Abandonment of the countryside in capitalism and globalization in Mexico
Globalization in theory sounds good, since it is supposed to be a model that involves international, political and social cooperation, and the economic model used is capitalism, the problem of this model is the level of economic inequalitywhich has been generated between developed countries and developing countries.
One of the phenomena that capitalism and globalization have brought in Mexico is the abandonment of the countryside, since many peasants have had to migrate to cities in search of "better" employment opportunities, since Mexican workers cannot competeWith foreign transnational companies, the Government gives them greater support and ease to acquire land from foreign companies, since to achieve a higher level of “development” Mexico needs investment, and these generate more product and at low cost using cheap labor,Using our natural resources and selling it in Mexican market at high prices, and society consumes it for the capitalist ideology that what produced by “recognized” companies is better, since it gives you an economic fullness status to other people.
What I cannot understand is why the Mexican countryside is neglected, is the basis of the economy, is where the raw material is taken from, but the people who live in the city only see the countryside as a place of economic lag,And the Government sees it as an area of opportunity for foreign investment and they do not realize or may not care how many people affect the evil to reduce national labor.
“The day laborers are seen as cheap labor that guarantee production each agricultural cycle and contribute to maintaining the economy of this country. If they die in an accident or by a heat stroke, nothing happens. In the end they are marginalized, they are forgotten. It is a population to which the authorities are not convenient to do justice because at the time their rights are respected, the situation would change ”(Gallegos, 2019)
Another problem generatedIt is evident, in the documentary so far you arrive the Government of Calderón states that by focuscommunities where they live is incosterable. Those who do not want to leave their communities, and not only force them to leave their land, their reserves, are forced to put aside their customs, their traditions, since their way of life "puts nature at risk", because instead of using gas they use firewood and are causing deforestation, they also ensure that they are doing a favor by integrating them into civilized society.
My question is, if globalization is the cooperation of different cultures and societies, why you want to homogenization, where is wealth and cultural diversity. Mexico is one of the countries with more cultural diversity, the problem is that we do not know how to value it, we want everything to be "developed" and what is different from our lifestyle, such as indigenous people or country people are not “developed”And we must attach them to our lifestyle instead of respecting yours, which is independent or different is bad for society, and we do not understand that it is to deny our own roots.
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