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The preceding is related to the chasm that exists between those who are fans of, and favor, globalization (globaphilia) and those who fear it and are opposed to it (globaphobia). Those who are globaphiliacs see much to celebrate about globalization. They tend to emphasize its positive, and to deemphasize its negative, sides. Those associated with globaphobia tend to see people as “victims” of globalization and its largely negative consequences. Then there are middle-ground positions on this: “neither globaphobia nor globaphilia seem entirely justified. Globalization is neither a limitless source of benefit to humanity, as some claim, nor is it guilty of all the ills for which it is held responsible” (de la Dehesa 2006: x).