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The strength of a nation is determined by its institutions, especially in education, arts, and culture. Nations that fail to develop or that suppress their people will become extinct, as knowledge is what pushes humanity forward. Nations need to progress together as a group and not solely rely on extraordinary individuals to save them because relationships and connections are essential for a thriving society.
When two nations that lived under the same empire, received the same resources, and had the same conditions for development, yet one built dozens of institutions that still exist today while the other built none, this points to a huge gap - not only in knowledge but also in societal collaboration. The failure to establish the essential pillars needed for independent nations speaks volumes about their ability to work together as a group. So, what can we learn from this?
I wish I could be in the podcasters' studio to ask them this because it's an important question to discuss: What does it mean when nations with millions of people fail to collaborate in building institutions that serve their own people and are essential for everyday life and culture? What does it mean that they continue to fail to collaborate as a group, even today, to establish something beyond personal gain - something that serves their community?
And, on the other hand, what does it mean that a small minority group, whose most people were murdered in the Holocaust during that time, managed to accomplish so much, so fast, without funding or resources, when most of them didn't even know each other and had to develop relationships and build trust?
To read the blog post they talk about, click the link: From Chaos to Civilization: How the British Empire Transformed the Middle East.
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