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Global Unity and Fragmentation: A Contradiction of Our Time

opinion-review · 2026-04-24

Ugo Morelli and Anita Romanello discuss the radical contradiction of the current human era: while the Earth has become a global village dominated by a single human community, fragmentation, antagonisms, prejudices, and hostilities multiply. Every event anywhere concerns all inhabitants of the planet, yet regression, persecutory anxiety, containment crises, and ordeals are manifesting. The novelty lies in the emerging evidence of total interconnection, but the article does not provide a resolution.

Key facts

  • Human communities are unifying while becoming more fragmented.
  • A radical contradiction characterizes this phase of human history.
  • Earth is now a global village dominated by a single human community.
  • Contrasts, antagonisms, prejudices, and hostilities are multiplying.
  • Every event anywhere concerns all inhabitants of the planet.
  • Regression, persecutory anxiety, containment crises, and ordeals are manifesting.
  • The novelty is the evidence of total interconnection.
  • The article was published on doppiozero.com on April 23, 2026.

Entities

Artists

  • Ugo Morelli
  • Anita Romanello

Institutions

  • doppiozero

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