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posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 05:24am on 2019-06-15

"A primordial instinct going back to humanity's tribal past makes us see difference as a threat. That instinct is massively dysfunctional in an age in which our several destinies are interlinked. Oddly enough, it is the market -- the least overtly spiritual of concepts -- that delivers a profoundly spiritual message: that it is through exchange that difference becomes a blessing, not a curse. When difference leads to war, both sides lose. When it leads to mutual enrichment, both sides gain." -- Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, The Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations

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posted by [personal profile] polydad at 05:31am on 2019-06-16
What about those of us who see difference and say 'whoo, neat!' and run to explore it?
eftychia: My face as of October 2018. Wearing a hat. (strawhat)
posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 09:31am on 2019-06-16
Apparently, we're on Rabbi Sacks' side.

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