Not exact matches
We need to live in a way that fosters
community and that doesn't
destroy other
cultures.
At the same time marginal groups like Dalits
and tribals are seeking a new identity for themselves based on their past religion
and cultures which had been suppressed or
destroyed by dominant
communities.
More recently we have seen the globalisation
and liberalisation in economic policies which create a new
culture that
destroys indigenous
communities and traditional values.
We believe that
communities are what make our
culture successful —
and that apathy
and a lack of participation is what
destroys it.
Parvin continued: «It pains me that when I go back, I will tell my people that wealthy governments just talked about which lands will be lost,
communities displaced,
cultures destroyed and which lives are less important.»
Therefore, while keeping TK secret might benefit the knowledge holding
community in the short term, if the
culture of the
community is
destroyed, then the knowledge will be lost resulting in a loss of social welfare both to members of the TK holding
communities and to the general public.