Budapest, Hungary - In the beginning, thou shalt be alone on this earth. Later, thou shalt have a companion. Then, a family. Later, a herd....Or is it the other way around? Anyway, in the end, you'll belong to a tribe.
In the so-called modern times this group of people, often together with other friendly tribes, do everything they can to reach the phase when on a certain territory they can create their own nation and state. Unfortunately, due to wars, ethnic conflicts and an awakening of the tribal conscience, sooner or later some tribes feel they do not want to belong to that nation and state -- they want their own instead, as if the members of the tribe had forgotten how they became a part of the given nation and state.
More often, the majority group in that nation makes quite a lot of hostile steps against the minority, so the later can really feel that they are hated, or even chased. The snake bites of its own tail. History seems to start all over from scratch.
What can be said? What can be done? When in Eastern Europe Yugoslavia fell apart after a bloody civil war and a few new nation and states started to exist, the change seemed to work out just fine. When Czechoslovakia was torn into the Czech land and Slovakia, the Czech and Slovak citizens looked happy. At the same time, certain economists believe that from the point of view of industry, agriculture and commerce, the original (big) country was stronger and more able to develop and progress.
The growth of the EU shows that after the small nations were created, they want to join a bigger community of states by all means. I think we reached that point with the European Union. Countries following tribal situations are only viable when they can belong to a greater but looser community of other countries.
I know it sounds like a wild idea, and still, I think this is the right time to initiate the existence of a new international formation: the "AU" (Arabic Union), the same way the EU was created. Within the AU it wouldn't hurt if every single tribe established its own independent nation and state. Thus, a good government should accept the wishes of the tribes without fear or angst.
I wonder if any government or politician would ever listen to me. Again: What can be said? What can be done? Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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