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Co-existence: the norm of nature
Co-existence is given a lot of weightage in today's politics. The principle of co-existence is held aloft. Co-existence between all the different ways of life is absolutely essential. One stream of thought is based on socialist principles while the other on capitalist principles. If one is the dictate of democracy, the other is that of autocracy. Both the streams of thought are well known in the world today. They are opposing thoughts. In such a situation the ideal outcome should be that either the socialist remains or the capitalist, either democracy or autocracy. Both cannot exist because they are contradictory. Either you or me...not both together.
If one continues to think like this: either socialism or capitalism; either democracy or autocracy then there will be no alternative left but to wage wars. In the political arena it has been concluded that emphasis should be placed on co-existence. Both can co-exist, both can live. They both have the right to do so. On the basis of this co-existence, institutions like the United Nations have the representation of both socialist and capitalist countries. Even though the idea of accommodating co-existence in politics
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