Globilisation-A Mixed Blessing?

When considering globalization and its mixed blessings, the phrase "leave well enough alone" comes to my mind. While globalization does have its benefits, the sharing of scientific and medical knowledge, increasing the revenues of "the world's poorest countries," one cannot deny without being ignorant that there are negative ramifications. I believe one also needs to consider that as international tourism spreads, as commoditization takes place, one is destroying the assets; the culture, wildlife, and sights. When these things become commodities they lose their authenticity, which is what spurred the tourism in the first place. When their demand decreases the tourist countries will be left in shambles, no longer being able to take in the revenue they have grown accustomed to.

It seems the only global tourist industry that should have no fear is the sex industry. The sexual exploitation of "both adults and children in poor countries" is absolutely disgusting. In most cases these people have no idea what they are getting themselves into until it is too late. Sex tourism, I believe, in itself is enough to condemn globalization.

I am reminded of a book that I read this titled Brave New World by Alduos Huxley. The book is set in the future where everyone's life is predetermined for them, including intelligence, social status, and career. One of the methods of transportation is with a jet helicopter. This enables the upper class to be able to fly down to South America for the weekend and view the native "savages" in their natural habitat in a reserve. Now the world is not at this extreme but that doesn't mean that we are not in a bad way. As Fulcher says "global tourism is clearly not an unmixed blessing."