McWords

are moving from a more nationalist view of life. Barber states that “human nature is dependency” and “Every nation, it turns out, needs something another nation has: some nations have almost nothing they need.” (pg. 2, Barber). The Information –technology imperative is the dependency of on the flow information and new communication methods. Barber feels that this is all a cover up for power-mongering elites. The communication accessibility has become a threat because it does not respect nation boundaries. His example is satellites and telephones. The Ecological imperative deals with increased awareness but also with increased inequality. This means that modernized nations block off the roads to developing nations. All the forces in the McWord are a direct reflection of the forces in…