Sunday, April 04, 2010

The capacity to accept differentiated groups in a global world

We will need to develop the capacity to accept differentiated groups and small states in a global world. This is the new global worldview. Universalists and liberals tend to leap from global connectedness to individualism, skipping group selection in between. They tend to pay attention to differences by affirming individualism within globalism. But we are not all One, and we are not all individuals, we are differentiated groups, ethnic groups, small states living in a global world.

The original Federalism of the United States Constitution was and is an example of how multiplicity within one can be organized, so revolution is not really necessary. The capacity to accept differentiated groups and states needs to be redeveloped, with perhaps even more separation, and on a larger scale.

This balances human nature rather than fighting against what we are. Variety, biodiversity, makes for the healthiest possible evolving world for all.

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