http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2009/08/weekend-mashup%e2%80%94august-21-to-23/ Website of author and historian, Steven Pressfield. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:07:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2009/08/weekend-mashup%e2%80%94august-21-to-23/comment-page-1/#comment-1898 Jay Taber Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:00:30 +0000 http://blog.stevenpressfield.com/?p=726#comment-1898 The political principle of subsidiarity -- solving social problems at the most appropriate level -- applies universally, whether in Afghanistan, Spain or the UK. Autonomy in education, economics and governance doesn't always require independence, but it does require respect. If the original nations like Scotland, Wales and Catalonia are deserving of self-determination, why not the Pashtun? The political principle of subsidiarity — solving social problems at the most appropriate level — applies universally, whether in Afghanistan, Spain or the UK. Autonomy in education, economics and governance doesn’t always require independence, but it does require respect. If the original nations like Scotland, Wales and Catalonia are deserving of self-determination, why not the Pashtun?

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