Comment from kiwigirl2821

Excellent

Hello estory. I am not sure what to think of this one. Your globalization analogies are kinda cool and I am pretty sure I get what you're talking about but that final line sums it up really doesn't it, "The globalization of globalization". I don't think any of us can live in any society these days and not be touched by what the rest of the world thinks and does. A thought provoking write. well done! xoxo Kiwi

 Comment Written 11-Jul-2017

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reply by the author on 11-Jul-2017

Thanks for your excellent review and interesting comments supporting this poem. I am glad you found it so thought provoking, that was my intent. I do not support globalization, I think it is something the big international companies are creating, in order to maximize profits through their money making machines. Hence the mechanized feel of the poem. I kind of mourn the blurring of unique cultures, the loss of cultural identity and all that goes with it. I think globalization is a dehumanizing process that leaves us without identity, a sense of foundation, a human purpose. It's nice to be able to talk to friends scattered around the country through facebook, its nice to exchange ideas with writers around the world through Fanstory, it's nice to be able to go to faraway places and experience their cultures, but I kind of feel that communication through electronic devices is a watered down experience at best, no replacement for face to face interaction. estory

Comment from Asem.inspirations

Exceptional

Good morning story,

This poem is full of thought and deepness. You have pointed out some very strong realities and I agree with them. This world's population is so extreme that the differences in this world have become similiarly scary.

I really appreciate this genius poem and below were some of my favorite lines, I deeply agree with:
" In a world where the pursuit of wealth has become a religion, and consumerism a culture," (from your Arthur notes, thought all of your Arthur notes were genius,)

"The economic advantages of competing on a global scale
In an effort to maximize the economic leverage
Of vertically integrated companies
Attaining economic advantages
On a global scale"

"The common denominators of people,
People reduced to their lowest common denominators
The evaporations of differentiations
Offices without walls
Countries without borders
People without identities"

Amazing, genius, marvelous...applaud, applaud, applaud...

 Comment Written 23-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017

Thanks again for this fantastic review and for all the interesting comments supporting the poem. Glad you enjoyed it and thought it so relevant. There is a certain helplessness and dehumanization that comes from being regarded as a means to an end, a cog in the wheel of a machine designed to make money for its owners. estory

Comment from Celtic Angel

Excellent

Very contemplative piece! As the wave of globalization is thrust upon us, I sadden at the thought of culture, diversity, and individuality getting washed out with it. Thank you for sending out this thought-provoking message!

 Comment Written 22-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017

Thank you for this excellent review and for your comments supporting this piece. hopefully it will echo in more than a few minds estory

Comment from lalajovanoski

Excellent

Hello friend I really enjoyed reading this free verse poem I think that it has a great structure and flow throughout I also like the alliteration and the repetition that really drives a clear picture in my mind thank you very much for sharing this and God bless you

 Comment Written 22-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017

Thank you for your excellent review and for your comments supporting the poem. I used the repetitions to mimick the mechanized movements of a machine, hollow the poem out, wipe out the emotions. estory

Comment from donforclearn

Excellent

This poem is well written. It is an author's image of a dark future. The reader does not see the future described. Human uniqueness makes the world go forward. Thank you for sharing your work.

 Comment Written 22-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017

Thank you for your excellent review and for your interesting comments. Unfortunately, we live in a world dominated by companies so big and powerful . so rich, that they control governments. The illusion of democracy, the illusion of freedom, these are thing people still cling to, their sense of culture, of place, but the companies are already global and these things are already meaningless. estory

Comment from Sandra du Plessis

Excellent

A very well-written poem. It will be for our own best interest to stand up against globalization. The only ones that will benefit will be the elite who will pull the strings.

 Comment Written 22-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017

Thanks for the excellent review and your comments supporting the poem. I agree that globalization should be resisted, but it is already here and the companies have reached such a state of domination that I think it is too late. We can't even go on strike anymore because the companies are already planning to automate every thing. they'll just replace you with robots. We can see how little they care anymore in the way the government treats us. estory

Comment from Mustang Patty

Excellent

Hi estory; I really enjoyed the repetition of the words to make the point slam home. It used to be that we tried to globalize everything to make the world one big place. The events in today's world are leading to isolationism - a concept that won't work in the global economy.

Thank you for sharing this thought-provoking piece,

~patty~

 Comment Written 22-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017

Thanks for the excellent review and for supporting this thought provoking piece. I am glad it has sparked such debate. I think the isolationism is only an illusion. Brexit will fail, because the companies are already global, and their control is absolute. The next thing they are going to threaten to do is leave Britain, and force the voters to change their votes. Just like Trump's threat to leave NaFTA came to nothing. The companies told him; we already invested billions in this and we aren't going back to the way it used to be. estory

Comment from humpwhistle

Excellent

I understand your use of repetition.
And I understand your concerns.
You are right, individuals are being displaced and abused in the name
of globalization.

Much the same thing has happened before. The Industrial Revolution
was at least as tumultuous as what we're experiencing now.
Would you erase the Industrial Revolution if you could?
Frankly, I might. But think of all we'd lose. It wasn't merely an 'industrial' revolution, it was a medical, scientific, and cultural revolution, too.

Humankind stumbles forward. And it's rarely pretty. Globalization is a complex hurdle, but it's unavoidable.
Let's talk again two centuries from now.

Peace, Lee

 Comment Written 22-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017

I am glad the poem sparked so much dialogue and debate. But I don't agree with you that human kind is marching forward. There is no medical advance, people still die, the conveniences of science and technology only brought pollution and a decay of quality of life. One war ends, another begins. Mankind really hasn't gotten anywhere in 5,000 years, and we don't have two centuries from now. At least I don't. estory

reply by humpwhistle on 24-Jun-2017

I said we stumble forward, estory. I didn't define 'forward'.
Besides, if you won't be here in 200 years, what do you care? Surely you're to wise to procreate, eh? L