I don't think this is a real solution. Borders occur at all levels, not just at a national level. Your town boundaries determine how much tax you pay and what school district your kids are in. Your county boundaries determine whether you can open a bar on your land. And don't get me started on states' rights.
The issue is largely that the law is different in the two countries which dispute the region. In Northern Ireland for instance, the law was largely biased against Catholics, which is the root cause for the violent independence movement that followed.
While I agree with the notion that we are all one planet, I think that the issue of borders is far more complex than nationality you want to be. Rather, it's allowing people to decide under which rules they wish to be governed, which is a far more important issue than simple tribalism.
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The true solution, which won't work until everyone thinks of the Internet or Earth as their nationality, is to do away with borders altogether.
I don't think this is a real solution. Borders occur at all levels, not just at a national level. Your town boundaries determine how much tax you pay and what school district your kids are in. Your county boundaries determine whether you can open a bar on your land. And don't get me started on states' rights.
The issue is largely that the law is different in the two countries which dispute the region. In Northern Ireland for instance, the law was largely biased against Catholics, which is the root cause for the violent independence movement that followed.
While I agree with the notion that we are all one planet, I think that the issue of borders is far more complex than nationality you want to be. Rather, it's allowing people to decide under which rules they wish to be governed, which is a far more important issue than simple tribalism.