Mon Mar 04, 2019 10:35 am
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johnm wrote:eltonioni wrote:So we can see what we should be aspiring to, could you point to one such successful complex political and social system...
None without fault as you might expect, funnily enough the EU has many of these characteristics as do many member states and USA, none has the full set yet sadly.
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I'd add Canada, which has made a pretty good job of resisting its inherently fissiparous undercurrents since BNA in 1867. It has stayed effectively bilingual at Federal level, trilingual or more in parts; has resisted armed insurrection (Riel in 19th c, FLQ in 1960s), armed invasion (from US in 1812 - military - and US-harboured 'Fenian raids' in late 19th c) and further threats thereof (notably during US Civil War and Prohibition); it has coped peacefully with major territorial adjustments which could have been destabilising shocks (legacy of Oregon Treaty 1846, incorporation on N&L in 1949, creating Nunavut in 1999). Meanwhile, it has largely honoured its legacy (pre-1867) and later Treaties including sovereign Reserve rights with its First Nations, effectively welcomes and absorbed and Canadianised immigrants from all over the world, and contributed (and bled) far beyond its weight in war (voluntarily joining larger alliances in a cause perceived to be just) and peace-keeping.
Much to be proud of ..
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