The Earth And Its Diversity Needs Peace And Democracy

Is this just another peace statement on humanity?
Yes and No.

Yes: I don't mind making just another statement on world peace because we still need it. We talk every single day about world peace and how to fight poverty once and for all, but do not seem to achieve much more than the few efforts done by a handful of great but two few pro-active and influent people. We need another statement from another person every single day until the day we are all making a difference in our lives.

Humanity is a whole body made of human beings, and human beings go through the following steps to make progress in their lives:
1. Analyzing the problems
2. Researching and Testing on what can be done
3. Making the Decision to do it
4. Doing it and being persistent
5. Being successful at it and keeping doing it as a habit
Are we actually going through those steps or are we only remaining somewhere around steps 1-2, with an endless series of fairly successful tests, done by a small proportion of the population only, ever and ever again? With the growing efforts to build a world at peace, it is common sense that we are likely to turn at some point in the near future into trials that actually work that will move us swiftly into realization and success. And maybe if we haven't manage this yet, it is because we did not have the means to go forward to steps 3 and 4. My second answer below describes how I think we WILL do it.

No: This is not just a peace statement but a realistic denouncement that in 2007, we are still a world very much based on nationalism. Back to step 1 above. If we think of the new generation, people like me, my friends, and even better, my younger brothers and sisters, we tend to think beyond patriotism and nationalism. Of course as anybody should, we respect the values of the nations we come from, but deep inside, and sometimes also on our very faces, we strive for something that crosses those borders. In many ways, it is so backward to think in terms of one's nation only. I chose to think of the world, if not the universe, as "one great nation". It's not only about discovering or helping the foreigner, it's much more being equal to him or her, being a fellow citizen with the rest of the planet.

I am a strong advocate of cultural differences across the world. And also, I think we should capitalize on those great differences that make every culture and every region so rich and different. Art should and will also reflect this constant, purposeful, diversity clash that makes the earth such a wonderful and diverse place to be in.

Do we need just another peace statement on humanity?

Yes and No.

Efforts for peace and democracy are going to spread to the population at large, because they will become a priority; but this will require a new belief in new paradigms that cross borders, cultures and current systems.
This may be frightening at first, and seem unreal to others, as any true change is; but when it comes to politics, the economy and global social exchanges, it really seems that we are getting closer and closer together, and, particularly for the youngest demographics, that we refute the values of nationalism, and life within borders, for a life that crosses all borders, making all of this earth's human beings fully equal and considerable, citizens of the world.