Globalization

It'll be fun trying to argue from this perspective as I've never done it before.At a certain glance, we can perhaps observe and conclude that the aspect of globalization is as a whole, positive. Imagine, local hagglers typically calling and echoing their western products, enthusiastic about the latest shoes to accompany your lonely prom night. Western Music blaring virtually from every store with the lyrics "Shake it off, Shake it off". Everyone starts to live a happy life, liberated from any traditional superstitious repercussions all the while reaping the skyrocketing profits.This rather absurd analogy is one which I disagree and I will take on the offensive as a post-colonial theorist. Globalization and the proliferation of first world values is as a whole, a net detriment to developing countriesWhen we assess globalization, it can either mean 2 things, voluntary assimilation or forced assimilation. Both involves the concept of cultural imperialism, a term used to criticize 'The Western Knowledge of the East' (1.http://tinyurl.com...). This process of international integration and the interchange of world views are far more than just a black and white factor. It extends to the exploitation of the third world,all in terms of economic, social and communication(1). As Herbert Schiller once wrote, "The concept of cultural imperialism today best describes the sum of the processes by which a society is brought into the modern world system and how its dominating stratum is attracted, pressured, forced, and sometimes bribed into shaping social institutions to correspond to, or even promote, the values and structures of the dominating centre of the system."President Bush himself have once stated (2.http://www.presidentialrhetoric.com...) "It is true that the seeds of freedom have only recently been planted in Iraq -- but democracy, when it grows, is not a fragile flower; it is a healthy, sturdy tree.". Liberating the 'Muslims from themselves' is one fine example of globalization. Instead of reaping the fruits of a 'healthy, sturdy tree', Iraq has once again plunged into chaos, with the arrival of ISIS steadily occupying territories leading to the eventual fall of the Mosul Dam (3.http://www.nytimes.com...). This chain of never-ending violence have once again resumed, with the loss of human lives increasing momentously.Violence will only curtail Violence. Had Iraq been left alone, especially from the hands of Bush, It would've been a different place. Had the allies lay its hands off the Treaty of Versailles, WW2 would not have occurred. To reverse the process of colonial imperialism demands that first world to stop imposing it's standards on the third world.Non-Intervention Policies are a better alternative in preempting the loss of human lives for both past and presentThe majority of colonial rule involves a strict in-direct line to the 'illiterate native chief' as was termed by the colonialists(4.http://allnigeriahistory.blogspot.com...). Since the dawn of the ignorance and the refusal of the colonialists to learn native language, they have sought the lazy way by having native puppets overseeing the affairs of their nation at the Colonialist's bidding. This maintains a strict dictatorial rule, ensuring native chiefs to unconditionally oblige supposedly in exchange for protection(4). Failure to oblige would mean death and the forced assimilation of the colonial rule. Again, the concept of 'liberating natives from themselves' applies here the same way Bush applies with Iraq.Further, this has caused a massive chain of events. The legacy of colonialism continues on to the present, through the subtle signs of neo-colonialism. By April 2015, 2 Australians have just been ruled by the Indonesian Court to be 'executed by firing squad' (5.http://nypost.com...). One may irrational spout "These brown men are primitive!" but the underlying cause proves otherwise. Indonesia have been the victim of Dutch Colonial rule for centuries, extending from the 16th Century to the 18th Century (6.http://www.indonesia-investments.com...). In that time frame, they have been subjected to an ideological condition of subservience and a war that have caused over 215,000 deaths(6). They have been severely conditioned to accept a higher authority without questioning, the same way Australians are told by the court to be shot by gun fire without questioning.The legacy of cultural and colonial imperialism have increased the loss of human lives immeasurably, under the past and present. A Non-Intervention Policy is the more viable alternative to prevent the loss of human lives. To preserve human life is a moral necessity.