=Thesis=
Since technology provides the foundation for today's globilization system, it serves as a symbol of power for the United States and is the underlying cause for conflict on the global stage.
Marx would argue that Americans viewpoints vary on the impact of technology in the global arena depending on their age, social class, and political stance. Like the example of Jefferson and Webster, technology affects people to various degrees based on their reliance on technology; thus, it is evident that businessmen, teenagers, and anyone who uses the internet, for instance, to trade stock or sell on eBay will support the idea that technology has a massive effect on globalization. In today's world, the speed of your modem is more important than the number of nuclear weapons you have.
Winner would argue that technology is not the root of global conflict because technology is meant to provide order. Technology's aim is to improve the lives of people by providing safer foods, better roads, and more effective medical treatment. Winner argues that nuclear energy, for example, cannot be taken out of context until it is accepted and used on a large scale. Certain technologies require a tradeoff between necessity and consequence.
Both would agree that technology does in fact determine a nation-state's level of power in on the world stage.
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