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Samuel P. Huntington sees future of Poland outside of Slavic world [18]
I think If you want to divide the whole world into several major civilizations, he did it well.
He did it rather `one sided`, selfishly. Look how he grouping so called West, while segmenting Asia. Look how he ignored Slavic world and divided it over Catholic/Orthodox line. Plus, he is a liar. We all know that US won`t give up from California and control of Panama`s Gulf.
Most importantly for us, Slavs in Europe, why do you think that division of Slavs over religious lines can work in modern time? Do you know what price Serbs had to pay and still paying because of Vatican`s relentless desire to expand (plus Turkish Islamic invasion happened)? Ethic Serbs were split over religious lines and formation of new nations initiated. Process of segmentation of Serbs was bloody and violent, where millions of ethnic Serbs, no matter religious provenance, paid with life.
Now imagine that somebody wants to apply Huntington`s division onto the Slavic Poland. Poles and all Slavs peacefully to accept `eternal` loss of Poland to non-Slavs? I say `eternally` because when global civilizations are formed, that`s it. Its a deal for World Order at least for next few 100 years and during that time, Poland will be assimilated entirely.
What I want to tell you, Huntington`s division may initiate great turmoils within Poland and within entire Slavic world. In fact, such a division may turn eastern Europe in a wast Civil War-zone. So, I stand on position that Slavs won`t accept division over religious lines and it is Vatican now that would be forced to change approach. I don`t know, something can be offered to Pope- unity of Christianity, for example, where Pope can symbolically dominate over all Christians.
Poland is better off siding with USA and Western Europe than with their poor Slav losers.....
You know that situation dramatically changes. Neither is US economy perfect, neither are Slavic economies week. Then speaking in proportions of emerging global civilizations, you know what it means to join in such a conglomerate? It means to give up from old values entirely and adopt to new one. Are you ready to do so? Sure, global changes would expose all of us to influences that were not imaginable in past but still, within eventual Slavic civilization, preferable, in some Central European conglomerate of countries, Poland and Poles are at home. Its Polish culture. Outside of it is foreign world.
No matter where we live we would have to encounter many new people, of different background. One who is a Pole will have enough troubles in Poland within Central European civilization but, imagine level of cultural, multi-ethnic, racial and other problems within some other culture, non-Slavic and non-Polish.
So don`t give up. Don`t think how is Poland destined to be merged with Russians. Merge within Central Europe. Sure, if that ever ever become choice and if world powers just on themselves decide how would world look like. But that is why we talk. Let our voice be heard. We may change something or we may not but, we tried. It must be clear that people of Central Europe (and surrounding regions) in process of world globalization desire to have their own civilization. Don`t say you are against it.
Międzymorze, If it ever becomes a reality, won't be a civilization... more like a regional block.
On the short run, yes, you are right. I also see things that way. But on the long run, Międzymorze will must join in club of emerging global civilizations on its own or just would be divided among powers and its territories attached to some others.
I believe the EU is in desperate need of a "reset". Start all over again with some core countries as you say
There are even signs that same as Israel, Germany and Austria may join in Central European civilization, while France can become core of new civilization- I think of it under working title `Mediterranean civilization`. So, Germany and Israel may find themselves united within one and same country. Maybe even Turkey join.
Those could be great ``surprises`` to us who dream to have Central European civilization. It may become kind of compromise.
