Keep in mind that in a state under a capitalist, a minority of the people will own a sizeable sum of the nation's assets. For instance, in America, the wealthiest 1% of the population owns 33.3% of the nation's assets. Looking at Statistics closser to home, in Australia, the richest 11% owns 50% of the nation's assets while the poorest 30% owns none. (source: http:// www.earthsharing .org.au/mnoply.html) (Other statistical information about unequal distrubution of wealth and income can be found at www.abs.gove.au)
Wssentially, a minority owns most, while a majority owns few. The minority being CEOs and owners of large corporations and the majority being the workers.
The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. This is a result of unequal income distribution under a capitalist system. Because the profits the CEOs and the corporation owners make are kept for themselves and not redistributed to the workers. So what does this have to do with globalisation?
Well globalisation is a tool of capitalism. The goal of capitalism is to make more profit, and sometimes, this means doing whatever is necessary to gain more such profits. This involves the wage system, in which workers are paid a defined wage and rises in wages at either set periods of time or age or on some occasions based on merit. However, you never see workers getting paid more if a company suddenly recieves a sizeable proft. This is kept by the owners. The workers are given the same pay regardless.
Under globalisation, capitalism can spread this profit making process to the international level. Their methods to gain profits are also sometimes unruly. Especially when it comes to the employment of workers from Third World nations where worker's unions are non-existent and the people are begging to recieve whatever work they could find to feed themselves, much less their families. The most prominent examples of such exploitations is the use of what is referred to as 'slave wages' and 'cheap labour' -because under such circumstances, these terms hold true. The workers are paid the minimum amount to produce products for the transnational corporations, who them takes the products and sell them for many times the amount it takes to manufacture. Examples of such occurrences are in the sweatshops in Asia and on the plantaion fields of Latin America.
Now why I believe globalisation can be challenged is this: these corporations need workers to work for them. The majority of the people of Earth are poor and the majority of the population of a capitalist nation are the workers. The wealthiest being the minority. Globalisation and capitalism can be challenged by the workers and the people who are being exploited. Without the people to do labour for them, without the people to operate their machinery for them, the corporations would come to a gringing halt. Industry can be crippled in this way by union organised strikes. Since the majority exists as workers, then the result of a mass movement against such exploitation of workers and the inequality in income distribution can have an unfathomably profound impact upon the globalisationalists. Many people believe that the corporations are too powerful to go up against. This is nonsense. The lack of power of the people is only attributed to the lack of knowledge that we actually possess great power and influence on the way the world is run. The truth is, if we are indignant of the corporation's methods, if we believe that what they are doing is wrong, that the exploitation of people is wrong, then we should all speak out against such acts of tyranny. If we believe that it is wrong that a minority few own much of our wealth, (yes, OUR wealth, because it is the fruits of our labour. We should get an equal or at least proportionate distribution of what the company makes. The owners are basically sitting there doing nothing other than lighting their cigars with 100 dollar bills and signing contracts to exploit more people), then we should speak out and demand a change in policy. And dont thing it will never happen. Eventually, people will realise the system is unjust and that will be the moment of reform. Without us, the corporations wont have any workers and are therefore rendered powerless. Keep that in mind.
With the realisation that the once imagined powerful corporations are not invincible, we must and will embrace the fact and voice out for reform. There will be a critical point in history when people will say 'enough is enough'.
As of now, it would be ridiculous to call for the abolition of all corporations. That is simply unrealistic and perhaps even detrimental to the economy. What needs to be done ultimately is a transition of control of a company to the workers employed under that company. What I am stressing is the need for more equality for workers and an end to the exploitation. And for now, remember that if ever a globalisationalist ever steps out of line, we have the power to remind them how significant we are to them. Protests, strikes and similar militant actions will cost them in productivity and income if sustained. They certainly do not want to lose their money. So these are just some of the ways that we can use to secure more equality for everyone and stop corruption.
Ignorance and apathy is a problem these days -one which must be overcome if we want to challenge the monopoly the corporations 'seem' to have on us. So therefore, spread the word! We can have a revolution.
Remember: Social Need over corporate greed.
R.X.
There are three groups of problematic people in this world who will be a thorn in our sensitive areas. They are the A, B, and C.
Apathetics
Bigots
Conservatives
more to follow in my next update