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> I have to refer back to these long traditional rivals when I read people waxing poetic about the prospect of erasing international borders This is exactly th
by thomasahle 5y ago
> I have to refer back to these long traditional rivals when I read people waxing poetic about the prospect of erasing international borders
This is exactly the kind of problems borders create. Dam conflicts like this are nearly always across borders, not within border free regions like a country.
In the past city states might have had conflicts like this, but that's why we created larger governing regions to regulate resources more fairly. Today our problems are again becoming too large for our borders and we need to expand them.
- throwthere 5y ago> Dam conflicts like this are nearly always across borders, not within border free regions like a country. I don't think your assumption is true. Even just perusing http://www.worldwater.org/conflict/list/ http://www.worldwater.org/conflict/list/ I see plenty of intra-country conflicts. Heck, here's one in a first-world country 2 years ago-- https://www.watereducationcolorado.org/fresh-water-news/eco-vandals-shut-down-high-country-water-diversions-bound-for-the-front-range-causing-1-million-in-damage/ https://www.watereducationcolorado.org/fresh-water-news/eco-...
- Kye 5y agoYep. North and south Georgia (the state) get into fights over damming every time there's a drought. And this one between Georgia, Alabama, and Florida is ongoing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-state_water_dispute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-state_water_dispute
- philwelch 5y agoBorders are a symptom, not a cause. Yugoslavia was a unified country without internal borders. The lack of internal borders did not prevent ethnic warfare. The United Kingdom was a unified country without internal borders. The lack of internal borders did not prevent a century of violent conflict over the island of Ireland.