WHY THERE ARE NO ETHNO-STATES (And why that's good)

                                                   

A couple days ago I had a brief exchange on twitter. Somebody asked me how many “Ethno-states” I think there are in the world. I responded saying “I don’t think there are any Ethno-states currently, and that there should not be. Now he responded with a list of countries topped off with a few ad-hominems. But this is not a response to him. That exchange just got me thinking about “Ethno-states” what they are, what they are not, and why there are none left in the world, and why that's good.

So I would define an “Ethno-state” as a civil political tool, that involves strictly regulating Ethnicity. Ethnicity is “cultural, heritage”. It is different than race (which is simply heritage). So segregation occurs and has occurred all over the world, but segregation still allows ethnicity's to grow, and interact, all be it to a limited degree. Think about the difference between pre-civil rights United States, and WWII Nazi Germany. Pre-civil rights U.S. segregated based on race, but allowed for the growth and slight interaction of cultures. This is segregated multiculturalism. WWII Nazi Germany on the other hand literally did not allow the, lets say “inferior cultural heritage”. It was literally against the law to be a “non Aryan”.

Many groups all over the world support and fight for an Ethno-state. “White supremacy” groups that we all think of such as the “Imperial Klans of America” and the “National Socialist Movement, certainly promote the idea. However “black supremacy” groups like the “Nation of Islam” and the “Universal Negro Improvement Association”, which have never had even near the popularity of “white supremacy groups”, but have always had an equally hateful agenda, like establishing an “Ethno-state”. Although at this point virtually all official nations, have pretty much abandon the idea of strictly regulating ethnicity. However many unfortunately have and continue to engage in segregation

Now in any terms I think of an Ethno-state as bad. The reason is because “Cultural integration” is one of the best ways for cultures to progress. A simple example is “Chinese food”. In the U.S. Chinese-American immigrants, wanted a taste of their old home, that could be popular in their new one. And because of that we have egg rolls, fortune cookies, pork fried rice, and General Tsaos chicken. This is something that is drastically hindered by segregation and virtually impossible in an Ethno-state. Basically multiculturalism is the first step to a “Melting pot” in which the U.S.A. is, always has been, and always will be.

Now many people argue a sort of “comfort of their own kind”, or “a homeland for muh people”. But if your uncomfortable around another ethnicity, then that's the very definition of racism (or more accurately misethny). And “homeland” what the fuck does that even mean? Unless your talking about the showtime series (which is hella good) but outside of that I have no idea. To quote that weird possible homo from “JOE DIRT” (2001) “home is where you make it”.

Now I feel that although ethnicity tells you more about a person than race it still tells you exceptionally little, and so to judge on that alone is unfair discrimination or bigotry. My patriotism has little to do with culture or nation and even less with race. My patriotism is linked exclusively to VALUES. And not the “gays cant get married” “traditional” “conservative” values bullshit. I’m talking about values like, equality, liberty, democracy, independence, love, and compassion. Peace, love, and understanding. Can’t we all just get along? To which the answer is of-course, NO. Unfortunately not enough people watch “Doctor Who”, listen to “Nickelback”, or “reach out to your fellow man, lend him a helping hand, put a little love in your heart.