shaberon
3rd May 2016, 00:16
I have issues about things like a Senator from Kansas using the federal government to over-rule Vermont's GMO labeling. I've always looked to underdogs such as the Basque or the Okinawans who have been subdued by greater powers and their independence movements perpetually snuffed.
The more I look around, the more I begin to admire nations (cultures) that basically say: leave us alone.
I haven't looked into the rules about Icelandic citizenship, but their lack of a military, dedication to green energy, and at least taking the first step in holding banks accountable, is pretty impressive.
When looking at Middle Eastern nations (without states), I find the Druze: accepts no converts, you can't join them. They are extremely militant in a "you're not pushing me off this hill" kind of way.
Smaller and meeker, the Mandeans. They're not really Jewish since they reject Abraham/circumcision, being violence against the body. Don't accept Jesus, since their custom is baptism in running water every Sunday, not once in stagnant water. You can't join them. They will not fight. Hence now a diaspora due to the instability of Iraq.
On a state level, the only Mahayana Buddhist country in the world is Bhutan. It's "technically" unsealed, but citizenship requires 20-25 years residency, if they would have you so long. It's hugely conservative of its ecosystem and is almost 100% organic. It has never been taken over, and never done anything aggressive besides trying to push out some Nepali rebel encampments. There aren't really any Western businesses there. It has issues, but this is the place that invented Gross National Happiness in place of Gross National Product. I would hate to see it compromised.
So, I am scrounging around for examples of other nations that essentially have shut doors in terms of mixing, and opinions if you think this is a valid way to go, or if these are horrible racist policies that deserve to get bulldozed by multi-culturalism.
Especially if you are from within such a nation, or have first-hand knowledge of them. The emphasis being on ones ranging from defensive to passive, and less on a tribe that may happen to be mostly insular, but does so by way of grinding down its neighbors.
The more I look around, the more I begin to admire nations (cultures) that basically say: leave us alone.
I haven't looked into the rules about Icelandic citizenship, but their lack of a military, dedication to green energy, and at least taking the first step in holding banks accountable, is pretty impressive.
When looking at Middle Eastern nations (without states), I find the Druze: accepts no converts, you can't join them. They are extremely militant in a "you're not pushing me off this hill" kind of way.
Smaller and meeker, the Mandeans. They're not really Jewish since they reject Abraham/circumcision, being violence against the body. Don't accept Jesus, since their custom is baptism in running water every Sunday, not once in stagnant water. You can't join them. They will not fight. Hence now a diaspora due to the instability of Iraq.
On a state level, the only Mahayana Buddhist country in the world is Bhutan. It's "technically" unsealed, but citizenship requires 20-25 years residency, if they would have you so long. It's hugely conservative of its ecosystem and is almost 100% organic. It has never been taken over, and never done anything aggressive besides trying to push out some Nepali rebel encampments. There aren't really any Western businesses there. It has issues, but this is the place that invented Gross National Happiness in place of Gross National Product. I would hate to see it compromised.
So, I am scrounging around for examples of other nations that essentially have shut doors in terms of mixing, and opinions if you think this is a valid way to go, or if these are horrible racist policies that deserve to get bulldozed by multi-culturalism.
Especially if you are from within such a nation, or have first-hand knowledge of them. The emphasis being on ones ranging from defensive to passive, and less on a tribe that may happen to be mostly insular, but does so by way of grinding down its neighbors.