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Has Globalization Revved Up Religious Fundamentalism?

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James Hoge, editor of Foreign Affairs, argues that globalization has contributed to the rise of religious fundamentalism over the last 30 years.

Citing a sense of identity loss following increased mobility, Hoge theorizes that people have begun clinging to religion in order to regain a sense of security.
If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them? US-Taliban Partnership

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Foreign Affairs editor James Hoge argues that the U.S. needs reliable partners in Afghanistan in order to achieve success.

He suggests that Karzai has thus far been a disappointment, and to meet the 2011 withdrawal deadline, the U.S. will need to work with unlikely partners like the Taliban.
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ethnographer1

Posted: 07.24.10, 11:51 AM

In the Globle World socio-cultural system there is no past and no future, only NOW. This is unfortunate, because without context the NOW is meaningless. Hoge, I think has put his finger on an already known fact, globalization promotes alienation. Events have no context, and people find that there is no spiritual anchor in the NOW, so they look for it in an idealized past or Utopian future. When Africa discovered after the European World Wars that Europeans were not "superior", the nationalist, nativist, and fundamentalist movements emerged. In time, these movements expelled the Eurpoeans. In their place, artifical states were created and recognized by the UN. The former colonial subjects have had to adjust to the change. Today, nothing has changed in this ongoing struggle between past and future except that the scale of integration and disintegration is expanding. In place of European/western hegemony, the forces seeking greater and lesser integration have been released on a global scale. The boundaries between the new social order and the old traditional orders are not yet clearly drawn. Tribal and linguistic boundaries cross and overlap the boundaries of nation state. Generations are isolated not only by age, but also by geography, language and culture. The alienation of the post WWI European has become the post Cold War alienation found in today's global citizen.

theknopfknows

Posted: 07.17.10, 07:49 PM

No new news from James, I have read many of his articles the last 8 years. The USA military is building the "Beast Grid" total planetary under military watch, Africom most recently Yes America wants to rule militarily, and China wants to rule through economy, Hard to buy something that is not made or assembled in China. unless you buy a GUN! Muslims want to dominate through Islam-Koran, religion, and they love violence, the tool, knowing others are afraid. Islam is a Fear based society where 1/2 the population women are abused and kept as slaves. This is the root of Middle east problem, free Muslim woman, free yourselves. Trillions of dollars, spent on unnecessary wars, while at home Unemployment over 20%, 7 million homeless, the tax payers money is needed at home, Charity begins at home! Why does America support 700 bases in 110 countries, whats that for!?! America heal yourself. James is not facing up to the Muslim agenda for the world. Muslims are not victims, as the media shows, they will kill anyone anywhere for Allah. Ft. Hood screaming Allah Akbar killing Our soldiers. Wake up America your being Stalked by Islam. Killing gets you to paradise, makes it easy to kill.Exactly 1000 years ago, Muslims and Christians killing each other, in Jerusalem for paradise or Papal heaven, so killing gets you salvation. A worship in a life hereafter abuses the Now/present. For me it is a shame that Judiasm gave birth to Christianity and Islam, and all they do is kill after the Jew, like killing your grandparents in their own home THIS IS HUMANITIES training for thousands of years. The RABBI on THE CROSS, Bad habits are hard to break, Crusades,400 years Inquisition 1680 to 1820 115 years later-Holocaust and the cycle begins again in the middle east over Jerusalem, Solomons Temple mount, The city of KING DAVID, 3200 years ago. Since 1948 Israel attacked every 7 years by Muslim countries. Jewish year 5770 years of history and only 14 million Jews world-wide, killed off every hundred years .... shameful. Thanks ForaTV, for allowing me to express my thoughts.

web coaster

Posted: 07.07.10, 01:10 AM

While it might be true that globalization causes the increase in fundamentalism, it doesn't follow logically from that that the fundamentalism of different religions are of equivalent danger. Many people who study Islam find it hard to say that there is a moderate version of Islam. It might be more exact to say that there are nominal Muslims and there are those who practice the teachings -- including the military/political teachings -- of the Quran "religiously". If globalization has reactivated Islam, considering the clear teachings of the Quran, which are not really open to spectrums of interpretation, and the history of Islam, we have a lot more to be concerned about than if some Hindus become nationalistic or some Christians march against abortionists.

Dmitry76

Posted: 07.06.10, 07:31 AM

At my point of view fundamentalism in Muslim countries is in general a reaction to the western cultural influence. Values of the western culture are closer to the nature more universal and that is why as agressive as hot vinegar poured out on old stones of the mosque.

Fora2

Posted: 07.02.10, 06:11 PM

I think the resurgence of fundamentalism is primarily a symptom of the "Culture War" between religious conservatives and accelerating changes in science, technology, and social norms. Religious conservatives are usually very authoritarian and resist any change. Conservative Muslims are especially angry about the liberation of women, which is a symptom of Western influence. Globalization is not the primary cause of fundamentalism, but is certainly speeding up and intensifying cultural change.