For any people (community or nation) to be respected comprehensively, it is imperative that from that people emerge individuals and groups exhibiting excellence in all subjects: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), Social Sciences (Sociology, History, ...), Humanities (Literature, Poetry, ...) and Fine Arts (Music, Painting, Sculpture, ...). If you underemphasize STEM, you will stay dependent; If you underemphasize Social Sciences, you will experience non-inclusive development and will stay unaware and intellectually shallow; If you underemphasize Humanities and Fine Arts, you will stay coarse and unrefined aesthetically.
And how does one achieve this balance?
1. Invest appropriately in all subjects: At the level of education as well as creating jobs.
2. Bring forward the best in every field to talk about their journeys and showcase how interesting and fascinating each subject is.
3. Insist on meritocracy. Affirmative action needs to be about a) ensuring everyone is treated equally, 2) the economically disadvantaged get all possible help and support in preparing for a fair and square competition and 3) everyone has equal access to opportunities. That's it. This much in place, it is for each person, each community, each nation to pull up their socks and earn their spot.
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