Dalai Lama: Global Identity Crisis and Violence

There is a lot that he says in his interview on CNN that make sense, however they are neither realistic nor practical.

I can understand his ideals that acts of violence are based on emotional motivation and that everyone is a member of a human race and how violence between cultures constitutes a global identity crisis, but it's not something that can be fixed.

People are too naive to let go of who they are (or in the Dalai Lama's perspective, to equally acknowledge the existence of everybody else). Look at people who demonstrate excessive "cultural pride." They will believe that there's no such thing as too much "cultural pride." Don't get me wrong, I have the utmost respect for any culture, but "cultural pride" carries with it the responsibility to act as a humble member of society (which is made up of LOTS of other cultures).

Not everybody is as humble as the Dalai Lama on these matters. Not everybody has the ability to sit down and listen to a complete stranger about their life experiences. People are so quick to jump onto a bandwagon without thinking because it reinforces friendships by cultural association (which is arguably a form of ethnic bias).

It is human nature that forces us to scrutinize those we do not know or trust. It's a natural defense mechanism. Not to say that the Dalai Lama is wrong, but it goes to show that idealistic views of global acts of violence between cultures is something you cannot realistically address because you have to tell both sides that they're wrong, and nobody will take that position seriously. Just look at how seriously countries take the United Nations...