Diversity and State Control

But I still feel the same
Lost like tears in the rain
I love the mystery of you
--Ric Ocasek

Diversity is axiomatic of human nature. Variation among people is essential to prosperity. If all people were similar in skills, capabilities and interests, then it would be difficult to realize the division of labor necessary to advance standard of living.

That people differ in their skills and interests is one of God's great gifts.

We often hear proponents of the State give lip service to the value of diversity. It is lip service because the State loses its effectiveness as diversity increases among those it seeks to govern. Diversity means difference of opinion. Diversity fosters dissent and is difficult to control.

The State seeks sameness among its subjects. It wants no dissent. Instead, it pursues uniformity and groupthink--a mindless deference to authority.

This is why centralized designs struggle. The greater the area over which an authority wishes to govern, the more difficult it is to do so. Greater distances bring more diversity. Dissenting viewpoints grow.

As geographic area grows, it becomes increasingly difficult for the State to marshal enough public support to legitimize its actions. The number of dissenters constitutes an increasingly significant threat to State control.

Government's insatiable quest for more power inevitably finds the State seeking to expand its reach. Fortunately, the increasing diversity that such power seeking encounters is likely to push back.

Diversity is the enemy of the State.