Globalization and Polarization: A Dialogue for Human Dignity

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The onset of globalization, a culture of Dialogue in a world which is polarized with history
and geography
US President Donald Trump is very strict about immigrant policies; finally, US government is
listening to the voice of the “sons of the soil.” Let’s see this incident from a different perspective,
in the year 1901, during the declaration of US independence; many immigrants were upbeat that
finally they have become the citizens of USA. After living the American dreams the next
generation of these citizen settlers is demanding strict laws against the immigrants because of
some preconceived notions about their roles in the local economy. It is the same with Australia,
aboriginal population of the country has numerous complaints about racial slur and preferential
treatments at government organizations.
The incidents of racial comments followed by the attacks on Asian people in Australia hogged
the limelight during the previous decade. Yes, we are living in a polarized world. When Australia
got independent, it was seeking for industrial labors, after the settlement of highly skilled people
in Australia another point came when these settlers seek for a service economy to add comfort in
their life. Now the members of both these settler citizens are opposing new settlers.
The most ironical part of this equation lies in the fact that the USA is a country that touched
upon its present glory because of the efforts of the migrants. In the simple fashion, the
contribution of aboriginal individuals cannot be denied in the creation of the greater goods for
the current Australian societies. When we compare the notes of the US colonist history with
some of the incidences from the history of aboriginals then we can find an uncanny similarity.
European powers tried to convince American natives that they belong to an inferior culture and
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industrialization leads towards a better life. It is the same story with Australian aboriginals
(Fernandez,2019).
In the era of triple bottom lines and slogans like “return to innocence” the current Australian
civilization practically destroyed the traditional habitats of aboriginals where they were living
while striking harmony with the Mother Nature. They paid a heavy penalty because of the
industrial development and now they are suffering in Australian society because they are
different from the rest by the virtue of their origin (Faist et al, 2010).
Can we raise any issue related to the creation of a common good in these societies? Can we
conceive a framework related to human advocacy to support human dignity in these societies?
The answer is no, democratic setups associated with both countries are promoting leaders with
polarizing views. When we suffix a concept like globalization in these societies then we find that
it becomes more of a concept written on papers rather than a guideline for the society (De Jong et
al, 2018).
I thoroughly studied all the phases of “human rights” advocacy battle in the USA. Read it in
parts and it will seem that they were fighting for different issues like voting rights, right to
equality and others. However, think about all the issues from a broader perspective and you will
find that it was a battle for a stake in the “greater common good” of the society. Human dignity
is the right of every citizen, contributing to the development of any given system (Clough, 2018).
The incidents of racial rage in Australia and Donald Trump’s present stance over the status of the
immigrants in the US society can be considered as a regressive thought process in a world which
is standing on the verge of a new era in the globalization. In the year 2022, when more than 230
countries of the world will join hands under a treaty to open the skies for free trade. This
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