dialogue of civilizations for civilizatons

The idea of dialogue between civilizations was a counterpoint to the idea of a' clash of civilizations',   The prppopsed dialogue was not allowed to happen. Clash was preferred.That is where the cash is - in wars. Lots of them. Eternal wars,to push  the idea of eternal growth. The destruction of civilizations just does not count. The mass slaughter of millions of people , even children, is  considered to be an 'acceptable price and worth it".


"Dialogue among civilisations cannot be confined to the year 2001. The initiative requires a sustained effort on various levels—as “cultural dialogue”, “diplomatic dialogue”, “religious dialogue”, “intellectual and philosophical dialogue”, and so forth. With luck, these dialogues will reinforce each other by the sheer weight, enthusiasm and breakthroughs in each sphere. What is at stake regarding civilisational dialogue is not so much a chimerical final reconciliation, but the cultural and political ability to deal with a world full of tensions and interactions. By promoting debate and discussion on important social, cultural, political and economic issues, the UN initiative on dialogue among civilisations belongs to, and deepens, the new, forward-looking impetus of the world body, not simply as a “traffic-controller” of global diplomacy, but also as a norm-setting forum for the world’s mosaic of cultures, a forum which simultaneously undergirds an emerging global culture."



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