Sooly on Nostr: In bed thinking about this and I’d like your feedback. When a nation-state becomes ...

In bed thinking about this and I’d like your feedback.

When a nation-state becomes a patchwork of cultures, histories, and identities, but lacks the courage to embrace a unifying ideology like multiculturalism, the outcome is not harmony. It is fracture. Without a shared framework for coexistence, diversity becomes a battlefield, not a strength.

In this vacuum, fear takes root. Communities withdraw into themselves, carving out enclaves of isolation. The “us versus them” mindset flourishes. Mistrust deepens. Stereotypes harden. And in the absence of a collective narrative, the very fabric of the nation begins to unravel.

This is the price of ignoring the work of unity. Diversity alone does not create strength—just as a mosaic without grout crumbles under pressure. A nation can only endure if it chooses to weave its differences into a single story, one that celebrates every voice without erasing any.

But if it doesn’t? History teaches us what follows: polarization, division, and ultimately collapse.

What nation did you think of as you read this?

GN

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