Abstract

Break up the monoculture

The article discusses the down side of globalization. The author states that globalization has turned the world into a "global village." Although the sameness created by globalization suits needs of transnational corporations, which profit from efficiencies of standardized production and standardized consumption, in the long term a homogenized planet is disastrous for everyone. It is leading to a breakdown of both biological and cultural diversity, erosion of food security, an increase in conflict and violence and devastation for the global biosphere. The myth of globalization is that one no longer needs to be connected to a place on the earth. Globalization is creating a way of life that denies natural instincts by severing the connection to others and to nature.