DIVERSITY WORKS FOR THE SMALL Small is how ‘diversity’ can work: diverse inter-s

DIVERSITY WORKS FOR THE SMALL

Small is how ‘diversity’ can work: diverse inter-state trade, rather than diverse intra-state politics.

Switzerland has 27 ‘states’ each with it’s own constitution, direct democracy, only one of which is over 1M people (Zurich), and the majority of which are in the tens of thousands. This is consistent with democratic theory as we understand it: small works. Largely because government cannot be used to accumulate power, and because each small area is homogenous, and has its own signals.

Denmark consists of 5.7M, in 5 Regions, from .5M – 1.7M, and 89% of whom are ethnic danes, and less than 8% who are immigrants.

Sweden consists of 9M people 86% of whom are native Swedes and only ~4.1% are immigrants from non western countries. (turkey, iran, iraq, somalia)

Norway consists of 5M people, 89% of whom are native Norwegian and only ~6% are non western immigrants.

Small homogenous nation states, and lots of them, are better solutions to free and happy and prosperous people. Big states can accumulate debt, engage in war, and must manage inter-group competition by political and apolitical means, instead of by trade.