Is there anything positive about Globalization and Consumerism?

Globalisation can be positive but not as it's practiced today in economic terms. If there were free movement of labour as well as goods, it would lead to wages going up in the Third World because there would be a genuinely free market. Globalisation also enables me to answer your question although it's not exactly in the realm of economics. Awareness of distant events is also positive. Because we're aware of what's happening in Syria, for example, things might improve there because we can do things like boycott them. That also indicates something positive about consumerism. Choosing between products gives us some control about where money goes, which is a potential tool in improving the lot of poorer people and preferring less oppressive regimes.