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In societies that have been preparing themselves by opening their markets and embracing universal education, the disruptions of this revolution can probably be absorbed and handled.
Conflict is most acute in closed societies characterized by a politically repressive climate and culturally induced obstacles to growth.
The new battle of lifestyles has given rise to new enemies of open societies, such as the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
It is no coincidence that terrorism thrives in societies that are intrinsically hostile to today's modernizing values and belief in individual autonomy.
In challenging groups like Al Qaeda, they must understand that they are engaged in a war of ideas; winning the hearts - and the lifestyles - of societies is the only way to win that battle.
Of course, immigration opponents might argue that the threat to Europe is not so much a matter of official religion as of the values, cultivated in Europe’s Christian societies, that underpin liberal democratic institutions.
Gays and the New Public PhilosophyLONDON – With humanity’s millennia-old focus on collective survival no longer a primary concern, a few fortunate societies in the West have become preoccupied with matters of human, or individual, rights.
In fact, opponents of the bill fail to mention that traditional marriage is in a fairly advanced state of decay in Western societies.
If Arab societies are ever to become more open and economically dynamic, their education systems will have to embrace and promote values appropriate to that goal.
Blaming local culture, which societies largely inherit, is not constructive.
Only by ensuring that these values take root in every school will they grow strong enough to change the course of Arab societies.
Extremists have targeted all civilized societies across the globe: in New York and Washington;Istanbul;Madrid;Beslan;Bali; and more.
Contextual intelligence is particularly important in foreign policy, because an effective leader must understand the culture and power structure of other societies, and how they interact as an international system.
And the economies and societies of frontline states like Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey, already under severe stress from absorbing millions of such refugees, face even greater risks.
Neither local democracy nor small societies, neither governmental checks and balances nor civil rights, can prevent the decline of critical thought that democracy seems to cause.
In this sense, Tocqueville’s intellectual heirs include the neo-Marxist theorists of the Frankfurt School, as well as Hannah Arendt, all of whom feared above all the disintegration of reason in modern societies.
But what makes for a great central bank governor in our modern societies, great institutions or great individuals?
To wait too long is to miss an important opportunity to be involved in developing a strategy that works for businesses, governments, and societies alike.
When they do, they will have the skills to help rebuild their societies and economies, as well as provide strong ties to the country where they sought refuge.
But job number two– developing economic theories to guide societies in an age of abundance – is no less complicated.
Even in the most Godless households, most children in Western societies probably know the details of the Christmas story.
What religion should teach us is not how to hate, but – to borrow again from Confucius – how to develop societies that look after and welcome the poor, the stranger, and the oppressed.
Perhaps the same is true with societies.
Indeed, such actions, and the sense of personal accountability they reflect, are what enables our societies to progress and thrive.
Countering the alt-right threat to our societies will also require deep reform.
It seems, therefore, that the conflicts generally ascribed to economic grievances and globalization are actually the latest battles in the culture wars that have split Western societies since the late 1960s.
In Latin America’s middle-class societies, good jobs at good wages matter.
The more significant roadblock is the missing recognition that markets cannot produce prosperity for long – for anyone – unless they are backed by healthy societies and good governance.
And societies will continue to lack the jobs and capital investment that are essential for durable prosperity and general well-being.
Elsewhere, the stories of futility in the “war on drugs are more brutal: capital punishment for drug-related offenses; extra-judicial killings in the name of creating drug-free societies; drug users sent to labor camps as a form of “treatment”; and drug-using women handcuffed to beds during childbirth.
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