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March 10, 2005

Peace and diversity

I was thinking about the Shiites, Syria and Lebanon, and solidifying something that's been taking shape in my mind for quite some time now: most of the current squabbles going on are because one group of people is bound and determined to force another group of people to live the way the first group wants them to, and all they want is to be left alone. Although I really don't don't buy into segregation --- I think we're all better off exposed to each other's cultures and viewpoints, if a majority isn't willing to allow a minority to live how they choose, then that minority has the right to segregate and do so. And until there's a mechanism in place to allow that, there will not be peace on this planet. Or anywhere else such conditions exist. Libertarians are making a few limited attempts at doing something like that, but they're too independent to work together and it's going nowhere. I don't know how to arrange such a thing, but I do know that it's going to be a requirement for peace. Posted by abatie at March 10, 2005 09:48 PM | TrackBack
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