| With the rise in population, this world has become | | | | believe this World unity will come. Just read about it in |
| smaller. Technology such as the Internet, telephones, | | | | the Bible, it says the World will eventually have one |
| televisions, satellite, radio, mail and modern | | | | government. Since it will be a government, it will still be |
| transportation make the world seem even smaller. | | | | corrupt. |
| When we talk about resources and economics, the | | | | It's not the fact that we Internationals are eager to |
| whole World is shifting to a global economy and this | | | | have one government, but we want to see "The |
| change seems unstoppable. | | | | People" of the world have better lives. Often |
| When we analyze this picture, we begin to see the | | | | government politics and bad relations with other |
| World as if it is one big country. At least that is the | | | | countries hurt the general people most. I am talking |
| way I am beginning to see it. On the topic of national | | | | about the people in this world who get hurt and have |
| pride, the world seems too small for it. Maybe | | | | to live through Wars and poverty because the |
| thousands of years ago when kingdoms were so far | | | | governments are playing power games. |
| split from each other, national pride would have been | | | | NATIONAL PRIDE CAN LEAD TO PROBLEMS |
| OK. But now, we the people of the World take up | | | | Do you remember the days when a Genuine |
| much more space and resources. Many countries are | | | | American car had that fresh American pride smell to |
| realizing that self sufficiency is not realistic like it was in | | | | it? That same pride is hurting the American car |
| the past. | | | | makers today because they did not go global soon |
| Many people believe that national, ethnic, or territorial | | | | enough! While European and Japanese car makers |
| pride brings unity. I believe it only brings division to our | | | | have been doing global business for many years, |
| humanity. An extreme of this pride is what brings | | | | American car makers have waited till now to get on |
| racism. It is what brings War. National pride seems to | | | | the ball. It is a bit late, and that's why you see such a |
| be more common among individuals who never get | | | | huge company as General Motors barely getting by. I |
| out or have never lived in another country. Individuals | | | | would know, because I work for a huge company |
| who sit in front of TVs or newspapers while they are | | | | whose biggest clients are the Big Three American car |
| fed information and stereotypes of what other nations | | | | makers, Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler. And my |
| are like. National pride is a common characteristic in | | | | companies stock has gone down from $25 per share, |
| most nations around the world. And I'm not saying you | | | | to 25 cents per share in the last couple years. I was |
| have to have a TV to believe that your country and | | | | shocked when I heard some of the American public |
| your race should always be dominant above others. | | | | say, "its unfortunate American car makers are |
| It's fine to support each other on a local level, but why | | | | importing their parts from other countries, and you can't |
| boast above others. | | | | get a Real American car anymore even if you wanted |
| Since countries are ran by people, they should abide | | | | to." |
| by the same common rules as people. Remember the | | | | Come on people, a real American car? We live in a |
| Golden Rule, treat your neighbor as yourself? Today | | | | global economy now, wake up. I know you are proud |
| countries are like big businesses, they want to take out | | | | of your country and trying to support it, but please be |
| all their competition and take over. The governments | | | | realistic and don't forget the other 6 Billion people who |
| of most countries are like that too. Many governments | | | | don't live in the U.S. |
| are paranoid that someone will take over so they | | | | Nothing against America, I live here so I use it as an |
| begin building nuclear weapons to protect themselves | | | | example. But I immigrated from one country to another |
| from such an invasion. And off course you have those | | | | and maybe that helped me have a more International |
| countries that try to bully the weaker neighbors and | | | | friendly perception of the World. The advantage we |
| abroad. It is like the uneducated schoolyard full of kids | | | | have in America is all the immigrants. We don't even |
| who don't learn from history. | | | | have to leave the country to meet people who came |
| For these reasons I am not fan of any one country | | | | from all around the World. That's great! |
| today. The perception that we need to have is | | | | Try to have a perception of the World that has no |
| International, a World wide perception. This will only | | | | country borders to divide people. A perception where |
| bring the World to positive growth in unity, rather than | | | | people don't draw circles around their territories so no |
| robbing each other of resources. To top that off, I | | | | one can get in. This is an International perception. |