If globalization is the central drama of our times, Pico Iyer has had a front-row seat. Iyer is a novelist and essayist who is best known for his travel writing from some of the world's least-visited places. In books like "Video Night in Kathmandu" and "The Global Soul" he explores global changes from eye level.
In this commentary, Iyer argues that the idea of globalism has been hijacked by huge corporations, but that in fact it is most meaningfully experienced by individuals. He says globalism has its dangers, but it can also help us feel more connected to our world. "Living in a planetary neighborhood, I have to get to know the neighbors, see who they are, find out what they feel. The ultimate beauty of globalism is that, like every revolution, it begins at home."
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If globalization is the central drama of our times, Pico Iyer has had a front-row seat. Iyer is a novelist and essayist who is best known for his travel writing from some of the world's least-visited places. In books like "Video Night in Kathmandu" and "The Global Soul" he explores global changes from eye level. In this commentary, Iyer argues that the idea of globalism has been hijacked by huge corporations, but that in fact it is most meaningfully experienced by individuals. He says globalism has its dangers, but it can also help us feel more connected to our world. "Living in a planetary neighborhood, I have to get to know the neighbors, see who they are, find out what they feel. The ultimate beauty of globalism is that, like every revolution, it begins at home."
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PICO IYER COMMENTARY
HOST INTRO:
If globalization is the central drama of our times, Pico Iyer has had a front-row seat. Iyer is a novelist and essayist who is best known for his travel writing from some of the world's least-visited places. In books like "Video Night in Kathmandu" and "The Global Soul" he explores global changes from eye level. He offers these comments as part of Think Global, public radio's week of special coverage.
TEXT:
It isn't hard to see why globalism has become a dirty word: too often, it is merely a tool or a euphemism for multinationals to exult in the fact that they have a larger reach than ever before, and for individuals to feel that they can lecture the whole world with the click of a button. Globalism can almost be an obscenity when the ads in our glossy magazines tell us we're living in a small world, while the headlines remind us daily that...
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