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In reply to the discussion: The real truth is that people across the planet are fed up of [View all]Moostache
(9,895 posts)Division and separation is the only thing I am convinced is NOT a solution.
Humanity has reached a level of interconnectedness that dwarfs previous eras that ended in major conflicts - the Colonial era of the 1500-1800's, the Roman Empire circa 300 BC - 300 AD, the pre-Civil War America, the pre- WW I Europe. All of those and many other eras of human history saw things build to a head and end in violent conflict.
We are a war-like parochial species. We seem to be incapable of overcoming that serious limitation.
I sadly think we are in need of an evolutionary change that either rises from the ashes of the next conflict or sadly not at all.
Fascism is not the answer.
Empire is not the answer.
Capitalism is not the answer.
Feudalism is not the answer.
Communism is not the answer.
I believe that a model society based on the principles of Nordic Democratic Socialism is worth holding out as a model for humanity to TRY to emulate. Looking beyond our superficial differences to a deeper understanding of our internal similarities and designing a society that fosters the best of other systems would have my vote for a social experiment worth having ... at least BEFORE the bullets and bombs and missiles fly once more.