Orientalism
1. Orientalism
Western’ interest and motivation on the “Orient” or Eastern-based cultures regions is an unstated, and perhaps unrecognized motivation to exploit the region and in doing so, enrich the west.
When we look around our daily life, no matter you live in which continent, there are Iphones, Cocacola, Nikes, Mcdonald’s, L’Oreal, English expressions or ads. Some might said these are just multinationals and advanced technological goods. They are changing our daily lives and shaping the cultures too, because they are selling not only the products but also the western value and culture behind it. All these goods are not gifts, we have to pay for it if we want to have it although their destiny is “to improve our lives”. They are not just come to a region to improve lives and share beauty but what is important for these multinationals is the profits. They might provide employment and pay taxes but they also merge and acquired local competitors and bring tension and even monopolize in certain industry based on their solid capital and multinational giant headquarter.
Just look at the Iraq War in 2003. The American military aimed to find the weapons of mass destruction, bring democrats and human rights to the region and to maintain the world peace. But actually the war did not reached its initiatives but caused more terrible problems. According to the report (2008,中新网，“老欧洲”对伊拉克战争说不 大西洋两岸裂痕加大), the war caused 2.5 million war refugees homeless and worried about being killed by Sectarian. Iraq war did not bring peace but made Muslim extremists more active than before. And some even criticized that “American just come for the Oil!” But now the reasons behind this war are not simply grab the Oil according to recent report. (Global Research, Was the Iraq War to Grab Oil or to Raise Oil Prices?) It is quite provoking. What western did in Iraq do not benefit to Iraq people but make them suffered. And what’s more, after the 911 Issue, Muslim culture and Muslim
Western’ interest and motivation on the “Orient” or Eastern-based cultures regions is an unstated, and perhaps unrecognized motivation to exploit the region and in doing so, enrich the west.
When we look around our daily life, no matter you live in which continent, there are Iphones, Cocacola, Nikes, Mcdonald’s, L’Oreal, English expressions or ads. Some might said these are just multinationals and advanced technological goods. They are changing our daily lives and shaping the cultures too, because they are selling not only the products but also the western value and culture behind it. All these goods are not gifts, we have to pay for it if we want to have it although their destiny is “to improve our lives”. They are not just come to a region to improve lives and share beauty but what is important for these multinationals is the profits. They might provide employment and pay taxes but they also merge and acquired local competitors and bring tension and even monopolize in certain industry based on their solid capital and multinational giant headquarter.
Just look at the Iraq War in 2003. The American military aimed to find the weapons of mass destruction, bring democrats and human rights to the region and to maintain the world peace. But actually the war did not reached its initiatives but caused more terrible problems. According to the report (2008,中新网，“老欧洲”对伊拉克战争说不 大西洋两岸裂痕加大), the war caused 2.5 million war refugees homeless and worried about being killed by Sectarian. Iraq war did not bring peace but made Muslim extremists more active than before. And some even criticized that “American just come for the Oil!” But now the reasons behind this war are not simply grab the Oil according to recent report. (Global Research, Was the Iraq War to Grab Oil or to Raise Oil Prices?) It is quite provoking. What western did in Iraq do not benefit to Iraq people but make them suffered. And what’s more, after the 911 Issue, Muslim culture and Muslim