The notion that a non-secessionist approach can ameliorate racism in this country is an idea with no basis in world history https://twitter.com/jbouie/status/798606714673262592 …
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In city states, relations can be very agreeable btwn different groups. In empires, this is extremely rare (except in those empires' cities)
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This is because (I assume) a city is a place where people come voluntarily to try and make their fortune; self-selected heterogeneity
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Whereas an empire is a place with one conquering people and a great many conquered people. And every empire has a finite lifespan.
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City states have trouble remaining independent, but generally keep their character even when conquered--it's just a city thing...
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...and we see it even here in the USA--most large cities voted Clinton. But empires get torn apart. The best case scenario...
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...for an empire is peaceful dissolution. It is also the least common case. Good luck, America!
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