His position was that the capitalist economic system was linked with problems of class conflict. Capitalists use their economic power to exert power over the major institutions within society. This is true in all cultures regardless of the variance in ethnicity and there cannot be simplified to one particular region of the world. The UN which is an intergovernmental organization that encourages international co-operation and, according to this article, other things as well. For example, the importance of money. President elect, Donald Trump, is rumored to have plans on withdrawing the United States from the accord thereby no longer abiding by any climate regulations enforced by the UN. To quote some diplomats it will be for “good American businesses,” to not do it, not for the well-being of a billion people, including the diplomats themselves, but good for businesses. That use of diction reinforces a capitalist stigma that you can really reduce everything to economics. Climate change is a serious issue for the simple fact that everyone on the planet will be affected even the richest person and, in that case, not enough money in the world could fix it once it is too late. On the other hand, …show more content…
Nevertheless, culture plays a huge part in that. Culture relatively is something we all need to practice even within our own cultures. By that I mean, within our own societies we should change the way in which we consider a norm and also deviant. I, myself, plan on taking this information and being sure I incorporate it into everyday conversations that way opening the dialogue to educate people on some of the issues we ignore. Going forward, I will take it even further by giving this information to my children and I will be sure they give it to their children’s children. Knowledge is not worth anything if it is not shared. We should be more accepting of people as they are and embrace change. This article reinforces multiple times how self-centered individuals and institutions are and how motivated they are by money while at the same time acknowledging that no culture is better than the other. Some of the biggest issues the UN and President Elect Donald 's Trump dispute over are explained in simple concepts such as culture relatively and capitalism and therefore solved once they acknowledge