The important effect is on the middle classes in these half-developed countries. They don't see themselves as part of their economy, but as part of the worldwide developed economy. Outstanding, a must read. The sky is open to the stars. Clouds roll over us night and day.
Oceans rise and fall.
Whatever you may have heard, this is our world, our place to be. Whatever you've been told, our flags fly free. Our heart goes on forever. People of Earth, remember. But the Taliban and Ben Laden are not Afghanistan.