Thus, like Etzioni has advocated all along, subcommunities can co-exist peacefully. Subcommunities can learn from each other and only diversity gives us this opportunity. Growing up sandwiched between two ethnic subcommunities, my views have been patterned after both communities. Horizons expand with subcommunities converge. By allowing ourselves to learn from each other, we are able to unite to form a “communitarian nexus.”

Etzioni, Amitai. “Back to We.” The Spirit of Community: Rights, Responsibilities, and the Communitarian Agenda. New York: Crown, 1993. 116-33.

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