My vision is to encourage global engagement as a means of discussing and resolving the many problems the world faces. National, religious and racial divisions are not helpful in a global world. We need communication with each other to build TRUST and bridging social capital. I describe myself as a "GET Network Ambassador". http://www.themetanetwork.com Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:32:35 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.themetanetwork.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=globalengagement&amp;Itemid=181 <p style="margin-bottom: 0.1cm; page-break-before: always">The Lion&#39;s network is confirmation that global engagement is of great importance. Very few of the most serious problems facing us as individuals can be solved by applying &quot;individual responsibility&quot;.&nbsp; If that was the mosteffective way forward, most of us would be trouble and worry free by now. </p> <p>&nbsp;The political system in your country is NOT fully democratic in the modern sense of the word, and I don&#39;t c [...] johnsveitch global rules politics United Nations trade