Journal #4 Mark Reed

 I really like 19 because it is true we do relate the attack of 9/11 to Pearl Harbor. However it is very similar. We were attacked by another country without warning, at least to the general public that we know of, on both accounts. Both instances injured numerous innocent individuals emotionally and physically. Also the consequences resulted in retaliation of our country.Also number 20 was a very interesting point of view. I particularly like the part where Berry states, “victory, and any victory won by violence necessarily justifies the violence that won it.” War is violent. Who ever is more violent wins the war. It just struck as a very simple and true statement that I hadn't ever pieced together so eloquently. 

In the second essay, Berry expresses his views on globalization and our dependencies which I thought were his strongest points.  He speaks about the "free market." In which he elaborates that where ever the products can be produced cheapest at will be consumes where they bring in the highest number of sales. The globalization of today's world makes it hard for us as a society to be self sufficient. In his writing he states the following: "But the 'free market' idea introduces into government a sanction of an inequality that is not implicit in any idea of democratic liberty:namely that the 'free market' is not free at all to those with little or no money."(17) I enjoyed this because I trade foreign currency for a hobby. Therefore I tend to spend time reviewing fundamental information about other countries. Recently the price for iron ore dropped in China, along with industrial manufacturing. Because of the price of iron ore and China's decreasing industrial manufacturing, we have seen a drop in steel prices in America. We see this happen with oil prices, precious metals, and the well-being or demise of another country's economy. 

On page 21, he writes, "The global economy is now institutionalized in the World Trade Organization, which was set up, without election anywhere, to rule international trade on behalf of the 'free market'-which is to say on behalf of the supranational corporations-an to overrule, in secret sessions, any national or regional law that conflicts with the 'free market.' The corporate program of global free trade and the presence of the World Trade Organization have legitimized extreme forms of expert thought. We are told confidently that if Kentucky loses its milk-producing capacity to Wisconsin, that will be a 'success story.'" I simply can't make sense of this. Looking at a "supranational corporation" means what to me? Supranational by definition is transcending national boundaries (Merriam-Webster). With that in mind, how does this tie into the milk production of Wisconsin and Kentucky? I am lost here. However supranational is an important word to understand throughout this essay due to the fact that he speaks about globalization. Thus without understanding this word, it would be much more difficult to understand some of the concepts he is trying to discuss.