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4) POLITICAL SYSTEM
The highest environmental degradation, environmentalist should address is the level of degradation of the political biodiversity. It is common to hear international organizations preach democracy and good governance. It is even one of the millennium development goals.
The term good governance has been wrongly adopted to have a constant meaning in a highly diverse world. This is to say that, what the U.S.A preaches as good governance of the people of the United State is imposed to others of diverse cultures. This is a major problem of the world and should be re-addressed. Different people have different expectations from their leaders. For example, we Africans do not really pay emphasis on how many years someone may stay in office, but on what he or she has to offers. Hence a good leader could stay in office for life so far as he creates a suitable living environment. The term good governance should be seen as a variable, meaning different things to the different groups of people, thou should have a common characteristic of national development.
Secondly, democracy is imposed to be the best political system of governing people. This causes a lot of problem, because what a distinct group of people called democracy is imposed on another group of people. This is the major cause of war in the world today. Democracy means different things to different people, hence should be also seen as a variable with a common characteristic of national and international development. This explains the fact that, what the United State practice and preach as democracy, can hardly in install in Africa or the Middle East. For example, it is good democracy in U.S for a Child to stand against his own parents based on his right, but this is seen as an abomination in an Africa context. It is our tradition and culture that a child remains very submissive to his parents. That is African democracy.
Further more, democracy should not be seen as the only way or system in which people could be governed. Believe me or not Experiences have shown clearly that, some people need to be governed by dictators. Dictatorship can also be match with good governance. That is to say that the theory of good governance should not be limited only to democracy, but should extend to the different systems. If honest enough, Libya, under Col Gadafi is a clear proof of how dictatorship can be attributed to good governance and national development
Africa has suffered a lot in the quest of administering ‘’ foreign democracy’’ and this is what the Middle East will not wish to taste. It is a struggle against one’s immediate culture and traditions. We African where ruled and govern by chiefs, fons or Lamidos. They where not elected. (Anti-democracy).
Hence, unity between these diverse human society can be achieve by respecting the cultures, and traditions of the different society. They should initiate enervation of their own tradition if needed.
5) UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
There is every need for this highly diverse society to communicate between each other in order to enhance relationship. This is because diversity is power; it brings together different ideals needed for nation building. This explains the strength of the United State due to its highly diverse society. Unity could be facilitating when communication in easy. That is if the different groups of people are able to understand each other. Setting out a Universal Language could make things easy. It will identify one as a citizen of the world. English stands better place, hence could be promoted. The aim of promoting English should not be as to show British influence but should be seen as a way of linking people together. It should be termed no man language. It should not come to replace anyone’s native language but enhance multilingualism. The native language of anyone should be seen as a personal pride.
Other activities that can enhance unity or create a network between people include; the Internet, telecommunication, tourism, sport etc. hence investor should pay much attention in such sectors that promotes unity.
6) OPEN BORDERS
There is just no way we could be talking about unity, that is, how the diverse people of the world could live together as one, when we are still separated with tide geographical boundaries. This is the major problem Africa is facing in establishing a united community of Africa. This is because after colonization, the colonial master installed boundaries that separated us; Africans from our brothers and sisters. Africa had no boundaries before colonization. We lived as one people;
We saw each other as a family member. We did not use words like uncle or aunty; rather we preferred to say my father’s brother or sister. This creates togetherness since one clearly see, how close we where. To create a United state of the world, we will need to live life at it fullest, that is, binned by a human right to live any where in the world. We should live as citizens of the world with the religion to do good. This will eliminate superiority and inferiority complexes, which are the major standing blocks to Unity.
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omg! i totally agree! Marino Harker-Smith | Sep 5th, 2006
heya! brilliant piece!
i totally agree with the whole unity in diversity thing. i strongly believe in embracing our differences to accept each other and form a united global community.
The meaning of the word COMMUNITY needs reinformed if we want to have a global society that respects each other and less conflict.
I also agree with what u said about the supreme being and islam vs christianity stuff... why can we not all agree that we are all worshiping the same supreme being/creator??
-M
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