NobleWombat t1_iu9oywb wrote on October 29, 2022 at 5:24 PM

Reply to comment by okcrumpet in Megalopolis: how coastal west Africa will shape the coming century. by filosoful

This is the problem with nationalism oriented state building; a far better model is federal state building.

MetalBawx t1_iuapzfn wrote on October 29, 2022 at 9:48 PM

Yeah well good luck seeing that change without a mountain of blood.

NobleWombat t1_iubym85 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:58 AM

That doesn't make any sense. Nationalism requires bloodshed, federalism does not.

MetalBawx t1_iuddmd6 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:07 PM

Trying to force a change of government especially from the outside tends to result in violence and if a country is badly split in terms of culture or ethnicity then it's even more likely a civil war will break out.

Southern-Trip-1102 t1_iucn4hh wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:12 AM

Not nessarily, if everyone forgets their ethnicity in favor of a nationality then what bloodshed would there be. Though this would require a very effective movement to avoid resistance.

NobleWombat t1_iucnga2 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:17 AM

That's just genocide.

Southern-Trip-1102 t1_iuco4lk wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:27 AM

How so? Humans have had their cultures changed, replaced, transformed for our entire history. Whether my group has a red or blue flag doesn't actually have any real value.

No_Breadfruit_2639 t1_iucv8hu wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:06 AM

It's actually happening with less blood though 😅😹 especially in west Africa. The desert has gotten a project in which it will be turned into a solar farm (African power hub) and part of it an actual agricultural farm. There's has been some interaction with some Arabs (Qatar and Dubai) for this kind of transformations