Globalisation with mistrust

The post-trial story of Meredith Kercher's murder by Amanda Knox and co-convictee, Raffaele Sollecito, tells us so much about where people are coming from. Here we are in a fully globalised world economy that everyone accepts, but where narrow views and small-mindedness is the dominant part of everyday life. Americans don't trust the legal system of Italy and we British don't trust the legal system of the US (re: the extradition of hacker Gary McKinnon). The first thought is that whoever 'we' are, then 'we' are right and 'foreigners' are wrong: no matter that we're talking about some of the most free, democratic and civilised countries. Is it ignorance or intolerance or what? How can we work together to solve the evils of terrorism, poverty or global warming even, when trust for our neighbour is non-existent.
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