" We have learned that we cannot live alone, at peace; that our own well-being is dependent on the well-being of other nations, far away.... We have learned to be citizens of the world, members of the human community."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, Former US President, 1945.
This quote relates to the society we live in today more than ever. Today we live in a society where we trade with so many other countries in able to aquire things such as food, clothing, and various types of technology. Being citizens of the world is especially true becasue with things like Facebook and Twitter we are able to be connected to anyone in almost any country of the world. Although I agree with most of this quote, I also think that if we needed to we could survive fairly well all on our own without help from other countries. For example in the case of an apocalypse where all our services are shutdown we would need to rely on skills that people used thousands of years ago, and I think we are completely capable of doing that.
cool post matt, i agree with you that in our world today we are way more cnnected than we were when roosevelt made his statement, and that we are totally capable of living without technology.
ReplyDeleteGood point, sir. The US is actually trying to create more jobs for Americans, rather than allow immigrants, even those with better minds, to promote this "protectionism." Brain drain is one of the downsides of globalization, that is, unless you have a brilliant mind.,
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