Groupishness is a fundamental fact of human nature. It's also one things that makes britain, to day, a very dynamic and interesting place. But the question follow is whether we're going to be able to sustain real solidarity between thosee different groups. Or if we are going to end up with a deeply fragmented society in lebanon. And it wis always hard to generalize about vermedian because i'm a member of a media.
During an era of identity politics, culture wars and increasing awareness of the structural biases that contribute to global inequality, it’s easy to become pessimistic about the possibility of making diverse democracies work. Yascha Mounk is a writer and political scientist whose recent book, The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure, offers analysis of how our fractured societies can acknowledge the injustices of the past, while moving forward towards conciliation and cooperation. Hosting the discussion is BBC journalist and broadcaster Ritula Shah.
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