You just cannot conceive a state for one religiously or racially defined group, and implement it amidst a population of "others," and not end up with an authoritarian discriminatory society. You can, of course, kill or chase away all the others and then, in your homogeneous solitude, act like you are a democracy. However, in the post World War II, post Holocaust world, this strategy is totally anachronistic and it will fool almost no one on the o ...

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You just cannot conceive a state for one religiously or racially defined group, and implement it amidst a population of "others," and not end up with an authoritarian discriminatory society. You can, of course, kill or chase away all the others and then, in your homogeneous solitude, act like you are a democracy. However, in the post World War II, post Holocaust world, this strategy is totally anachronistic and it will fool almost no one on the outside.

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Authors Bio:

Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.