For centuries, world politics has been organized around nations and their official functionaries—with artificial borders drawn up, separating French from German, Australian from New Zealander. But this could all be blown away as technology and political movements reshape our understanding of world governance.
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Posted by
Peacenik Rick on 02/04 at 03:20 PM
Yes! This is awesome stuff! It sure seems like there is a great awakening taking place, one that stands to foster a far more just global civilization.
Posted by
Intomorrow on 02/04 at 11:32 PM
The following is a not entirely unwarranted caveat from Francis Fukuyama:
“...multiculturalism validates the victimhood of virtually every out-group. It is impossible to generate a mass progressive movement on the basis of such a motley coalition: most of the working-class citizens victmized by the system are cultural conservative…”
“...postmodernism begins with a denial of any master narrative of history or society, undercutting its own authority as a voice for the majority of citizens who feel betrayed by their elites…”
There is something to what Fukuyama writes above.
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