globalization

We live in an increasingly global world. While this probably sounds silly and obvious to some, the truth is that there are still many political and religious arguments that naïvely assume that nation states and religious denominations can act and live within themselves—that the policies they make and live by are for themselves alone. Others assume that economic (business) problems can be off-loaded to countries and regions with looser laws and cheaper labor costs. However, there is little that goes on in this world—on this planet—that will not affect other parts of the globe in some way. In an increasingly complex world, the butterfly effect teaches us that we can neither off-load nor ignore the problems of others in other regions or other religions. We are in this boat together.

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