I am, of course, stealing this sentiment from Buckminster Fuller, who, among other things, envisioned a harmonious global community, aware of how beautiful and delicate our home is in the vast cosmos. Global Community Through Localization Paradoxically, the only way to think of us as belonging to a global community is not through globalization but localization. We have come to view globalization as the exchange of cultural knowledge and the creation of a world community, while localization is seen as the breeding grounds of isolationism. The reality, however, is that globalization has been a tool for powerful Multinational Corporations to lobby for lower regulations and bigger tax breaks, devastating local communities. The result, more or less, is the homogenization of our cultural identities. Localization, on the other hand, places its focus on enriching local communities and creating unique self-identities....
