I passed a “Think Globally, Act Locally” bumper sticker today and it gave me something to think about in regards to our discussion on Friday

We had many different opinions on what defined world politics, or more simply, when does something become global?  When discussing voting, we are mostly in agreement that average people vote for their own personal, local interests.  The example of the Palestinians who voted extremists into power because of plumbing works to explain that logic.  As you can see, a decision that was made on a local level actually ends up having global effects. 

Someone mentioned that pig farms in relation to the US election in November were not going to have an impact even on how people vote, much less world politics.  However, scientists have found ways to turn unused pig and turkey parts into crude oil.  This technology makes pig farms extremely relevant to the serious global issue of oil dependency.  Voting on the basis of pig farms in the upcoming election will have a larger impact than just the farmers.  These seemingly little local issues are always so embedded into larger global issues that I do not think it is possible to separate which are which. 

I believe that everything is world politics.  If you think globally and act locally, you are also acting globally.  I found that more people tend to think locally and their actions actually have global impact.  I should now market my own, less catchy bumper stickers.  “Think what you want, your actions will impact the world anyway.”