Re: [pf] Globalisation And Talibanisation; cf Resurgence article

· This is related to what I've just sent to the PF list, from Resurgence {at:
http://csf.colorado.edu/mail/pfvs/2001IV/msg00921.html }.

  Vandana Shiva's article (below) contains:
"Seattle, Washington, Gothenburg, Genoa were voices of other cultures,
other visions from within the West which are being attempted to be
silenced"  D.

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Back on Nov. 1, at 11:36 1/11/2001 -0500, someone at rcn.net sent-on:
http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20011030&fname=shiva&sid=1

>Globalisation And Talibanisation
>The Ecology of Terrorism: Economic globalisation is fuelling economic
insecurity, eroding cultural diversity and identity, and assaulting
political freedoms of citizens.
>
>VANDANA SHIVA
>
>The conflicts which were expressed in the tragedy of September 11 are
being looked at through lenses coloured by mono-cultures - the monoculture
of "a universal western civilization" or the monoculture of an equally
universal Islamic terrorism. 
>
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· It contains:
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>Firstly, there is no such thing as a western civilisation. The dominant
West has extinguished its own diverse cultures -- of women in the witch
hunts, of native Americans in the genocide of colonisation. And Seattle,
Washington, Gothenburg, Genoa were voices of other cultures, other visions
from within the West which are being attempted to be silenced, including
with bullets ...
>
>Just as dominant western culture is not universal, terrorism is not
necessarily linked to Islam.
> ...
>Undemocratic economic systems which centralise control over decision
making and resources, and displace people from productive employment and
livelihoods create a culture of insecurity. Every policy decision is
translated into the politics of 'we' and 'they'. 
> ...
>Centralised and undemocratic economic systems also erode the democratic
base of politics. ... cards left in the hands of politicians to garner
votes and because the extremist can more effective fill the vacuum left by
the decay of democracy.
>
>Globalisation is contributing to the Talibanisation of the world. Economic
globalisation is fuelling economic insecurity, eroding cultural diversity
and identity, and assaulting political freedoms of citizens.
> ...
>The survival of people and of democracy needs ...
>  The "war against terrorism" will not contain terrorism because it does
not address the roots of terrorism. It is in fact creating a chain reaction
of violence and spreading the virus of hate. Just as pests multiply and
grow resistant with pesticides, the war effort will increase the numbers
and resilience of terrorists. Pests can only be controlled by making plants
resilient and maintaining pest-predator balance in ecosystems.
>
>The ecology of terror shows us the path to peace. Peace lies in nourishing
democracy and nurturing diversity.
>
>Democracy is not a shell but the life blood of free society. It is not
merely an electoral ritual but the power of people to shape their destiny
> ...

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sent-on to PF by David.
David MacClement [davd @ ihug.co.nz] (remove spaces)
http://davd.tripod.com/GrRR-011102_titles.html#top
http://www.geocities.com/davd.geo/index.html#top
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