Monday, June 1, 2009
PHILOSOPHIZING YOUR CULTURE
WHY DO PEOPLE IDENTIFY AT SOME POINT IN TIME WITH CULTURAL OR ETHNIC GROUPS IN MANNERS THAT ARE THREATENING TO THE STATE?
To set the ball rolling, ethnic groups are described as groups of people living together through common goals, ambitions and ancestries.As ethnicity comes from the word "Ethnos" which means a number of people living together.It is therefore vital for ethnic groups to be united.But it is unfortunate that some people who identify themselves with certain ethnic groups act in manners which are threatening to the state.
These threatening manners contribute to the retardation of the development of the state.It can be said that people cherish their ethnic backgrounds and at some point in time threaten the state due to ethnocentrism and the idea of priority on the side of government.In retrospect, our ancestries were exercising superiority over some ethnic groups and this left an indelible mark on the foreheads of their generations since they groomed them(Generations) with this biased notion.So, in recent times, some ethnic groups don't appreciate.Therefore, any jot of disturbance inflames into serious damages such as serial killings which affect the state adversely.
Furthermore, when government concentrates at a particular area in terms of development at the expense of the other areas, it breeds threats to the state which are being meted out by groups of people.The deprived areas or ethnic areas therefore suggest that government is giving priority to others which amounts to superiority or means that those beneficiaries are superior.Some people take undue advantage of such and cause havoc to the state.
Moreover, at some point in time, ethnic groups have become partisan.Due to the partisan nature of certain ethnic groups, some people hide behind it to threaten the state.Also, most people are very much devoted to their ethnic line and so relapse to a certain position when they sense being cheated or a member punished unfairly.But why should these factors labeled lead people or ethnic groups to act in manners that are threatening to the state if ethnicity thrives on togetherness?
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