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In the book "Jihad Vs. McWorld" by Benjamin R. ... " (XII) "Jihad" is the name he uses to include religious fundamentalism of all kinds, plus various types of politics with a nationalist or tribalist element. "McWorld" is the name he uses for the global consumerist culture dominated by transnational corporations and distributed by mass media. "McWorld is the forces of integrative modernization and aggressive economic and cultural globalization. Jihad is the forces of disintegral tribalism and reactionary fundamentalism." (XII) "Jihad is . ...
In the 2001 introduction, the most alarming message presented by Barber is that no matter who the victor is in Jihad vs. McWorld, democracy is clearly the loser. In essence then, Jihad is a threat because it overemphasizes our differences; McWorld is a threat because it eliminates those differences. McWorld in turn, does everything in its power to stifle democracy as well.
Approximate Word count = 668
Approximate Pages = 2.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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