SOC 370 global idea (Sumblog 9-23-2013 -2)

Morse for me was interesting to read.I liked that he gave a view into both side of things. For me that is really important to see both sides of a idea. Oddly enough it helps me to understand the idea better.So I took a lot of time or as much as my mind could really put together and came out with what I though globalization and the effects it has and the world will do. I got the following.
 I think globalization and the effects of it will play out as follows. First it will go into Homogenizing till it becomes very apparent to all and then go to reinforcing Heterogeneity. As in people and nations want their own culture but, they also want to have an understanding of other cultures.
My feelings on this topic vary. I feel that it is a good things that we learn more about each other's culture's and we learn about them. That we can be connected in that way. That we can be connected with each other on an everyday basis.  On the other hand it's not very good the larger superpowers  have more influence over the smaller ones that start to be pulled in all different ways. One way is trying to stay up to today with the world. Another part is trying to hold back to keep their values and ideas from being influenced so much with todays views that they fear would be lost and forgotten. Then right and left are being pulled on what they should look for opinion as what to do.

I think globalization depends on all nations and the people in them. To me it makes me think of the PC game Civ 5. It makes me think  of the game in the sense that you have your own nation and you pick where it goes and what it does. The neat thing about the game is that you have a tech tree and to get one technology you have to learn all the skills up to it. It lets you pick the policies you want your nation to follow. It like any normal civilization game with it will let you make war and explore the world and it will let you buy land to expand your nation. But the rare thing it does  it has you make treaties with the computers or friends you play with. It also has more than one way that you can win the game. You can win by taking over all the other nations and having them under your control or you can win by my favorite way and have the nation with the most powerful  cultural influence.
I do not think I can say one way or another if globalization is a good or bad thing. I know that I want to believe that it is good. That it will connect the nations and all parts of the world in a way that has yet to be reached. That each nation will  be recognized and named all over the world. Where the world is more connected with deeper social connections and not just little messages here and there.But I believe what I want globalization to be and what it is are to  mirrored images of itself. I do not see it taking place in my lifetime that globalization will turn itself to that mirror and see that it has to change itself. If it does take place I would be more than interested and happy to watch and maybe even play a part in helping it reach that point.