sixty-five years the world has become increasingly globalized, making this quote more true now that it was when it came from Roosevelt's mouth. We live in a world where the rest of the world fears an economic failure in the Eurozone because of the global implications it would have; 200 years ago this wouldn't have been something to worry about. Our world has become a place where individuals have to worry about how single corporations are doing simply because of how interdependent we are with our money. Companies that manage pensions rely on the population's money to grow and people depend on these organizations to manage that money well so that they can have an enjoyable retirement. Yes, there are problems to interdependence... what happens when a huge company fails? Do we have a repeat of 2008? Are the risks worth the benefits? I think so, though I haven't experienced the problems first hand.
I completely agree that the pros of interdependance outweigh the cons, and that we greatly benefit from interdependance. But what happens if one day we need to return to the way thongs were 200 years ago? How would we cope with that situation?
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